Refugees describe dire conditions in migrant detention centre Corinth
GlobalPost documentary shows footage recorded inside Corinth camp Granted political asylum in December, Farhad, detained for 14 months at the detention centre in Corinth, said detainees were packed...
View ArticleAnnouncement of new rule on detention duration causes wave of protests
Protests in the big detention centres after declaration of an extension of the detention duration to more than 18 months Today the authorities of the mass detention centres in Drama/ Parenesti,...
View Article“Hunger strike until freedom”: Fourth day of hunger strike in Amygdaleza...
“Hunger strike until freedom”* On November 17th, 2014 hundreds of refugees detained administratively in the pre-removal centre of Amygdaleza started to protest massively against the prolonged detention...
View ArticleSyrian refugees in Syndagma Square/ Athens: 3rd day hunger strike; 8th day...
300 persons in a sit-in, more than 150 on hunger strike, 45 children, at least 9 collapsed, 8 days sit-in, 3 days hunger strike In a bid for better living conditions, temporary working permits and...
View ArticleHunger strike of unaccompanied minors in Lithi police station
On Thursday 19, 2014 about 17 unaccompanied minors started a hunger strike in Lithi police station near Thessaloniki. Most of them were only recently released after months of detention. They had been...
View ArticleIdomeni about to explode: Anybody listening out there?
copyright: Amir Karimi“Like dogs! We are waiting here under unbearable conditions – it is not even suitable for animals!” says a young woman who is enduring since days at the borders of Idomeni....
View ArticleSolidarity structures in Greece confronted with criminalization, control and...
Since the dirty deal between the EU and Turkey was made on 18th of March the situation in Greece worsened rapidly. Safer formal ways through the Balkan-corridor were closed down already before by the...
View ArticleRefugees on hunger strike
In Samos hot spot and corinth pre-removal detention center refugees are protesting devastating living conditions and lacking access to asylum procedures as well as long waiting periods. copyright:...
View ArticleHunger Strike in Elliniko Camp
On 5th February 2017, most of the adults among the 711 refugees residing in a state-run Camp in the former Athens National Airport (Camp Elliniko II), in the majority coming from Afghanistan, started a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Hunger strike in the hot spot on Samos Island
another refugee needing emergency care after not eating for 3 days in the camp's hunger strike. For months he has not received proper medical treatment for his condition. Posted by Hessam Ghafelpour...
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