Category Archives: “voluntary return”

The number of people who agree to “voluntary” return from Greece to their country of origin with the programme of “Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration” (AVRR) of the IOM is significantly higher than the number of deportations to Turkey since the EU-Turkey statement. Between June 2016, when the Greek the AVRR program came into force, and May 2018, over 10.000 people have been returned according tot the program. In this section we will investigate and publish information about the AVRR program through weekly updates.

The post The Myths of Voluntary Returns gives an in-depth analysis of the impact of the AVRR program in Greece.

“Voluntary Returns”: 11 – 17 February 2019, 8 people

Posted on 19. February 2019 by dm-aegean

Date 17th of February Number of people 8 Islands 8 from Kos source These people agreed to “voluntary” return from Greece to their country of origin with the programme of “Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration” (AVRR) of the IOM. From … Continue reading →

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“Voluntary Returns”: 04 – 10 February 2019, 7 people

Posted on 15. February 2019 by dm-aegean

Date 7th of February 10th of February Number of people 4 3 Islands 4 from Kos source 3 from Samos source These people agreed to “voluntary” return from Greece to their country of origin with the programme of “Assisted Voluntary … Continue reading →

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“Voluntary Returns”: 28 January – 03 February 2019, 5 people

Posted on 5. February 2019 by dm-aegean

Date 3rd of February Number of people 5 Islands 5 from Samos source These people agreed to “voluntary” return from Greece to their country of origin with the programme of “Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration” (AVRR) of the IOM. From … Continue reading →

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“Voluntary Returns” overview: January 2019

Posted on 1. February 2019 by dm-aegean

Month January Number of people 48 Islands 7 from Lesvos, 9 from Chios, 18 from Samos, 13 from Kos, 1 from Leros These people agreed to “voluntary” return from Greece to their country of origin with the programme of “Assisted … Continue reading →

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“Voluntary Returns”: 21 – 27 January 2019, 31 people

Posted on 30. January 2019 by dm-aegean

Date 21.01.2019 24.01.2019 25.01.2019 27.01.2019 Number of people 7 6 6 12 Islands 7 from Lesvos source 6 from Kos source 6 from Chios source 12 from Samos source These people agreed to “voluntary” return from Greece to their country … Continue reading →

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“Voluntary Returns”: 14 – 20 January 2019, 1 person

Posted on 21. January 2019 by dm-aegean

Date 14th of January Number of people 1 Islands 1 from Kos source These people agreed to “voluntary” return from Greece to their country of origin with the programme of “Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration” (AVRR) of the IOM. From … Continue reading →

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“Voluntary Returns”: 7 – 13 January 2019, 3 people

Posted on 14. January 2019 by dm-aegean

Date 13th of January Number of people 3 Islands 3 from Samos source These people agreed to “voluntary” return from Greece to their country of origin with the programme of “Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration” (AVRR) of the IOM. From … Continue reading →

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“Voluntary Returns”: 31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019, 13 people

Posted on 7. January 2019 by dm-aegean

Date 6th of January Number of people 13 Islands 3 from Chios, 3 from Samos, 1 from Leros, 6 from Kos source     These people agreed to “voluntary” return from Greece to their country of origin with the programme … Continue reading →

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“Voluntary Returns” overview: December 2018

Posted on 3. January 2019 by dm-aegean

Month December Number of people 24 Island  4 from Lesvos, 1 from Chios, 6 from Samos, 11 from Kos,  2 from other islands These people agreed to “voluntary” return from Greece to their country of origin with the programme of … Continue reading →

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“Voluntary Returns”: 24 – 30 December 2018

Posted on 31. December 2018 by dm-aegean

There were no transfers of people, who signed the “voluntary” return. These people agreed to “voluntary” return from Greece to their country of origin with the programme of “Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration” (AVRR) of the IOM. From the Greek … Continue reading →

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