Months after the tragic disaster that killed hundreds at sea, nine accused men languishing in prison insist they are innocent. *First Published in Al Jazeera By Moira Lavelle and Vedat Yeler Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Athens, Greece – Saeed* cannot understand why he is in the Avlona prison, a detention centre northeast of the…
*Reposted from The European Parlianment Available on more languages here The European Parliament, – having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Articles 2, 4(3) and 7(1) thereof, – having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’), – having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights and the protocols thereto, – having…
*by The Open Assembly Against Pushbacks Lesvos The text “The Pylos Massacre” was published in Mytilene in August 2023. It was printed in both Greek and English, is available in different languages online and is free of charge. Its use is free for non-commercial purposes. Be sure to look into related published reports for more information. (more languages following…
This article is a collaboration between the newsrooms of Mada Masr (Egypt) and OmniaTV (Greece). One day in summer last year, Saber*, a 32 year old from Sharqiya, was led by authorities to cross the short distance from where he was sitting — on a mattress on the bare concrete floor of a set of fenced storage…
*First Published in Solomon Frontex’s internal report on the deadliest shipwreck in recent years, confirms the investigative reports by Solomon and our media partners. The Hellenic Coast Guard was slow to launch the rescue operation and later refused to answer specific questions. The findings of the journalistic investigation into the circumstances that led to the fatal shipwreck…
by Global Investigative Journalism Netowrk In the early hours of the morning of June 14, 2023, a small fishing trawler carrying hundreds of migrants sank off the coast of Pylos, Greece. Roughly 600 people died in what has become one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in recent years. The Hellenic Coast Guard — responsible for search and…
A hotline for boats in distress said it alerted authorities about a sinking boat off the coast of Libya multiple times, but rescue came too late *First Published on Middle East Eye By Katherine Hearst Activists say that state actors failed to respond quickly to a sinking ship that left over 60 people presumed dead off the northern coast of Libya on…
*First Published on Human Rights Watch Greece: 6 Months On, No Justice for Pylos Shipwreck Authorities Need to Learn Lessons to Avert Future Deaths at Sea (Athens) – Official investigations into credible allegations that the Hellenic Coast Guard’s actions and omissions contributed to the catastrophic shipwreck and loss of life off Pylos, Greece six months ago have made little…
*First Published on The Guardian Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International claim that authorities failed to mobilise ‘appropriate resources’, while Greece says the ship’s crew refused assistance Helena Smith in Athens Human rights groups have deplored the lack of progress made by Greek authorities in their investigation into the controversial circumstances in which a migrant ship sank off…
