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This Thursday, 4 Dec, 24 humanitarian Search & Rescue volunteers return to court, facing long prison sentences simply for saving lives at sea. Rescue is not a crime Solidarity is not a crime Stand with them #FreeHumanitarians #CPTAegean #SolidarityIsNotACrime #lesvos
There are two weeks left until the closing date for the public consultation on the Environmental Impact Assessment of the new detention centre in Vastria-Lesvos. Join our campaign against the approval of the new EIA. Sign our petition and spread the word! #lesvos #vastria #againstdetentioncentres
These days, we are sharing a space with friends, colleagues, and activists from within and around europe, at the intermediate conference of the SOLROUTES research project in Genoa. Huge thanks and appreciation to the research and hosting team! #solroutes #geona #cpt #aegeanmigrantsolidarity
An amendment to the Environmental Terms Approval Decision for Vastria Closed Controlled Access Centre in Lesvos is an attempt to paper over old cracks. Find out why it should be rejected, and sign up to say “NO” to a new detention centre. cpt.org/2025/11/20/v...
Vastria detention centre: join our call to reject the new Environmental Impact Assessment
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“Our choice is not between war and peace but between life with dignity or without.” Subcomandante Marcos, EZLN Many words have been written about the deal of 9 October. Yet, this agreement is not an end but a fragile pause in a cycle of suffering that has lasted decades. cpt.org/2025/11/11/f...
Η νέα Μελέτη Περιβαλλοντικών Επιπτώσεων (ΜΠΕ) για τη δομή κράτησης στη Βάστρια Λέσβου τέθηκε σε διαβούλευση, ενώ το έργο κατασκευής πλησιάζει στην ολοκλήρωση. Το Υπουργείο Μετανάστευσης & Ασύλου επαναφέρει τροποποιημένη την παλιά μελέτη που είχε, χωρίς επίλυση των προβλημάτων αλλά με προσθήκη νέων.
Germany is engaging with Taliban to facilitate returns.
Taliban has agreed in principle to repatriate Afghans from Germany, Berlin says
BERLIN: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has agreed in principle to the repatriation of its nationals from Germany, a German interior ministry spokesperson said on Monday.“The Afghan de facto governme...
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📢 #Greece: 26 #RefugeesGr "are in urgent need of help.. on.. Farmokinisi. There are pregnant women, [some] are sick.. they haven’t eaten in 3 days.. They.. seek asylum.. we.. call on their immediate rescue & transfer to a camp.. or hospital " #StopPushBacks www.facebook.com/share/1RVsZy...
From Turtle Island, Colombia, the Aegean, to Palestine: we stand in solidarity with those sailing to break the siege of Gaza! cpt.org/2025/10/05/f...
From Turtle Island, Colombia, the Aegean, to Palestine: CPT stands in solidarity with those sailing to break the siege of Gaza!
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More than 200 organisations have called on the European Parliament to reject new deportation rules. The proposal would expand detention, lower safeguards, and accelerate deportations, with devastating consequences for people seeking protection. cpt.org/2025/09/16/m...
More than 200 organisations: inhumane deportation rules should be rejected
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HOW TO BUILD A DETENTION CENTER 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. cpt.org/2025/07/16/h...
How to build a detention centre
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In what may prove an historic day for justice, the Appeal Court of Samos accepted what was obvious for everyone else. Asylum seekers are not smugglers.
Ολοκληρώθηκε χτες, 05 Ιουνίου 2025, στο Τριμελές Εφετείο Πλημμελημάτων Μυτιλήνης, η δίκη σε Β’ βαθμό για τις επιθέσεις εναντίων μεταναστών τον Απρίλιο του 2018, στην πλατεία Σαπφούς της Μυτιλήνης. cpt.org/el/2025/06/0...
Ολοκληρώθηκε το Εφετείο για το ¨Πογκρόμ της Πλατείας Σαπφούς»
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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. cpt.org/2025/06/06/a...
Appeal trial for the "Pogrom of Sappho Square" concluded
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Η Ελλάδα εφαρμόζει συστήματα επιτήρησης με Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη στα σύνορα και στα στρατόπεδα προσφύγων. Χρηματοδοτούνται από την ΕΕ, αλλά προκαλούν σοβαρές ανησυχίες για τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα. Διεθνής έρευνα αποκαλύπτει την έκταση της τεχνολογικής επιτήρησης. Διαβάστε: cpt.org/2025/05/28/s...
Smart borders and refugee camps in Greece: the impact of AI surveillance
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Greece is deploying AI-driven surveillance at its borders and refugee camps. Funded by the EU, these systems raise serious human rights concerns. An international investigation reveals the extent of this technological oversight. Read more: cpt.org/2025/05/28/s...
Smart borders and refugee camps in Greece: the impact of AI surveillance
Community Peacemaker Teams builds partnerships to transform violence and oppression. Over 35 years of action for peace and justice.
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Σχεδόν δύο χρόνια μετά το ναυάγιο της Πύλου, 17 στελέχη του Λιμενικού Σώματος παραπέμπονται σε Ανακριτή. Ανάμεσά τους, ανώτατοι αξιωματικοί και ο τότε αρχηγός, που παρακολουθούσαν την πορεία του παλιού καραβιού για πάνω από 15 ώρες χωρίς να επέμβουν. captainsupport.net/freepylos9/%...
Παραπέμπονται στον Ανακριτή με σοβαρές κατηγορίες 17 Στελέχη του Λιμενικού Σώματος
Περίπου δύο χρόνια μετά το κρατικό έγκλημα της Πύλου, που κόστισε τη ζωή σε περισσότερα από 600 άτομα, 17 στελέχη του Λιμενικού Σώματος-Ελληνικής Ακτοφυλακής (Λ.Σ.-ΕΛ.ΑΚΤ.), μεταξύ των οποίων και …
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Nearly two years after the Pylos shipwreck, 17 Hellenic Coast Guard officers have been referred to the Investigating Judge. Among them: high-ranking officials and the former commandant who tracked the overcrowded boat for over 15 hours without initiating a rescue. captainsupport.net/freepylos9/1...
17 Coast Guard Officers Referred to the Investigating Judge with Serious Charges
Approximately two years after the state crime off the coast of Pylos, which cost the lives of more than 600 people, 17 members of the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG), including some high-ranking officer…
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The second anniversary of Greece's Tempi train crash has seen massive participation in widespread protests across the country and beyond. Aegean Migrant Solidarity team explains why this event has mobilised so many. cpt.org/2025/03/17/w... #tempi #denexooxygono #pylos #statecrime
What is happening in Greece?
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More than 600 people drowned off Pylos due to the direct actions and negligence of the HGC, in one of the deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. Frontex, instead of ensuring a life-saving operation, failed to issue a mayday, withdrew its assets, and enabled the Greek authorities’ deadly tactics
Returns of #recognised #refugees to #Greece from other European countries have intensified over the recent period: https://rsaegean.org/en/no-support-for-refugees-returned-to-greece/ #AntiRacismDay #FightRacism @proasyl.de These people continue to be returned to Greece without any (1/9)
Modern border tech threatens migrant rights! AI surveillance, digital IDs & automated decisions control, track & exclude—rather than protect. Join us in Lesvos (June 9-15, 2025) to explore how tech impacts People on the Move & how we can resist. ✊ More info: cpt.org/delegations/...
Our dear friend and colleague, Hibai Arbide Aza, will be in Spain next month for a series of presentations of his long-awaited book, "Up to the Neck in Water: Deaths and Pushbacks at Europe's Worst Border".
Ο Ahmed Hana δραπέτευσε από τη Γάζα για να βρει ασφάλεια, αλλά ήρθε αντιμέτωπος με τη βία του ελληνικού λιμενικού. Έλληνες λιμενικοί επιτέθηκαν στο σκάφος στο οποίο επέβαινε, με αποτέλεσμα να τον χτυπήσουν και να τον συλλάβουν. Τώρα, αντιμετωπίζει δίκη με κατασκευασμένες κατηγορίες.
Από τη «Μεγαλύτερη Ανοιχτή Φυλακή του Κόσμου» στα κολαστήρια του Κορυδαλλού - omniatv
Όταν ο Ahmed Hana, έφευγε από τη Λωρίδα της Γάζας για να αναζητήσει μερικές ανάσες ελευθερίας για αυτόν και την οικογένειά του, δε φανταζόταν τα επίπεδα
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In a remote region of our island, Lesvos, a pregnant woman was found miles from the shoreline just after migrating across the Aegean Sea. Why did she choose to hide on this barely-accessible hilltop? Here is her story: cpt.org/2025/01/24/a...
A childbirth reveals the failures of the system
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