Ο πρωθυπουργός (επαναλαμβάνω: ο πρωθυπουργός) της χώρας Κ. Μητσοτάκης δήλωσε για τη μικρή από τη Σύρια που πέθανε στον #Έβρο στη Βουλή:
"...και μάλιστα να το βαφτίζουν και Μαρία τις ημέρες της Παναγίας; Ντροπή".
Γνώρισα τους γονείς και τα αδέρφια της Μαρίας... 1/
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! Exclusive: Greek police are using migrant slaves to conduct illegal pushbacks of other asylum seekers over Evros to Turkey, in exchange for temp papers. Our months-long investigation reveals the ugly details of a horrendous system 1/
#Moria now. looks like total wasteland . Photos sent to me by resident Raid. Thoughts among officials of housing ppl on open areas far away from inhabited areas as temp measure . That’s a crisis of gigantic proportions on all levels - political , humanitarian . EU must wake up
Asked „which are the friendliest countries to 🇬🇷“, Greeks opined thus (poll for tonight’s ):
🇫🇷: 70,2%
🇺🇸: 35,9%
🇷🇺: 19,0%
🇸🇦: 14,2%
🇨🇳: 10,3%
🇬🇧: 7,6%
🇩🇪: 4,0%
(France topped preferences by far, Germany ranked last, far below even Saudi Arabia)
❗EXCLUSIVE: We got our hands on the secretive 129 p. OLAF investigation into . It proves the Greek Coast Guard systematically commits pushbacks that FX knew all about - but covered it all up, as and partners have long reported spiegel.de/ausland/fronte 1/20
German hesitance in Ukraine war is angering allies. Berlin is seen blocking more proactive steps. In Athens many recall the dictum of an erstwhile Foreign Minister, who had called Germany a giant with the mind of a child. From this week's 1/
I was injured, thrown woods at, harassed and car chased. In #Lesvos, Greece In 2020 By right-wing extremists who first prevented a migrant boat full of children from reaching ashore And then built road blocks across the main road to harass NGOs and reporters This landed in my car
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3/ Όσο για τη σύμπτωση περί της γιορτής του Δεκαπενταύγουστου, ίσως η Μαρία να ζούσε πριν τους εορτασμούς των κατά τα λοιπά σπλαχνικών, εάν η δική σας κυβέρνηση και η κυβέρνηση Ερνογάν δεν παίζατε με τις ζωές των ανθρώπων στα σύνορα.
Λίγη ντροπή όντως!
According to Greek government sources, the nationalities of the migrants arrested at #Evros from Friday 28/2 till today at 6AM are:
-Afghanistan, 64%
-Pakistan, 19%
-Τurkey, 5%
-Syria, 4%
-Somalia, 2,6%
-Iraq, Iran, Morocco, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Egypt: 5,4%
Ως φοιτητής συνεργαζόμουν με μεταφραστικό γραφείο & μέχρι σήμερα μεταφράζω ενίοτε βιβλία. Να μας συγχωρεί το αξιότιμο ΥΠΕΞ, αλλά ακόμα & προσπέκτους για τρακτέρ όταν μετέφραζα, περνούσαν από έλεγχο και επιμέλεια. Όχι δικόγραφα για μια τόσο σοβαρή υπόθεση.
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Ανακοίνωση σχετικά με φερόμενη παραποίηση εγγράφου της δικογραφίας NOVARTIS από τη Μεταφραστική Υπηρεσία του Υπουργείου Εξωτερικών
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2/ Όλοι τους την αποκαλούν Μαρία, που είναι κύριε ΠΘ σύνηθες όνομα στην αραβικό κόσμο (Μαρία ήταν και μια σύζυγος του Μωάμεμ - όχι ότι παίζει κανέναν ρόλο).
Η μόνη ντροπή είναι στη Βουλή να επαναλαμβάνει ο επικεφαλής της κυβέρνησης επιχειρήματα απ' τα κατάβαθα του Τούιτερ.
An SOS signal from the Pylos shipwrecked was sent hours before the vessel sunk via - and was ignored.
We have the proof.
Our report w/ for now out in English
#shipwreck #Pylos #Greece
Την περασμένη εβδομάδα πέρασα πολλές ώρες με τους πρόσφυγες της νησίδας στον #Εβρο στο ΚΥΤ του Φυλακίου. Από όπου το σημερινό ρεπορτάζ μας. Στο κυρίαρχο κλίμα τοξικότητας, πόλωσης & εχθροπάθειας θα πω τα εξής, για όποιον έχει διάθεση να ακούσει 1/12
Greek authorities say these tear gas canisters are among many handed over by Turkish police to some migrants at #Evros border, to be used against Greek police blocking passage
I need to express my deepest thanks to the hundreds of people, from friends and Greek & foreign colleagues, to politicians, judges, MEPs, NGO actors, and many many other people, who have been contacting me since yesterday in support. It has been very touching 1/
Locals in #Lesvos prevent migrants from disembarking on island „we are Christians here „.- things getting out of control
Now protestors tried to push me overboard at sea for shooting video Bullies and cowards keeping ppl in a boat not even giving babies water Policeman said „I shouldn’t incite them“ #Lesvos A dark day for Greece
Happening now in Kastanies #Evros where hundreds of migrants and refugees are trapped between Greece and Turkey, after Ankara stopped border controls and allowed -if not actively pushed- them there to pressure Europe. Greek police deter any crossing attempt with tear gas
! Scoop: EU anti-fraud watchdog OLAF probe into is damning for the agency's leadership, who are described in a 200+ page report as knowing and covering up illegal pushbacks in the Aegean, as first uncovered by in October 2020 🧵
#Evros now: Videos obtained by show migrants throwing tear gas used (and acc to GR officials and simple logic provided) by Turkish Gendarmerie at Greek police preventing them from crossing the fence, near Kastanies. Human beings shamelessly weaponized
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3/ Confidential police sources and documents, as well as OSINT analysis allowed us to confirm the use of "slaves" -police call them & other migrants "beers"- in at least three border police stations in the Evros area: Tychero, Neo Cheimonio and Isaakio.
Meanwhile in #Evros, tensions have not died out, despite multiple reports that Turkey was stepping down & moving migrants back to Istanbul and camps. Video from today showing chemicals launched from the Turkish side landing near Greek forces. Footage obtained by GR official
Just wow.. a startling, minute by minute account of a #pushback in the Aegean by Greek coast guard. Recorded by themselves. Migration minister and Frontex boss Leggeri have a lot of explaining to do. Detailed report in soon...
Good news on this case :) I am told the group is safe and have been brought to the town of Feres by Greek authorities.
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33 insan zor durumda. Hamile de var.
33 people, including pregnant lady and a mother of an autist kid, are at the Greek border, trying to cross over Evros River into Greece. They are political asylum seekers. Please help them! @g_christides @RebHarms
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5/ Migrants working for the police have their own "masters" handling the forced labourers. One of them used by police is described as a violent, shady Syrian character with a long family history of smuggling and other criminal activity. Pictured here in Neo Cheimonio station
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4/ Reporters also visited border towns and villages. "Migrants are not seen on this stretch of the Evros", said a local resident"; "Except for those who work for the police." One local shopkeeper said "police helpers" often come to his shop for supplies.
Rumor and graphic image circulating depicting migrant in #Evros shot and killed by Greek police is not true, acc to police spokesperson I talked to. The kind of rumor that can spread like wildfire and the last thing we need in an already boiling situation
❗"Please help. The children will die here." Got this message & a video of crying, sick children this morning. Equal measure heartbreaking & infuriating. still has not assisted these asylum seekers on Evros islet despite orders by & Greek prosecutor 1/
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“We are still here. No one has come to save us yet. Brother, please do something”: Message and photo I just got from one of the asylum seekers still stranded in Evros islet - 
authorities again defy direct order of European Court of Human Rights & Greek prosecutor. Incredible twitter.com/g_christides/s…
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6/ Confidential Police sources and migrant helpers told investigators the GR authorities employ the practice in order to minimise the risk of confrontation with Turkish police, army and smugglers. Practice intensified since 2019 and particularly the March 2020 Evros events.
Video obtained by from inside the navy boat in #Lesbos where c. 500 refugees incl children and pregnant women are held. They are the first migrants who came after Greece stopped accepting asylum applications on 1/3. To be transferred to the mainland & then deported
Hundreds of migrants and refugees are trapped in the buffer zone btw Greece and Turkey at #Evros People there say they can’t go forward and Turkish army will not let them go back They are treated like cattle. They tell me they are afraid and cry for help What a dark, shameful day
“He told me he would help me if I changed my words and say it’s not true the girl Maria died. And to tell the other guys too”
The words belong to one of the #Evros 38 refugees & are part of a report filed y’day to Greece’s Supreme Court prosecutor by lawyers of the group 1/2
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Wochenlang saßen Geflüchtete auf einer Insel im türkisch-griechischen Grenzfluss Evros fest. Ein Mädchen soll gestorben sein. Nun drängen die griechischen Behörden offenbar die Eltern, ihre Aussage zu ändern. spiegel.de/ausland/gewalt
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Και κοίτα να δεις κάτι πράγματα (αν ήταν διασυνδεδεμένες ηλεκτρονικά οι υπηρεσίες του δημοσίου Ελλάδα 2.0 ίσως και να το γνώριζαν)
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7/ You can read the Le Monde piece here (paywalled):
«Θέλουμε δικαιοσύνη για την κόρη μας»
Οι γονείς της Μαρίας, του 5χρονου κοριτσιού από τη Συρία που πέθανε στη νησίδα στον #Εβρο, προσήλθαν σήμερα στο δικαστήριο της Ορεστιάδας.
Κατέθεσαν στην εισαγγελία
Στο πλευρό τους οι δικηγόροι τους από το και την
Fires in the Camp, Fire in nearby fields , teargas from police , hundreds who fled #moria are heading back .
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9/ This has been a demanding investigation conducted by an incredible collaborative newsroom: , Thank you!
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10/ A detailed version of the investigation in Greek will be published today by . Thank you and for your incredible work making the story more accessible to the Greek public.
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I fled with my car through their roadblocks. Even this small pursuit by cowardly „patriots“ in a democracy, rattled me and my close ones Imagine how people fleeing persecution in places like Syria or Afghanistan feel. Just a thought
I had the chance yesterday to visit the new, EU-funded & co-designed, #Samos asylum seekers' camp to be unveiled tomorrow. Some first thoughts and impressions. [thread] 1/ 👇
Deep respect for 🇬🇷 consul general Manolis Androulakis in besieged Mariupol. He is the last remaining EU diplomat in a city with a significant population of ethnic Greeks, whom he stayed behind to assist
!! SOS Update #εβρος:
1/ The group of 39 Syrians at the islet is now 100% on Greek territory.
They crossed over to the Greek bank of the river today.
They are now at this location according to metadata from their photos.
A months-long investigation by and partners is unveiling the masked operatives conducting asylum seeker pushbacks at the EU’s external borders, from Croatia to Greece. Our report in the link, English version to follow, key takeaways below:👇 1/
#Evros this morning: hundreds of migrants and refugees remain stuck at Kastanies crossing point Tear gas deterrence by Greek authorities continues when they get too close to police cordon Refugee who shot this video says they are afraid to go back, intend to stay
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4/ ..."Germany has one policy when it comes to other countries – and a totally different one when it comes to its own interests," a Portuguese former politician told Der Spiegel. "Germany must be prepared now to make the kind of adjustments that the Portuguese were urged to make"
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11/ Special thanks to our incredible photographer Alexandros Avramidis
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11/ We addressed detailed Qs to Greek government, police and individual stations. No response had arrived by time of publication.
This thread will be updated with more material throughout the day.
Improvised lodgings created by #MoriaCamp homeless. No open store in the area sells them even a bottle of water. I was waved away when I tried to enter. The rest are simply “refused to serve”. What’s that unique Greek word we’re so proud of again? “Filotimo”?
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12/ Η πολιτική αυτή έρχεται επίσης σε σύγκρουση με την παράδοση, τον δημοκρατικό χαρακτήρα της χώρας, το κράτος Δικαίου. Η Ελλάδα δεσμεύεται από διεθνείς συμβάσεις, ευρωπαϊκούς & εθνικούς νόμους. Η τήρησή τους δεν γίνεται αλά καρτ. Ας επιλέξει ο καθένας ποια Ελλάδα τον εκπροσωπεί
A truly historic day for Greece: Court finds Golden Dawn’s leader and 6 other prominent members guilty for leading a criminal organization. Crowds inside and outside courtroom cheer #Χρυση_Αυγη
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Greece has long been rumoured to be using forced recruits in operations against asylum seekers at the border. Now we have evidence which I'll explain 
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A note about #εβρος. For almost a month now we have been following, researching and documenting the case of the 40 refugees on the islet at the Greek-Turkish land border 1/8
Key takeaways from our investigation on #Pylos shipwreck
Media partners interviewed 20+ survivors, drew from court documents, talked to sources & mapped the final hours before the sinking of the trawler.
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In 1942, 80 years ago on this day, Nazis humiliated and abused 9.000 Jewish men in Thessaloniki's Liberty Square. To this day the Square, right at the centre of the city, remains a giant parking lot despite promises (including by current mayor) it would become a memorial 1/
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Another colleague was beaten up. And the police ? Watching or non existent.
Now In English, without paywall, our exclusive report with many gory and juicy details, from the OLAF's investigation into Frontex.
How the EU's best-funded agency has been co-sponsoring and helping Greece cover up refugee pushbacks in the Aegean 1/
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3/ “Germany is chiefly responsible for handing Europe to Putin on a plate" said another citing DE imprudent energy dependence from Russia now preventing an embargo. In Southern Europe many draw a comparison w/ the economic pain Germany was willing to impose in the euro crisis...
! A 5-year-old Syrian girl reported dead, another fighting for her life at EU’s doorstep in #Evros.
Our report in about this devastating case will hopefully help in mobilising to finally RESCUE those people 1/
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2/ In Greece the main criticism against Germany is that for too long it prioritised economic and business interests. “The verdict on Merkel's legacy will change after Ukraine - for the worse”, a government official said.
Anatomy of a cover up: Frontex’s own reporting system is used to conceal pushbacks in the Aegean & gloss over agency's involvement. Our latest, months-long investigation w/ Rundschau & A thread🧵
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‼️OLAF's investigation into is published today in full by and .
The classified report documents i.a. the cover-up of migrant pushbacks in the Aegean.
Publishing the report was dictated by 3 main considerations 1/
Greece to sign deal with Afghanistan on return of rejected asylum seekers. Afghans make up c. 40% of migrant arrivals in 2020. 🇬🇷 Minister said this will also send message to “those risking their lives...that even if they do arrive, ultimately their journey will be unsuccessful”
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Together with the Afghan Deputy FM Meerwais Nab we signed today a MoU on Political Consultations. We are taking another important step to further strengthen our bilateral cooperation in the field of immigration and to deepen our political relations.
@GreeceMFA @AfghanistanInGR
@GreeceMFA @AfghanistanInGRΤο κύριο πρόβλημα των άρθρων στην Ελλάδα, όπως αυτό του στην για τις επαναπροωθήσεις μεταναστών, δεν είναι η θέση που εκφράζουν (θεμιτή όποια κι αν είναι), αλλά η οκνηρία των συντακτών και τα χαμηλά editorial standards προ της δημοσίευσής τους 1/
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Λιμενικοί εγκληματίες και διασώστες διακινητές.
Του @ManosVoularinos athensvoice.gr/politics/76139
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3/ Ήδη αμφισβητείται η ύπαρξη της Μαρίας, το όνομα της Μαρίας, ο θάνατος της Μαρίας. Εγώ είδα 2 γονείς με 4 ακόμα παιδιά στο ΚΥΤ. Οι γονείς μιλούσαν σπαρακτικά για την κόρη τους και τα παιδιά για την αδελφή τους. Σε αντίθεση με πολιτικούς ή άλλους, εγώ δεν θα τους αμφισβητήσω.
In landmark decision, a Thessaloniki court has vindicated a family of Syrian asylum seekers, awarding damages payable by the state, after a fire at their camp in 2106 severely injured the family‘s 8 and 5 year old children 1/3
Greece will pay 2.000 euros to up to 5.000 asylum seekers who volunteer to return to their country of origin from the Aegean islands. EU will provide the funding. Program to remain open for one month. Returns to be conducted by IOM and Frontex. kathimerini.gr/1068818/articl
BREAKING! Greece to dispatch military aid to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia. 2 C-130 aircraft will transport it within the day, departing for Poland. Decision was made at meeting of Greece PM and Defence Minister
Greece to move 2300 asylum seekers vulnerable to #COVID19 (elderly, sick etc) from overcrowded migrant camps in the Aegean like Moria, a senior 🇬🇷 gov official told me. They will be moved to hotels on the mainland, starting Tuesday after Orthodox Easter. Some good news at last
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2/ At some point I may address the issue of my visit to the camp in Evros in detail. In the meantime, I will try to continue doing my work as best I can. Ευχαριστώ! <3
I love Lesvos. But today for the first time I felt relieved for leaving the island. A personal note on how it was like reporting from there, amidst the Greece-Turkey border crisis and an outburst of violence mostly directed against reporters and NGOs
! Two asylum seekers set foot on Samos in Sep '21. Part of a group of 36. A few days later the two men met gruesome deaths. One was found washed up on the Turkish shore another floating lifeless near it. How did they lose their lives? 👇(S+)
On November 29, Greek authorities removed 18 asylum seekers who had managed to reach #Lesbos, put them on a life raft and then left them adrift in the Aegean, despite increased EU scrutiny over #pushbacks, a new investigation reveals 1/
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11/ Είναι ατελέσφορη ακόμα και υπό το πρίσμα της “εθνικής απειλής”. Εάν ήμουν ο Ερντογάν, θα έτριβα τα χέρια μου που 40 πρόσφυγες κατάφεραν να κάνουν άνω κάτω τη χώρα. Γνωρίζοντες μού έχουν εξηγήσει πόσο γρήγορα, εύκολα και ανθρώπινα θα μπορούσε να έχει λυθεί το ζήτημα εξαρχής.
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5/ Σε αυτή τη μακάβρια και αποκρουστική συζήτηση δεν θα επανέλθω. Ας το κάνουν αν το θεωρούν σκόπιμο η κυβέρνηση ή όποιος άλλος. Κι ας κριθούν γι’ αυτό. Εξάλλου για τις ελληνικές αρχές οι πρόσφυγες αρχικά δεν υπήρχαν καν, ήταν πλάσματα της φαντασίας δημοσιογράφων και ΜΚΟ.
These are the people Turkey uses as a tool and Europe is afraid of They just landed in Lesvos
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2/ Στο ΚΥΤ βρέθηκα ως μέρος της αποστολής των οργανώσεων που έχουν αναλάβει τη νομική εκπροσώπηση των προσφύγων & . Είναι όλοι καλά στην υγεία τους. Αλλά & βαθιά τραυματισμένοι ψυχικά. Κυρίως φυσικά οι γονείς της 5χρονης Μαρίας, που θρηνούν την κόρη τους.
A truly unbelievable story: A #refugee child drowned in the Aegean off the coast of Samos Sunday. Now his father faces criminal charges of endangerment and years in prison. His lawyer calls this a cruel twist of the law. This their story/ 1 spiegel.de/politik/auslan via
A note on #εβρος, part II.
It is incredible that:
➡️After everything et. al. have been reporting is confirmed, including the actual existence of the refugees & the reported death of a girl...
Our must read joint investigation with , and now available in English. With shocking, never before seen footage inside Evros detention, thanks to a brave Iranian refugee
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Σε κάθε περίπτωση χαίρομαι που άρχισε η εξάρθρωση των παρανομιών στον Έβρο. Από κάπου έπρεπε να γίνει η αρχή
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4/ Μίλησα επίσης με ανθρώπους που μου είπαν επωνύμως και ανέφεραν και στην ένορκη κατάθεσή τους στην εισαγγελία ότι οι ίδιοι έθαψαν πρόχειρα το μικρό κορίτσι στη νησίδα. Την ύπαρξη της Μαρίας με την οικογένειά της επιβεβαίωσαν και άλλοι πρόσφυγες με τους οποίους συνομίλησα.
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10/ Η πολιτική αυτή είναι νομικά & ηθικά διάτρητη. Είναι & ατελέσφορη. Όχι μόνο υπό το πρίσμα αφελών “δκαιωματιστών” ή “χρήσιμων ηλιθίων”, όπως αρέσκονται να γράφουν κάποιοι πατριώτες του πληκτρολογίου που διακρίνονται κυρίως για την αμάθεια, εμπάθεια και πνευματική οκνηρία τους
Greek coast guard has released videos and photos from today incident off #Lesvos : Turkish Coast Guard passively accompanying boat of migrants to Greek waters. Greek vessel tries to prevent entry.
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2/ Instead of preventing the pushbacks, Leggeri and his people covered for Greece, blatantly lied to the EU Parliament, and concealed the fact that the agency is financing pushbacks with European tax payer money.
Greek authorities need to answer:
- is the islet Greek? if so, are they willing to concede territory to 🇹🇷 just to avoid rescuing 40 refugees?
- if Turkish, why did they delay the request for SAR & why did issue rescue orders to 🇬🇷? Can’t they read maps in Straßburg?
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3/ The Police announcement raises Qs about the status of the islet where the refugees are. Acc to Google and Greek Cadaster, the official government mapping agency, the islet is Greek.
Hellenic Army's Geographical Service also referred us to Google Maps for status of the islet.
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6/ Μέχρι που -ω του θαύματος!- αποδείχθηκε ότι είτε οι αρχές ψεύδονταν όταν δήλωναν επί μέρες πως δεν έβρισκαν κανέναν στην περιοχή, αρνούμενες να συνδράμουν ή έστω να ενημερώσουν, είτε τα πολυδιαφημισμένα και πανάκριβα μέσα επιτήρησης του Έβρου είναι τελικώς προβληματικά.
Since 1:52 AM last night I have lost all contact with the group of Syrians. Their last messages after midnight were that "commandos" are coming from the Greek side and they are hiding. At 1:52 they called me and I heard over the speaker men telling them to give up their phones 1/
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"Please help. The children will die here." Got this message & a video of crying, sick children this morning. Equal measure heartbreaking & infuriating. @hellenicpolice still has not assisted these asylum seekers on Evros islet despite orders by @ECHR_CEDH & Greek prosecutor 1/ twitter.com/g_christides/s…
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7/ Our joint investigation with , and media partners that started it all can be read here in English:
"I was wrong about Greeks, they saved our lives": We met with Turkish families who have fled to Greece fearing prosecution for their ties to the Gulen movement. Close to 2.000 Turks have requested asylum in Turkey's archrival. spon.de/afbqs via