Aegean Migrant Solidarity

The aftermath of a fire in a refugee camp

When the land burns, who is left to face the fire?

Devastating wildfires have spread across Greece, worsened by government failure to invest in real prevention and rescue infrastructure. As the government aims to open a new detention centre in the middle of a forest, CPT Aegean Migrant Solidarity condemns its determination to place detainees in harm’s way.

A cartoon football covered in flags from around the world

Where safety lies, humanity blossoms

Europe today lives in a state of profound contradiction. At the latest World Cup, it celebrated the vibrant, dazzling triumphs of youth born in the

Solidarity with those living in Lesvos CCAC

An open letter from Senegalese and Gambian residents of the Lesvos Closed Controlled Access Centre is the latest chapter in over a decade of migrant resistance against Greek migration policy on the Aegean islands.

A barbed wire fence surrounding a refugee camp

Legal guidance must serve rights, not deterrence

As the Greek Ministry of Migration reconsiders a Joint Ministerial Decision on free initial legal counseling, CPT and other organisations in Greece demand: legal guidance must serve rights, not deterrence

A banner reading "for all the unreported dead"

We will remember them

While armed conflicts all over the world are increasing, people fleeing war are being killed at sea by the very countries that they are trying

A funeral notice

Farewell to Haidar

On New Year’s Eve, Haidar Khaled Akhalil embarked from Turkey to Greece. What happened after he landed shows that the danger for migrants does not end after surviving the perilous sea crossing.

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