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Under the guise of the Covid-19 pandemic the Greek authorities have used arbitrary arrests, blanket bans, unjustified fines and unlawful use of force to curb peaceful protest, new research by Amnesty International has revealed. These disconcerting examples of state overreach took place at a time when people wished to voice their concerns over important issues such …
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Amnesty International has revealed new evidence of torture, ill-treatment and illegal pushbacks of refugees and migrants to Turkey from Greece in a new report: Greece: Violence, lies and pushback. The report documents how the Greek authorities are conducting illegal pushbacks at land and sea. It focuses primarily on unlawful operations in the Evros region, at the land border between Greece and Turkey. In …
The Greek Parliament will today vote on proposed changes to the Civil Code which would allow perpetrators of domestic violence or sexual offences to retain child custody until they are convicted by a first instance court. Ahead of the vote, Amnesty International has joined women’s groups and civil society organizations to call on Greek authorities …
What’s happening at Greece’s borders with Turkey? On 27 February 2020, Turkey announced that it would no longer stop refugees trying to cross its borders into Europe, which have been closed since 2016. Turkey hosts 3.6 million Syrian refugees – more than any other country. Since December 2019, hundreds of thousands more people have fled towards the …
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