Launch of the Samos Campaign 2024!

Forced to make the perilous journey across the Aegean Sea, many of the small rubber dinghies and wooden boats carrying people in search of asylum end up on the equally small island of Samos. To care for these people, the Greek government opened a Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) in 2021, creating a prime example of how asylum seekers are treated at Europe's external borders. 

With restricted access, razor wire, isolation and surveillance systems, the operators are preventing the creation of a livable environment for the asylum seekers who are not well looked after. Apparently, the aim is to use deterrence to prevent images like those of the overcrowded Moria camp or the old camp on Samos. 

But more than two years later, the new camp is also overcrowded. People are forced to wait for their asylum in degrading conditions, while those lucky enough to be granted asylum are expelled from the camp without the possibility of leaving the island. 

Your donation can make a difference! 

From food and hygiene items to legal support and informal education programmes, your donation will help to make a material difference to the lives of the people of Samos. 

All donations go to our partner organisations

I Have Rights

Just Action Samos

Samos volunteers

Selfmaid

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