Via TopNews
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed hope on Wednesday that Greece will address its poor migrant asylum record in accordance with human rights laws.
“I know that all states, including Greece have the right to determine the stay of migrants but I sincerely hope that this will be addressed with the settlement of human rights [...]
Via Kathimerini
Deputy Citizens’ Protection Minister Spyros Vougias yesterday condemned the “wretched and inhumane” conditions at an overcrowded migrant detention center on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos and pledged to work with other government ministries to improve the quality of accommodation offered to would-be migrants and refugees arriving in Greece from Turkey.
“We will seek to [...]
I posted last week about two hunger strikes. One in the country’s prisons which has now ended with some positive results.
The other is ongoing in Hania (also written Chania) in Crete where a group of migrants are protesting their treatment here and are trying to obtain legal status. Here is a the first public statement [...]
From Kathimerini
Fifteen migrants went on hunger strike outside the town hall in Hania, Crete, yesterday to highlight the fact that they have not been given residence permits. The migrants also pitched eight tents in front of the building and said they would not leave until they have been issued the permits. Dozens of other migrants [...]
Via PR-Inside
ATHENS, Greece (Associated Press)
Pakistani migrants marched through Athens Monday to protest alleged police violence against asylum-seekers in Greece. A human rights group said more than 3,000 people took part in the peaceful protest. Police had no estimate for the number of demonstrators.
The group, Stop the War Coalition, claimed that 15 immigrants were injured [...]
There has been an outpouring of help and support following an open letter that was sent to local newspapers about the appalling living conditions of migrant workers. Priests from several villages in Arta (northwestern Greece) got together and wrote about their disgust, saying that there was
a total lack of charity and shame has allowed [...]
From Kathimerini
Priests from seven villages in Arta, northwestern Greece, have written an open letter to local newspapers decrying the treatment of migrants by farmers and businessmen in the area, it was revealed yesterday.
The priests took action following a fire on Christmas Eve at an abandoned chicken shed in the village of Kostakioi. Some 120 Romanian [...]
Today is International Migrants Day
Via UNESCO
It is estimated that some 200 million people live outside of their home countries. And this is not a new phenomenon: Europe, America, and Australia were all built on the influx of millions of people in search of a better life. Since 2000, the international community has designated 18th of [...]
Nigeria’s charge d’affaires Mohammed Sani Dole, has appealed for calm in Thessaloniki following the death of Nigerian migrant, Tony Onouha on Saturday night. Mr Onuoha died after falling or jumping from a first floor balcony as he tried to escape plain clothed policemen he thought were trying to arrest him. He is one of hundreds [...]
I know a few people who might explode by reading this post but there you go… You have been warned.
Via Kathimerini
Migrant workers are having a positive effect on the Greek economy and employment levels.
Studies show that despite the usual protests against migrants, their presence here is a blessing. The desperate peoples of the developing world [...]
Via Kathimerini
Migrants or the children of migrants who are currently studying in Greece and do not have a residence permit can apply to legalize their stay in the country, the Interior Ministry said yesterday. The amendment applies to people who are studying at state institutions in the secondary or tertiary sector and people who have [...]
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