schengenvisainfo. com | 22 July 2021|
Greece Is Accused of Illegal Pushback Against Asylum Seekers at Sea
Many asylum seekers on the island of Lesbos, Greece, were sent back to the Turkish sea by Greek police officers after confiscating their documents, money, and cellphones.
Turkish Coast Guard officials have described Greece’s authorities’ latest move as a “clear case of illegal pushbacks.”
This is not the first time that both countries’ governments’ address accusations to each other regarding the increased number of asylum seekers that both countries continuously register.
Thousands of migrants continuously attempt to reach European countries by crossing the sea from Turkey to the Greek islands, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
Last year, authorities in Greece accused Turkey of shepherding many migrants to the Greek border after claiming that satellite photographs showed an influx of migrants heading to the border.