GREECE: Greek government bans protests using the pretext of pandemic
Article originally published by Amnesty International on 16 November 2020 The sharp rise of COVID-19 cases in the past few weeks has led to a strict lockdown in Greece since…
Article originally published by Amnesty International on 16 November 2020 The sharp rise of COVID-19 cases in the past few weeks has led to a strict lockdown in Greece since…
Update: the Law was adopted on 9 July 2020. Read more: https://ecnl.org/news/greece-new-law-public-assemblies-restricting-civic-space *** Analysis by Amnesty International Greece, published on 9 July 2020 – accessible here On 29 June 2020, the Greek…
Extract from an article by Iason Athanasiadis published on Balkan Insight, on 14 May 2020 – accessible here A police raid on young Greeks in an Athens square has triggered a wider…
Article originally published on CoE website, 6 July 2020 - accessible here The Expert Council on NGO Law publishes its opinion on the recently adopted and planned measures that affect…
Some thoughts on the new Joint Ministerial Decision, regulating the registration of migration-related NGOs by HIAS Greece - 8 May 2020 Last week, the Expert Council on NGO Law of…
Article originally published on Privacy International, 2 April 2020 - accessible here Amid calls from international organisations and civil society urging for measures to protect the migrant populations in Greece…
Letter originally published on Greek Forum of Refugees website, 25 March 2020 - accessible here Pdf of the letter with all the signatories can be downloaded here The President of…
Statement originally published on FPA website, 1 March 2020 - accessible here We note with great concern that certain groups on the island of Lesvos move in an organized manner…
Article originally published on Council of Europe website, 3 March 2020 - accessible here The human rights situation at the border between Turkey and Greece where thousands of vulnerable men,…
Tensions on the Greek islands have been skyrocketing in the last month following an aggressive government-led smear campaign against volunteers and NGOs helping migrants and refugees. The government has accused…