Credit: Arno Tanner Authors: Eleni Polykarpou, Konstantinos Iason Mokas, Alexia Hack 'Deterrence' gone wrong? On the night of 3 February, news alerts reported the collision of a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol vessel with an inflatable boat carrying people on the move near Mersinidi Beach on the island of Chios. The crash left 25 men, women and children injured and resulted in 14 deaths. According to the Hellenic Coast Guard, the inflatable boat ignored the patrol vessel's light and sound signals...

Samos remains one of the most important accesspoints for refugees in Europe. Many people continue to arrive here after making the dangerous crossing across the Mediterranean. At present, these are mainly families from Afghanistan and people from Sudan and Yemen. The CCAC Samos camp, which was previously severely overcrowded, was partially cleared during the summer of 2025. It now houses around 1,700 people and is therefore not fully occupied. Nevertheless, the people are living there in very...

After five full days in and around Thessaloniki and some rest and relaxation, it's time for our recap of the Northern Greece campaign. 2025 was our biggest Northern Greece campaign yet! Thanks to your support, we were able to pass on a total of about €15,000 worth of support to our partner organizations. The money went, for example, towards a year's supply of cleaning materials for the Irida Center, financial support for legal costs for Equal Legal Aid , 20kg of coffee and 2000 tea bags for...