Asylum

109 organisations call for the immediate withdrawal of the illegal suspension of access to asylum in Greece.

The new issue of the Greek Asylum Case Law Report released today provides excerpts from 82 decisions by administrative, civil and criminal courts, the Independent Appeals Committees and the Asylum Service, issued in the first half of 2025.

Granting of refugee status to survivors and supplementary criminal investigation. The survivors of the Pylos shipwreck on 14 June 2023, whom we legally represent, along with most other survivors, were finally granted refugee status at the end of 2024, following persistent efforts, and while some of their asylum applications had initially been rejected at the first instance.

Clear evidence of serious criminal liability among senior Coast Guard officers – Unacceptable interference by the Ministry of Shipping

Even asylum interviews are no longer being conducted
Severe deficiencies in interpretation services over recent months have affected both refugee camps in Greece and the Greek Asylum Service. These gaps now hinder the state’s ability to provide essential services.