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Kiriakos Mitsotakis' claims about refugees hide some extremely worrying and unpleasant truths...

Late in March this year, we sent two letters to European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson to coincide with her visit to the...

Dear Madam Commissioner, Ms Johansson, We watched your press conference this afternoon (29 March 2021) with interest and – we have to say...

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...

At least three – and in fact almost certainly four – men died on Friday 19 March 2021. They drowned having been adrift as part of a group...

Thessaloniki, 2 December 2020 An open letter to Greek, EU and international specialists in migration, asylum and law. We were alarmed and...

Last week (Wednesday 9 September), fires devastated Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Moria had become infamous over the past...

Originally posted 16 September 2020, by Soup and Socks Last week, fires devastated Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Moria had...

We talked yesterday (Friday 11 September) as part of a wider briefing, about the Greek government's plans to open 'closed camps' for...

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...

As evidenced by events over the last few weeks – and indeed months – the very existence of international law must now be recognised as...

What happened on Turkey's border with Greece today? Did the Turkish government really 'open' the border? the truth is a little more complex.

Nea Dimokratia's shocking use of violence to crush demonstrations against illegal prisons for refugees can offer opportunities for all.

We find ourselves forced to counter erroneous claims and insinuations from the Greek author Takis Theodoropulos regarding NGOs in Greece.

A piece on the situation in Libya at present, relevant for its international implications, human rights issues for Libyan and other...

We were not sure whether to post this piece, but as it relates to international law, the UN's Declaration of Human Rights and the...

Oh good. Someone writing about Australia… Don’t panic. It’s really about the world and what we do next. Better? Well, tough… OK, so this...

Context The Greek government has, as expected, passed an Act which will significantly reduce the rights of men, women and children who...

Since the immoral and illegal EU/Turkey Deal was enacted on 20 March 2016, it seems as if we have written almost once a week about the...

We had intended to publish this yesterday, 7 October 2019, but as news broke of the Trump administration’s decision to ‘stand aside’ and...