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In May 2023 Aegean Boat Report have registered 65 illegal pushbacks in the Aegean Sea, performed by the Hellenic coast guard, 1.732 people, children, women and men, have been denied their right to seek asylum, their human rights have been violated by the Greek government. 18 of these pushback cases was performed by using rescue equipment, where 467 people, children, women and men was placed in a total of 26 life rafts, and left helplessly drifting at sea. We have put together the pictures showing the 26 life rafts that was found drifting in the Aegean Sea in May, carrying almost 500 people. Over the last three years almost 60.000 people have been pushed back in the Aegean Sea in 2.232 cases by Greek authorities, despite the evidence against them, Greek authorities denies any involvement. The European Commission continues to turn a blind eye to systematic human rights violations in Greece. https://t.co/7zcIcshT5f