Latest news from Aegean Migrant Solidarity
Keep solidarity alive
Over the past year, migration flows in the Northern Aegean have changed. The large boatloads of people who once arrived —carrying fear, hope, and memories
How to build a detention centre
A new report by CPT Aegean Migrant Solidarity offers an in-depth investigation into the construction and operation of the new Closed Controlled Access Center in Vastria, Lesvos.
When the elephants fight, the mice get trampled
A few weeks ago, we watched in sorrow and disbelief as the world seemed on the brink of another devastating war. After the first strikes
Appeal trial for the “Pogrom of Sappho Square” concluded
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.
Smart borders and refugee camps in Greece: the impact of AI surveillance
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.
To the victims of the April shipwreck in Lesvos
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
17 Coast Guard Officers referred to the investigating judge with serious charges
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
A call for justice in Lesvos
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,
What is happening in Greece?
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.