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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 6, 20224 min read
The Sound of Greece’s Summer: ‘It’s Turkey’s fault’, Part Four. Government feeds media its narrative
As we noted, Greece's government has told media increased new arrivals will be Türkiye's fault, and it will use its military against them.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Nov 25, 202110 min read
Jail for asylum seekers: now an official Greek policy? A ‘development’ on the theme…
Though the new circular is a cause for some celebration, it still directly contravenes international law. It must be opposed
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Nov 24, 20216 min read
Jail for asylum seekers: now an official Greek policy
Under Greece's latest flagrant attack on international law all asylum seekers will be sent to jails, from where they may well be pushed back
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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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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Sep 24, 20216 min read
Creating the problems one hopes to solve
Greece and the EU's policies on pushbacks are creating the exact circumstances in which smugglers thrive, and creating chaos within states.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
May 12, 202110 min read
Failure to act, acting to fail, and the human cost of each
Late in March this year, we sent two letters to European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson to coincide with her visit to the...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 27, 20216 min read
One Year On: We Need Your Help, Commissioner
Dear Madam Commissioner, Ms Johansson, Welcome back to Greece. We hope you will enjoy your time here, but we are afraid we must let you...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Sep 18, 202017 min read
Riot Police instead of Shelters – a deeper look at the response to Moria
Last week (Wednesday 9 September), fires devastated Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Moria had become infamous over the past...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Sep 17, 20208 min read
Riot Police instead of Shelters – an Analysis of the Political Response to the Moria Fires
Originally posted 16 September 2020, by Soup and Socks Last week, fires devastated Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Moria had...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Sep 11, 202013 min read
Moria - fire and response
The following is a collection of updates we offered in the immediate wake of the fire which burned Moria to the ground on Wednesday 9...
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