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Pushbacks: Together Magazine, December 2023

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Feb 291 min read

Pushbacks: Together Magazine, December 2023

Our article Pushbacks, in Finland's Together magazine, highlighting the Greek government's vicious and illegal anti-refugee campaign.

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Pushback proportions, not numbers, fall in August

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 8, 20234 min read

Pushback proportions, not numbers, fall in August

Although the proportion of people being illegally pushed back from Greece has fallen, the reason is not what one might expect or hope.

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'New' government, same abuse of the legal system

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Jul 31, 202317 min read

'New' government, same abuse of the legal system

The Greek government is attacking human rights defenders because they are the people's last line of defence of against the Greek government

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Mitsotakis: shifting blame and attacking those who have human feeling

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Jun 21, 20239 min read

Mitsotakis: shifting blame and attacking those who have human feeling

Kiriakos Mitsotakis has caused Greece's worst ever rail and maritime catastrophes. How many people does he want to kill before he resigns?

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Greece, Nea Dimokratia and ‘second chances’

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

May 24, 202317 min read

Greece, Nea Dimokratia and ‘second chances’

Nea Dimokratia took a far greater lead over SYRIZA than expected on Sunday. But just one in four registered Greek voters voted for it.

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Lesvos’ turn to revel in ND carnival of lies

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

May 18, 20238 min read

Lesvos’ turn to revel in ND carnival of lies

Anyone unfortunate enough to be addressed by Nea Dimokratia on its ‘fair’ refugee policy should ask: what happened to our €3.2bn?

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Mitsotakis, the media and the pushback lie

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Apr 14, 202310 min read

Mitsotakis, the media and the pushback lie

Two points are important to make: all the evidence points to the fact that Greece performs pushbacks, and that Mitsotakis lies about them.

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Mar 19, 202310 min read

Maria: the (actual) current situation

It seems like a reasonable time - and a vital thing - to update on the current situation surrounding the death of a girl in the Evros river.

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Mitarachis on Hardtalk: a carnival of lies

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Mar 10, 202311 min read

Mitarachis on Hardtalk: a carnival of lies

Greece’s Migration Minister Notis Mitarachis’ appearance on the BBC show Hardtalk saw the politician openly lie to two nations' citizens.

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OLAF publication indicates catastrophe for Frontex, Greece, EU Commission

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 14, 20226 min read

OLAF publication indicates catastrophe for Frontex, Greece, EU Commission

The Olaf Report has been published. How is Greek Migration Miniser Notis Mitarachis still in a job? How is he not facing trial?

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 25, 20227 min read

Mitsotakis seeks to mislead the world

We have to counter the Greek Prime Minister's claims about his country's behaviour towards refugees because he does not tell the truth.

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Mitsotakis disgraces Greece with joke about dead five-year-old girl

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Aug 29, 202210 min read

Mitsotakis disgraces Greece with joke about dead five-year-old girl

Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis has brought shame on his office and his country by joking about the death of a five-year-old girl.

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Kiriakos Mitsotakis: Strange, erroneous, claims at the EU Parliament

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Jul 6, 20225 min read

Kiriakos Mitsotakis: Strange, erroneous, claims at the EU Parliament

At the EU Parliament, Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis' address left MEPs worse-informed than if he had never spoken.

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The EAD report: a lesson in bad practice and/or proof the Greek government is breaking the law

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

May 13, 20228 min read

The EAD report: a lesson in bad practice and/or proof the Greek government is breaking the law

The EAD's pushbacks report is either an object lesson in bad practice, or a deliberate effort to show Greece is breaking international law.

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Leggeri resigns as Frontex director after latest revelations of agency’s illegal, immoral activities

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Apr 29, 20226 min read

Leggeri resigns as Frontex director after latest revelations of agency’s illegal, immoral activities

Frontex' director has resigned: it's good news, but without other significant changes - and not just at Frontex' level - little will change.

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Have you been to Samos? Which Samos have you been to, Mr. Prime Minister?

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Nov 14, 20217 min read

Have you been to Samos? Which Samos have you been to, Mr. Prime Minister?

The people of Samos have spoken against the Greek governments' repeated pushbacks of refugees. It's well worth reading what they have to say

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If not a crime against humanity… Greece and the policy of pushbacks

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 14, 20214 min read

If not a crime against humanity… Greece and the policy of pushbacks

Pushbacks carried out by Greek government operatives have reached astonishing levels. Is the government committing crimes against humanity?

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We Must All End The Greek Government’s Abuse of Human Rights

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Jul 19, 20218 min read

We Must All End The Greek Government’s Abuse of Human Rights

The Greek government continues to break international law, setting men, women and children adrift on the Aegean Sea: we must stop this, now.

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Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part one – The Data

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

May 28, 202116 min read

Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part one – The Data

Kiriakos Mitsotakis' Greek government has broken the law to achieve far smaller reductions in refugee numbers than he claims.

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Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part two – Registered arrivals

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

May 28, 20217 min read

Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part two – Registered arrivals

In 2021 the Greek government has denied a shocking 75 per cent of people seeking asylum the right even to apply to live in Greece or the EU.

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