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Synelefsi and analysis
Synelefsi announces with regret it must pause operations. We also offer some advice on more effective advocacy.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 8, 20248 min read


Greek government carries out highest ever number of illegal pushbacks
In September this year, the Greek government illegally pushed back the highest ever number of men, women and children arriving in Greece.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Oct 11, 20234 min read


Labour in the UK: chasing the votes of racists, and risking an election to do so
With his most recent comments on immigration, Keir Starmer has set the UK back decades, and further risks the lives of people seeking safety

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Sep 15, 202311 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.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Sep 8, 20234 min read


EU must abandon plans to wreck, end, human lives
The EU has agreed two of the worst 'migration initiatives' in human history. Both must be abandoned, as they will kill people seeking safety

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Aug 2, 202312 min read


Seven days from the Pylos catastrophe: lies, persecution and protest
Several updates from the week following the Pylos catastrophe: the Greek government running from responsibility, the law and human decency.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 23, 202327 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?

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 22, 20239 min read


Pylos: an unfolding catastrophe in which 650 deaths are still largely ignored
A note which includes the fact that the Greek Coastguard may have actively killed 650 men, women and children, and on what pushbacks are for

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 16, 20237 min read


Greece, Italy, ‘Eastern Libya’ and the EU: killers of 650 people
Greece, Italy, 'Eastern Libya' and the EU are responsible for killing 650 men, women and children today. We should not pretend they are not.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 15, 202310 min read


It is time to stop
A woman was shot dead on Wednesday for trying to find a safe place to live. It is time to stop.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Apr 21, 20233 min read


The EU must stop funding states which break international law
Greece's plan to spend EU cash on illegally operating a border wall underlines the bloc's need to stop all funding to law-breaking members.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Apr 6, 20236 min read


Tunisia and the human race: the time to respond
The ongoing catastrophe in Tunisia is being met with calls for closed borders from Europe's elite. We must stand for legality and decency.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 30, 20236 min read


Δεν μπορώ να δεχτώ τη μετατροπή της αλληλεγγύης σε αδίκημα
The Greek version of our interview with UN Speecial Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor, published in EFSYN on 18 March 2023.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 19, 20236 min read


The situation on Greece’s borders is far worse than even critical reports suggest
Horrific though they may be, recent reports about the Greek border officers are sadly underestimates of their true depravity and barbarism.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 9, 20235 min read


Calabria: the outcome of years of breaking the law
The death of at least 62 people at Calabria is the outcome of the EU breaking the law: the solution is simple. Obey the law.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 27, 202315 min read


Politicians must accept responsibility for the deaths of people in transit
We must hold politicians who attempt to prevent desperate people from travelling at least partially responsible for those people's deaths.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 22, 20233 min read


Mitarachis and the Turkish earthquakes: using catastrophe to spread bigotry
Greek Minister Notis Mitarachis' comment on the Turkish earthquakes may be electorally 'smart', but Greece and the EU deserve better.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 21, 20233 min read


Distraction and Dishonesty: Greece’s Migration Ministry and its distant relationship with truth
The Greek Migration Ministry's response to the New York Times is a mix of the irrelevant and the untrue. We deserve better.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 21, 202314 min read


Illegal discrimination and detention – the EU and the Greek government on new arrivals
The EU Commission is correct that Greece is breaking international law. But its own plans must also be opposed for the good of all humanity.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 10, 20239 min read


The end of ESTIA II: ethnic cleansing in Greece
ESTIA II worked for everyone in Greece. Its deliberate destruction by the Greek government looks a lot like ethnic cleansing.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 7, 20236 min read
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