As part of its trial monitoring programme in the Aegean region, CPT Aegean Migrant Solidarity visited the island of Samos to follow several cases involving migrants accused of smuggling.
Yesterday, 5 June 2025, the appeal trial concerning the April 2018 attacks against migrants at Sappho Square in Mytilene was concluded at the Three-Member Misdemeanour Court of Appeal of Mytilene.
Greece has implemented advanced AI-driven surveillance systems at its borders. Funded by the European Union, these systems raise concerns about the violations of fundamental human rights.
We remember the eight lives lost on 3 April on the northern coast of Lesvos: seven migrants drowned, and a child is still missing. We
Almost two years on from the Pylos shipwreck, charges have been filed against seventeen Hellenic Coast Guard officers. We republish a statement from the #FreePylos9 campaign
For those cast into the sea, for the hands that grasp in the darkness, for the feet that find no shore: we speak their names,
The second anniversary of Greece’s Tempi train crash has seen massive participation in widespread protests across the country and beyond. Aegean Migrant Solidarity explains why this event has mobilised so many.
Europe’s border agency Frontex has largely evaded scrutiny for its role in the Pylos shipwreck, which saw over 600 die due to the actions and omissions of state Search and Rescue agencies. We republish a statement from the #FreePylos9 campaign putting Frontex’s actions in the spotlight.
In Lesvos island, the proposed new camp for migrants, Vastria, would be a monument to injustice. Built in a fire-prone forest, it would endanger both
The upcoming trial in Lesvos of a young man from Gaza raises questions about the actions of the Hellenic Coast Guard. The impunity of its officers has allowed them to turn violence into a modus operandi.