Fortress Europe: The Fight for Refugees in Greece
The article discusses the challenges faced by refugees and human rights defenders in Greece amidst a crackdown on migration. Tommy Olsen, a Norwegian volunteer who founded an NGO to support asylum seekers, has become a target of the Greek government. The UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders criticizes Greece's migration policies and highlights the broader European responsibility in the issue.
- ▪Tommy Olsen created the Aegean Boat Report to monitor the plight of asylum seekers in Europe.
- ▪Olsen is now a wanted man in Greece due to a crackdown on refugees and activists.
- ▪Mary Lawlor, a UN special rapporteur, condemns Greece's harsh migration policies and the targeting of activists.
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freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "motherjones_right_rail_1", slotId: "ROS_ATF_300x600" }); Migrants arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos in 2015.Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 2015, hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and repression were trying to reach safe havens in Europe. From his home in Norway, Tommy Olsen decided to travel to Greece, a major gateway for migrants and refugees. He joined hundreds of volunteers helping the new arrivals and later created an NGO, the Aegean Boat Report, which monitors the plight of asylum seekers in Europe.
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