Pushbacks

Humanitarian Governance
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November 13, 2025
Deadly shipwrecks in the Aegean: the cost of deterrence
Throughout October, numerous deadly shipwrecks and violent maritime interceptions occurred near Lesvos and other Aegean islands. These incidents led to preventable deaths, people going missing, and survivors reaching the islands in a state of severe psychological distress.
Refugees & Migrants
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October 29, 2025
A deadly October for refugees
Humanitarian Governance
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October 14, 2025
Greece condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for the 2018 refugee shipwreck at Agathonisi
Lesvos Society
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July 30, 2025
On Europe’s hardened frontier, Greek island keeps migrants at bay
Refugees & Migrants
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July 24, 2025
What Might the Hellenic Coast Guard Be Concealing?
Refugees & Migrants
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July 20, 2025
Agathonisi: Another Refugee Tragedy – One Dead Amid Allegations of Being Struck by a Boat Propeller
Humanitarian Governance
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July 17, 2025
Release of the 2024 Annual Report by the Mechanism for Recording Incidents of Informal Forced Returns
The Mechanism for Recording Incidents of Informal Forced Returns (Recording Mechanism), established by the Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR) to strengthen objectivity and reliability in reporting incidents of informal forced returns from Greek territory, is releasing its 2024 Annual Report.
Refugees & Migrants
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July 11, 2025
Greece’s Asylum Ban: ‘Violation of International Law and Political Responsibility’
Lesvos Society
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June 27, 2025
How Greek island Lesbos stopped migrant invasion using controversial yet effective ‘pushback’ deterrent hailed by locals
Humanitarian Governance
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February 05, 2025
Scathing report by the Greek Ombudsman on the Pylos shipwreck
Clear evidence of serious criminal liability among senior Coast Guard officers – Unacceptable interference by the Ministry of Shipping
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