Latest news from Aegean Migrant Solidarity
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.
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.
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 summer of change: the implementation of the new EU Migration Pact
The European Union is implementing its new Migration Pact, a raft of measures to clamp down on migration and speed up deportations. CPT Aegean Migrant Solidarity reflects on its potential local impact.
Could this be the end of this circle of death?
It’s been three months and few days since the US and Israel attacked Iran. What was portrayed as a fast-track operation for the overthrow of
The “new law”: screening, detention, and containment on the North Aegean islands
Greece’s new draft migration law marks an escalation in deterrence, incorporating frontline regions such as Lesvos into an expanded enforcement architecture.
Denial of access to asylum for alleged drivers/facilitators
CPT Aegean Migrant Solidarity co-publishes a joint statement against the Greek state’s practice of denying access to asylum procedures for those accused of driving migrant boats towards Greece.
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