A huge thank you to all our supporters – thanks to you, we were able to significantly exceed our fundraising target at the Generali Half Marathon in Berlin! We raised over 12,000 euros, the majority of which we were able to distribute directly to our partner organisations as part of our Samos campaign. A key aspect of this is that we can get a first-hand impression of the situation on the ground and of the structures within which our partner organisations operate. We have supplied Just...

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...