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The Crisis Isn't Over

The Crisis Isn't Over

Undocumented for years, whilst trying to claim asylum

The fact that people seeking protection in Greece struggle to claim asylum due to systemic deficiencies in the asylum system is…

4 min readDec 20, 2020

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Undocumented for years, whilst trying to claim asylum

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The Crisis Isn't Over

Imprisoned for protection — children in Greece are offered cells instead of the streets

In Greece, the state system for lone minors seeking asylum is to put them into what is termed “protective custody”. Minors are detained…

7 min readNov 22, 2020

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Imprisoned for protection — children in Greece are offered cells instead of the streets

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The Crisis Isn't Over

A new mother’s story — pregnant, undocumented and alone in Greece

I met Mariam* when she was 39 weeks pregnant — in her early 20s, ten years younger than myself, she was alone in Athens. She had fled the…

5 min readSep 27, 2020

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A new mother’s story — pregnant, undocumented and alone in Greece

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The Crisis Isn't Over

What use is being recognised as a refugee, if you still cannot survive?

When people are recognised as refugees in Greece they have their cashcards cut and face eviction from camp / NGO accommodation if they…

7 min readAug 7, 2020

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What use is being recognised as a refugee, if you still cannot survive?

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The Crisis Isn't Over

Amygdaleza is burning — photo report from a Greek immigration detention centre

On 17th February 2020, I received video messages of a fire raging. The fire had been started in protest at the poor conditions in…

6 min readFeb 22, 2020

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Amygdaleza is burning — photo report from a Greek immigration detention centre

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The Crisis Isn't Over

What use are laws when there are no lawyers? A mother’s story

I met Zahra* at Oinofyta camp in November 2018. Headscarf loosely tied and wearing sandals in the winter cold, she told me she was from…

6 min readJan 26, 2020

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What use are laws when there are no lawyers? A mother’s story

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The Crisis Isn't Over

Healthcare and education systematically denied to those seeking safety in Greece

In Greece at present, people seeking asylum are not allowed to access pubic healthcare. In July this year when the centre-right New…

2 min readDec 19, 2019

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Healthcare and education systematically denied to those seeking safety in Greece

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The Crisis Isn't Over

Isolated and unsafe — Corinth Refugee Camp

Last weekend I visited Corinth refugee camp. Around 100 kilometres from Athens and down a small country road, the huge marquee style tents…

3 min readOct 27, 2019

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Isolated and unsafe — Corinth Refugee Camp

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The Crisis Isn't Over

The Complicated Quest to Claim Asylum

It’s a little known fact that refugees who reach mainland Greece can only claim asylum by using the online telecommunication application…

4 min readJan 13, 2019

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The Complicated Quest to Claim Asylum

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The Crisis Isn't Over

Lack of Lawyers, Broken Toilets and Bouncing Emails

Today I accompanied a family to Piraeus, the asylum office in Athens for people from Afghanistan and Bangladesh. We had a six hour wait…

4 min readJan 8, 2019

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Lack of Lawyers, Broken Toilets and Bouncing Emails

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The Crisis Isn't Over

The Crisis Isn't Over

EU funding is drying up and returns of asylum seekers and refugees are resuming. Greece isn’t ‘safe’ and the ‘refugee crisis’ isn’t over. Reports from Athens.

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