Migrants claim they were beaten on uninhabited island before being cast adrift in Turkish waters In one incident, refugees say there were detained incommunicado and subjected to severe beatings on an uninhabited island after being apprehended by the Greek authorities before being set adrift in Turkish waters Refugees attempting to enter Greece are being systematically, illegally … Continue reading
04 Sep 2013 By Nikolia Apostolou For migrants seeking a better life, Greece can be cruelly inhospitable. It was one of his usual journeys. Late every Thursday, Shehzad Luqman would bicycle through the streets of Athens to the house of a farmhand, a friend who would often give him fresh produce. On Jan. 17, Shehzad … Continue reading
Attacks by nazis against immigrants are an everyday phenomenon in the neighbourhoods of Athens. Police’s practices inside and outside detention centres and concentration camps embolden nazis who often do not hesitate to kill their victims. Racist attacks by nazis against unsuspecting immigrants are turning into an everyday phenomenon in Greece and especially in the neighbourhoods … Continue reading
Today a SYRIZA delegation is scheduled to visit the detention facilities in Amygdaleza. The ordeal of the arrested-insurrected immigrants of Amygdaleza continues as they experience not only prolonged detention and squalid conditions at the modern concentration camp, but also the revengeful mania of the police that culminates with their prosecution. Another 27 immigrants were escorted … Continue reading
What follows is a collection of different reports in English about the recent riot in the immigrant detention camp in Amygdaleza. The riot broke out when the immigrants reacted to the conditions at the detention camp but also to the government’s recent decision to extend detention time from 12 to 18 months. Click on the … Continue reading
In response to its soaring HIV rate, Greece has reinstated a measure that allows police to detain people suspected of being HIV positive and force them to be tested. Is this witch hunt a violation of human rights, and will it worsen the HIV epidemic? Originally aired on July 25, 2013 Watch the video on … Continue reading
Since March 2011, 20,000 Syrians fleeing the war have entered Greece, which is ill-equipped to deal with the influx Helena Smith in Athens guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 July 2013 11.00 BST Like so many Syrians fleeing their war-shattered country, Mohamad Alkhalil did not think it could get any worse. In the space of two years, the … Continue reading
Foreign group describes health ministry move as ‘shocking development’ London-based Greece Solidarity Campaign says decision targets many of those already marginalised and suffering from the results of the disastrous austerity policies championed by the government The decision by the health minister to reintroduce a measure that allows police to detain anyone for the purposes of … Continue reading
Detention and test measure brought back by Adonis Georgiadis The brainchild of Pasok health minister Andreas Loverdos, the crackdown resulted in the detention and subsequent forced testing of women and the publication of their names, personal details and photographs in the media A controversial measure that allows the police to detain people for the purpose … Continue reading
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