Greece accuses Turkey of escorting migrant smuggling boats
3 years, 8 months ago

Greece accuses Turkey of escorting migrant smuggling boats

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It is beyond doubt that these migrants departed Turkish shores and given the fact they were supported by Turkey, were not at risk.” Mitarachi called on Turkey to “stand down and stop this unwarranted provocation.” In the incidents reported Friday, the Greek coast guard said a Turkish patrol vessel entered Greek territorial waters and harassed a Greek coast guard boat by conducting dangerous maneuvers. In a second incident in the same area, the Greek coast guard said in a statement that a Turkish coast guard vessel was escorting a dinghy with migrants toward Greek territorial waters, and didn't respond to “repeated efforts of communication” by a Greek patrol boat. The migrant dinghy didn't enter Greek waters, and the passengers were eventually picked up by a second Turkish coast guard vessel, after the first one had departed, the statement said. In the third incident in the same area Friday morning, a Greek coast guard vessel located another dinghy with migrants near the border between the two countries, but inside Turkish territorial waters, it said.

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Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
3 days, 16 hours ago

Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard said Saturday it was searching for survivors or victims of a speedboat capsizing a day earlier involving migrants off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes. A total of 18 migrants — 12 men, three women and three minors — all Afghan nationals, were rescued, the coast guard said Saturday. Seven migrants were killed and …

8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes
5 days, 4 hours ago

8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greeece — A speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving eight dead, Greek authorities said. The coast guard said the incident occurred while the speedboat was carrying out “dangerous maneuvers” to try and evade a patrol vessel, causing migrants to fall into the sea. AP AUDIO: 8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat …

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast
5 days, 13 hours ago

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say at least eight people died after the driver lost control of the boat as he attempted to flee. At least eight refugees and migrants have drowned off the coast of Greece after the coastguard chased a boat they were on in the Aegean Sea. The speedboat capsized near the island of Rhodes as it attempted to flee a …

UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece
3 weeks, 4 days ago

UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern at a rise in deaths of migrants trying to reach Greece by sea in small boats from Turkey, following two fatal shipwrecks this week. The UNHCR representative in Greece, Maria Clara Martin, said the migrant deaths “highlight the urgent need for long-term responses and safer and credible alternatives” for …

Greek and Turkish coast guards aim to boost cooperation against migrant smuggling
1 month, 1 week ago

Greek and Turkish coast guards aim to boost cooperation against migrant smuggling

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Senior Greek and Turkish coast guard officials have agreed to boost cooperation in restricting one of the main illegal migration routes into Europe, authorities said Wednesday. A Greek coast guard statement said Tuesday’s meeting on Greece’s eastern Aegean Sea island of Chios was the first of its kind in five years. The statement said the coast guard …

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’

The Independent  

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4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have recovered the bodies of four people from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes, while another 25 people have been found alive on land after a migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard while transferring them from Turkey to Greece, the coast guard said Wednesday. Survivors told authorities …

Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island
2 months, 1 week ago

Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island

Associated Press  

Two people are missing after a boat carrying 100 migrants sank south of Greece. One body has been recovered, while 97 survivors were rescued by a Turkish-flagged cargo ship. Greek authorities have arrested two survivors, men aged 26 and 24, as suspected smugglers. The Coast Guard is continuing the search and rescue operation off southern Greece.

Smugglers throwing migrants off speedboats in Aegean Sea to avoid arrest, says Greek coast guard
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Smugglers throwing migrants off speedboats in Aegean Sea to avoid arrest, says Greek coast guard

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece’s eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards, Greek authorities say. The Greek coast guard said Tuesday that in one case over the weekend a Palestinian and an Afghan …

Greek coast guards open fire on migrant smuggling boat after alleged ramming, killing 1 passenger
4 months ago

Greek coast guards open fire on migrant smuggling boat after alleged ramming, killing 1 passenger

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The crew of a Greek coast guard vessel opened fire on a speedboat smuggling migrants — including several children — from neighboring Turkey killing one passenger, Greek authorities said Friday. A coast guard statement said shots were fired, first into the air and then at the speedboat’s engine “to avert the direct threat to the patrol boat …

Greek authorities rescued 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats
4 months ago

Greek authorities rescued 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities rescued nearly 150 migrants trying to reach the country by sea in small boats over a 24-hour period, officials said Wednesday, including one that had 115 people crammed into it. A coast guard statement said the vessel was located in distress Tuesday off the eastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos that’s close to the Turkish …

Greek authorities detain migrants on Crete as smugglers seek new routes
4 months ago

Greek authorities detain migrants on Crete as smugglers seek new routes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Authorities on the southern Greek island of Crete detained 76 migrants early Tuesday after they arrived on three boats, as smugglers seek new routes in the region to evade coast guard patrols. The migrants from Syria, Egypt, Sudan and Bangladesh included six children and arrived before dawn on the tiny island of Gavdos, near Crete’s southern coast, …

Cruise ship rescues 77 migrants in sailing boat found southwest of Greece
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cruise ship rescues 77 migrants in sailing boat found southwest of Greece

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A cruise ship rescued 77 migrants found overnight in a sailboat in distress far off the southwestern coast of Greece and was transporting them to the nearest major port, Greek authorities said Tuesday. A passing Maltese-flagged cargo ship found the boat 112 nautical miles southwest of the town of Pylos in the early hours of Tuesday, the …

Greek coast guard and a Turkish fishing boat collide in the north Aegean. Officials say it's minor
5 months, 1 week ago

Greek coast guard and a Turkish fishing boat collide in the north Aegean. Officials say it's minor

The Independent  

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A predawn operation has rescued 77 migrants from a crippled yacht off Greece’s Aegean Sea islands
6 months ago

A predawn operation has rescued 77 migrants from a crippled yacht off Greece’s Aegean Sea islands

Associated Press  

A group of 77 migrants were rescued off a crippled sailing yacht after a large overnight operation in the southern Aegean Sea, Greek authorities said Monday. Nobody was reported missing or injured following the rescue between the islands of Amorgos and Astypalaia, Greece’s coast guard said. Three coast guard vessels, four merchant ships in the area and two smaller private …

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to the deaths of dozens of migrants over the past three years, with nine …

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-19 09:19 A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to …

Greece denies new report of brutality to migrants, including claim dozens were left to die at sea
6 months, 1 week ago

Greece denies new report of brutality to migrants, including claim dozens were left to die at sea

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Monday denied a new report that accused its coast guard of brutally preventing migrants from reaching Greek shores, which also alleged that the practice had resulted in dozens of deaths. Migrant charities and human rights groups have repeatedly accused Greece’s coast guard and police of illegally preventing arriving migrants from seeking asylum by surreptitiously returning …

Greek defense team says 9 Egyptians accused of causing deadly shipwreck were misidentified as crew
7 months, 1 week ago

Greek defense team says 9 Egyptians accused of causing deadly shipwreck were misidentified as crew

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The legal defense team for nine Egyptian men due to go on trial in southern Greece next week accused of causing one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwrecks said Thursday they will argue that Greece has no jurisdiction in the case, and insisted their clients were innocent survivors who have been unjustly prosecuted. Greek authorities have rejected accusations …

At least 16 killed after migrant boat sinks off Turkey's coast
9 months, 1 week ago

At least 16 killed after migrant boat sinks off Turkey's coast

Hindustan Times  

A rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank off Turkey’s northern Aegean coast on Friday, killing at least 16 people, officials said. A coast guard officer looking through binoculars as a drone searches for victims Turkish coast guard personnel rescued two migrants from the sea off the town of Eceabat in Canakkale province, while two others were able to reach the shore …

Dozens more migrants reach a Greek island south of Crete as smugglers seek new routes
9 months, 1 week ago

Dozens more migrants reach a Greek island south of Crete as smugglers seek new routes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A boat carrying 91 migrants has reached a small island south of Crete that is seeing a spike in the arrival of people attempting the long and dangerous crossing from Africa, Greek authorities said Wednesday. In several cases, the Greek coast guard said they had crossed the Mediterranean Sea from the eastern Libyan port of Tobruk, having …

Greek minister hails Turkish u-turn in migration policy
1 year, 1 month ago

Greek minister hails Turkish u-turn in migration policy

Al Jazeera  

A new era of cooperation benefits Turkey, Greece and the European Union at a time of upheaval, says Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis. “From the Greek point of view, it looks like a u-turn in a positive way, and we are here to fully take advantage of it and to help the u-turn,” Dimitris Kairidis said. “Turkey does not want to …

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece
1 year, 3 months ago

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece

News 18  

Five people including an 11-month girl died Monday and 54 people were rescued when two migrant boats sank off Greece, officials said. Four migrants died, including an eight-year-old boy and three girls, aged 11 months, eight years and 14 years, Marinakis said. Public broadcaster ERT said 1,100 people had arrived in Greece in August against 789 in July and 608 …

On a tiny Greek island, 14 migrants and body of man found after their dinghy sank
1 year, 3 months ago

On a tiny Greek island, 14 migrants and body of man found after their dinghy sank

LA Times  

Migrants in a dinghy head toward the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey in February 2020. Greece’s coast guard found a group of 14 migrants and the body of a man on the shore of a tiny island in the eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday morning, authorities said. The five men, six women and three …

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey

The Independent  

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Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — More than 450 migrants reached Greece’s Aegean Sea islands in boats from Turkey in less than two days, Greek authorities said Thursday, including 51 people who made landfall on the high-end resort of Mykonos. In the Mykonos incident, a Greek coast guard statement said a motor yacht that had landed 42 men, eight women and a child …

About 150 migrants rescued from two sailboats off western Greece and in the Aegean Sea
1 year, 3 months ago

About 150 migrants rescued from two sailboats off western Greece and in the Aegean Sea

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — About 150 migrants were rescued from overloaded sailboats provided by smugglers in two separate incidents Wednesday far off a western Greek island and off a Cycladic island near the Greek capital, the coast guard said. In the first case, a group of 76 people was rescued from a yacht in distress 64 nautical miles southwest of the …

Greek authorities report hundreds of migrant arrivals on islands over the past three days
1 year, 4 months ago

Greek authorities report hundreds of migrant arrivals on islands over the past three days

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — More than 300 migrants have arrived on Greek islands, most near the Turkish coast, over the past three days in separate incidents reported by the coast guard. On Thursday, the coast guard said authorities had found 107 people the previous day on the islands of Samos, Mykonos and the tiny island of Ro, which lies in the …

Greece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island
1 year, 4 months ago

Greece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard on Tuesday rescued 52 people crammed onto a sailing boat anchored off an uninhabited island far from the country’s mainland, authorities said. Separately Tuesday, 19 people were rescued from a dinghy that had lost steering northeast of the eastern Aegean island of Samos. Another 18 in a different dinghy were picked up later in …

Greek authorities meet on migration as arrivals by land and sea are increasing
1 year, 4 months ago

Greek authorities meet on migration as arrivals by land and sea are increasing

Associated Press  

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Greece’s government met on Friday to try to improve coordination on migration as a group of 102 migrants crossed by land from Turkey and other parts of the Mediterranean country saw a spike in arrivals by sea. In the northeastern Evros region, police said the 102 migrants — 55 Syrians, 46 Iraqis and a Lebanese woman — …

Greek authorities charge 2 migrants for destroying dinghy carrying 40 as rescue boat approached
1 year, 4 months ago

Greek authorities charge 2 migrants for destroying dinghy carrying 40 as rescue boat approached

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities rescued 40 migrants from a sinking dinghy in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday and charged two of them with causing a shipwreck and endangering lives for allegedly scuttling the flimsy vessel as a coast guard boat approached. A coast guard statement said all 40 people were in good health after being picked up from the …

2 men arrested in Greece for allegedly smuggling migrants across Aegean Sea to wildfire-hit island
1 year, 4 months ago

2 men arrested in Greece for allegedly smuggling migrants across Aegean Sea to wildfire-hit island

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have arrested two people for allegedly smuggling 35 migrants across the Aegean Sea, using an unusual itinerary that brought them to a wildfire-afflicted island close to the mainland. The coast guard said the two men were stopped off the island of Evia late Tuesday on a 15-meter speedboat heading east in the direction of Turkey, …

Europe’s border agency seeks answers from Greece on alleged illegal deportations of migrants
1 year, 5 months ago

Europe’s border agency seeks answers from Greece on alleged illegal deportations of migrants

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The European Union’s border agency is seeking “clarifications and information” from Greece’s coast guard on two alleged cases of migrants who crossed by boat being illegally deported back to Turkey, a European official said Friday. But Athens has been repeatedly accused of dumping migrants who enter Greek waters back inside Turkey’s maritime jurisdiction without allowing them to …

Greek leader blasts critics of rescue effort for sunken migrant vessel
1 year, 6 months ago

Greek leader blasts critics of rescue effort for sunken migrant vessel

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Authorities continued to search Saturday for victims and survivors of a trawler that sank off the coast of Greece with as many as 750 migrants on board, as conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis blasted critics of the rescue operation. The Greek coast guard announced Saturday that one Greek Navy frigate and four other vessels were operating 47 nautical …

Greek coast guard defends actions as more than 500 migrants heading for Europe feared dead in wreck
1 year, 6 months ago

Greek coast guard defends actions as more than 500 migrants heading for Europe feared dead in wreck

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The Greek coast guard on Friday defended its response to a ship that went down off the country’s south coast and left more than 500 migrants presumed drowned. Greek coast guard spokesman Nikos Alexiou said that both coast guard and private ships repeatedly offered by radio and loudspeaker to help the vessel Wednesday while it was in …

Search for loved ones, truth in Greece after migrant boat tragedy
1 year, 6 months ago

Search for loved ones, truth in Greece after migrant boat tragedy

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of people are missing after a refugee-filled vessel capsizes off Greece’s west coast, killing dozens. “I don’t know if you can consider these men lucky when there are people at the bottom of the sea,” said Mihalis Yiannakos, the head of Greece’s public hospital doctors’ union. “The trawler didn’t ask for any help from the coastguard or from Greece.” …

A look at migration trends behind the latest shipwreck off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

A look at migration trends behind the latest shipwreck off Greece

The Independent  

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A look at migration trends behind the latest shipwreck off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

A look at migration trends behind the latest shipwreck off Greece

Associated Press  

ROME — Wednesday’s deadly shipwreck off southern Greece, involving a large boat carrying migrants that capsized after apparently rebuffing offers of help, is just the latest case of smugglers packing vessels full of desperate people willing to risk their lives to reach continental Europe. Greek coast guard, navy and merchant vessels and aircraft launched a vast search and rescue operation …

At least 78 killed, dozens feared dead after fishing vessel sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 killed, dozens feared dead after fishing vessel sinks off Greece

Hindustan Times  

At least 78 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday. Six coast guard vessels, a navy frigate, a military transport plane, an air force helicopter, several private vessels and a drone from the European Union border protection agency, Frontex, were taking …

At least 78 migrants dead, dozens feared missing after vessel capsizes off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 migrants dead, dozens feared missing after vessel capsizes off Greece

LA Times  

Survivors of a migrant shipwreck gather Wednesday in a warehouse at the port in Kalamata, Greece, about 150 miles southwest of Athens. A fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday night, authorities said, leaving at least 78 people dead and many dozens missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this …

Greece: 90 migrants rescued from US-flagged yacht in distress
1 year, 6 months ago

Greece: 90 migrants rescued from US-flagged yacht in distress

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in southern Greece said Monday that 90 migrants, including 37 children, have been rescued from a U.S.-flagged yacht believed to be sailing from Turkey to Italy. The rescue took place on Sunday after a passenger made a distress call off the Greek island of Kythira, about 250 kilometers southwest of Athens. Smugglers in recent years have …

Greece seeks assistance from rival Turkey over migration spike along border river
1 year, 6 months ago

Greece seeks assistance from rival Turkey over migration spike along border river

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek officials have launched a series of high-level contacts with the newly elected government in Turkey in an effort to counter a surge in attempted crossings by migrants over a river that divides the two countries. Defense Minister Alkiviades Stephanis spoke on a call Wednesday with Turkish counterpart Yasar Guler, officials in Athens said, a day after …

Greece says it’s investigating claim migrants were illegally deported back to Turkey
1 year, 7 months ago

Greece says it’s investigating claim migrants were illegally deported back to Turkey

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s outgoing prime minister says he has ordered a probe into a report that authorities illegally deported a group of migrants who had reached an eastern Aegean island from Turkey, allegedly leaving them on a raft at sea for Turkish authorities to pick up. intercepting on our sea border with Turkey and then asking for the Turkish …

Greece: EU’s external border is hardening, attitudes are too
2 years ago

Greece: EU’s external border is hardening, attitudes are too

Associated Press  

LYKOFI, Greece — Accompanied by a cloud of mosquitos, Police Capt. Konstantinos Tsolakidis and three other border guards set out on a boat patrol along the Evros River that forms a natural frontier between Greece and Turkey. Critics of the measures argue that Greece is toughening authoritarian policies against migrants and asylum-seekers, operating in the shadows in border areas that …

Greece: EU’s external border is hardening, attitudes are too
2 years ago

Greece: EU’s external border is hardening, attitudes are too

The Independent  

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With Greece planning wall extension, EU’s external border is hardening; attitudes are too
2 years ago

With Greece planning wall extension, EU’s external border is hardening; attitudes are too

LA Times  

A boy fishes as police border guards on a boat patrol along the Evros River, which separates Greece and Turkey. Konstantinos Tsolakidis and three other border guards set out on a boat patrol along the Evros River, which forms a natural frontier between Greece and Turkey. Border guards, who use sniffer dogs, loudspeakers and powerful spotlights on patrols, say multiple …

Death toll rises to 23 from migrant sailboat wreck in Greece
2 years, 1 month ago

Death toll rises to 23 from migrant sailboat wreck in Greece

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The body of one more migrant has been found in the western Aegean Sea near where an overloaded sailboat smuggling dozens of people to Europe sank in rough seas this week, Greek authorities said Friday, raising the total death toll to 23. A coast guard statement said the number of survivors so far remains at 12, which …

At Least 15 Migrants Dead in Shipwreck off Greek Island Lesbos
2 years, 2 months ago

At Least 15 Migrants Dead in Shipwreck off Greek Island Lesbos

News 18  

At least 15 people died when their vessel sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in the central Aegean Sea early on Thursday, in the second maritime disaster involving migrants since Wednesday, the country’s coastguard said. The sunken boat was carrying about 40 people, the coastguard said, citing five people that have been rescued so far. A Greek coastguard vessel …

Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island
2 years, 4 months ago

Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island

The Independent  

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Greek independent authority rejects migrant pushback claims
2 years, 8 months ago

Greek independent authority rejects migrant pushback claims

Associated Press  

Greece’s independent authority for transparency said Tuesday that after an in-depth investigation it has found no basis for reports that Greek authorities have illegally turned back asylum-seekers entering the country from Turkey. The National Transparency Authority said in a statement that the allegations by the Lighthouse Reports non-profit organization last year concerning “informal obligatory returns” of asylum-seekers by masked men …

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