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A police officer shoots a man in the head. The response cannot be ‘nothing’
A Greek police officer shot a man in the head as he ran away from him. Regardless of claims and labels, we have to stop this from happening.

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


Notis Mitarachis: lying to the Greek public
It is an uncomfortable thing to have to point out, but Greece's Migration Minister Notis Miatarchis is, simply, a liar.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Apr 29, 202315 min read


Fatmata. A woman not killed ‘by accident’
The woman killed on Greece's border with N. Macedonia was Fatmata. She was 23. She was not killed 'by accident'. And this has to stop.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Apr 25, 20237 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


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.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Apr 14, 202310 min read


SYRIZA cannot govern Greece by running from reality
SYRIZA's latest comment on refugees is worse than anything Nea Dimokratia has said. If the party wishes to govern, it must find some courage

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Apr 7, 20237 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


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.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 20, 202310 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


UN SR: ‘It shouldn’t be a crime to help people. In Greece, it's made to seem like it is.'
UN Special Rapporter on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, expresses her shock and frustration with Greece in this interview with Koraki.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 14, 202310 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.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 11, 202311 min read


The UK government: the price of racism
Today's France deal brings the UK's anti-refugee spending to over £600m in a year: when is it OK to stop funding racist vanity projects?

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 10, 20233 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


UK plans to break international law by banning asylum
The UK's latest refugee proposals amount to a ban on anyone seeking safety in the country. They are illegal, immoral, and unworkable.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 8, 20237 min read


Tunisia begins ethnic cleansing programme
Tunisian President and dictator Kais Saied has embarked on a programme of ethnic cleansing, probably inspired by Italy's fascist government.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 4, 20236 min read


How is Alexandrakis Georgios still in a job?
The commander of the Greek Coastguard has drawn unfortunate attention to his litany of avoidable deaths, by lying about NGOs.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 28, 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


What’s in a name? Or, Are far-Right protests carried out by far-Right people?
We have to work to rescue potentially decent people from the far-Right, including the UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 26, 20235 min read


Fiddling while cities collapse – ignoring reality creates imaginary ‘refugee and reception crises'
Brussels' 'tent city' is just the latest iteration of a 'crisis' which doesn't exist: we have more than enough buildings to house people.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 25, 20233 min read
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