On 18th of April, six men were deported from Lesvos to Turkey. Among them was an about thirty-year-old Bengali man. … More
Category: report
This section shows in-depth reports and cases we follow, highlighting severe rights violations that we observed.
Arbitrary Detention on Arrival – A Critique of Migrant Incarceration on Lesvos Island
The Procedure of Arrests Upon Arrival Since 2016, some people arriving to Lesvos have been detained immediately after they reach the island. … More
Criminalization of Deportation Monitoring – Arrests and Police Violence
The EU-Turkey statement of 18th of March 2016 gained lots of media attention. It was presented as a solution for … More
Moria 8 declared innocent
“Police officers in Mytilene do strange things I cannot understand.” President of High Court, Chios After 11 months of unjust … More
Ongoing Criminalization of Refugee Protests – Upcoming trials against migrants on Lesvos
The criminalization of refugees protesting for their rights on Lesvos Island continues. In April 2018, 32 people from the Moria … More
Family with daughter in wheelchair and young children deported
On the 17th of January, we witnessed the deportation of nine persons from Lesvos to Dikili, Turkey. Among them was … More
Severely injured individual deported directly from hospital on 18th October 2018
On 17th October 2018, a man detained in the pre-removal centre of Moria camp was informed that he would be … More
Again – Three individuals removed from the deportation list
On October 4th, 2018, the deportation of three migrants from Lesvos to Turkey – who did not get the possibility … More
The Guardian: ‘It’s against the law’: Syrian refugees deported from Turkey back to war
Via HAREKACT and The Guardian [16.10.2018] – With tension mounting in Idlib, people trying to flee across the border are … More
Deportation as Business Model
Deportation as a Business Model The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, better known as Frontex, supports the operational implementation … More