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Mitarachis fights as the walls close in over pushbacks
As the walls close in around Mitarachis over his barbaric pushbacks regime, he is increasingly relying on falsehood as his sole defence.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
May 6, 20224 min read


Μηταραχής: ψεύδος ή έλλειψη εφαρμογής;
Ο Υπουργός Μετανάστευσης της Ελλάδας παραπλανά επανειλημμένα τον ελληνικό λαό σχετικά με το νόμο και πρέπει να αρχίσουμε να ρωτάμε γιατί.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Apr 11, 20226 min read


Mitarachis: falsehood, or lack of application?
Greece's Migration Minister is repeatedly misleading Greek people about the law, and we must start asking why.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Apr 9, 20227 min read


Six years of failure. Time to ditch the Deal
The EU-Turkey Deal has entered its seventh year. It is time to ditch this illegal, immoral and failed attempt to ban refugees from Europe.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 19, 20223 min read


Greece’s education scandal
Greece, an EU member state says it does not have enough school places for the children living there. We can and must do better.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 17, 20227 min read


Greek pushbacks ‘a stain on humanity’ – End Pushbacks Now
The Greek government's brutal pushbacks campaign is a stain on Greece and on humanity. Greek people - all people - deserve far, far better.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jan 11, 20223 min read


Greek government ‘loses’ more than 25,000 people
Even on its own terms, the Greek government's barbarian treatment of refugees is failing. It is in a state of self-inflicted chaos.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jan 10, 20226 min read


'People smugglers’ are not smugglers and are not breaking the law
Though they are described as 'people smugglers', those selling places on boats are not smugglers, and are not breaking the law.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Nov 28, 20215 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

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Nov 25, 202110 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

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Nov 24, 20216 min read


Poland and Belarus: How did we forget the people?
In its struggle to survive, the EU is jettisoning its principles, and - including on the Poland/Belarus border - condemning people to death.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Nov 20, 20218 min read


A trial against 24 people threatens the entire system of international law
Twenty-four people face trial on Thursday 18 November 2021. The threat is not just to their freedom, but to international law itself.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Nov 15, 20215 min read


Poland, Belarus and the EU: how have we forgotten the people?
If Belarus is breaking international law, so is Poland. Our priority must be the rights and safety of the people trapped on the border.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Nov 11, 20215 min read


Nea Dimokratia attempts largest ever pushback
Despite its - entirely incorrect - claims, the Greek government's latest sea 'rescue' was in fact an attempt to break international law.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Nov 1, 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?

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Oct 14, 20214 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.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Sep 24, 20216 min read


The simple way for the EU to end people smuggling: do a better job
The EU's policy on people-smuggling has failed. But there is a simpe solution, which will end smuggling, and unnecessary deaths at sea.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Aug 10, 202116 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.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jul 19, 20218 min read


Turkey, Afghanistan and How Greece is Breaking International Law
The Greek government took less than three working days to deny 19 Afghan people asylum, after illegally declaring Turkey a 'safe state'.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 24, 202111 min read


Greece, and Turkey as a ‘safe state’ – hollow, illegal and dangerous
Greece's declaration that Turkey is a 'safe state' for people from five nations is hollow, illegal and dangerous. It must be rescinded.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 7, 20217 min read
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