International Kurdistan Committee of Greece

A political organization that has initiated the #StopPushbacks campaign against the illegal pushbacks and rights violations on the Greek-Turkish border.

[International Kurdistan Committee of Greece @StopPushbacks]

6 February is international “Commemor-Action” Day, on which we together protest the murderous #border regime, commemorate its victims and stand in solidarity with their families in the #Mediterranean and beyond. Do not stay silent! Join us on the streets of #Athens!
#antireport

[Community of Squatted Prosfygika @Prosfygika]

[FR] GRÈVE DE LA FAIM JUSQU'À LA MORT POUR LA DÉFENSE DE LA VIE

Lettre à la société, à ma famille, à mes amis

Je m’appelle Suzon Doppagne. Je suis résidente et membre de la communauté squattée de Prosfygika, et aujourd’hui, 1er mai, j’entame une grève de la faim jusqu’à la mort, pour défendre la vie.

J’ai décidé de me joindre à mon camarade Aristotelis Chantzis, qui en est aujourd’hui à son 86e jour de grève de la faim.

J’ai choisi ce jour de lutte en l’honneur des martyrs de Chicago de 1886 et des 200 combattants de Kaisariani.

L’État grec et toutes ses institutions n’ont pas répondu à nos revendications. Ils ont choisi le silence et ont laissé Aristotelis Chatzis s’engager sur le chemin de la mort. Désormais, ils porteront également la responsabilité de ma propre mort. Aujourd’hui, après 86 jours de grève de la faim, personne ne peut prétendre ne pas être au courant.

La communauté squattée de Prosfygika est un exemple vivant qu’un autre mode de vie est possible -en rupture avec le système capitaliste et patriarcal dominant. En cette période de crise mondiale et de guerre mondiale, la seule façon pour nos sociétés de survivre et de créer un paradigme différent est de construire le monde de la communauté, de l’auto-organisation et de la solidarité. C’est pourquoi Prosfygika est attaquée.

Au fil de toutes ces années, la communauté a su répondre tant aux besoins sociaux de la population qu’à la répression à laquelle elle a été confrontée. C’est ainsi que notre force collective et nos liens se sont forgés.

Je partage ces mots en tant que membre de la structure des femmes de Prosfygika, avec le sens des responsabilités et l’engagement qui m’incombent en tant que membre de cette structure :
« Cette camaraderie qui se construit façonne tout un système de valeurs et d’attitudes, qui s’exprime en tout, de la façon dont on parle à son voisin à la manière dont on se tient dans la rue, en refusant de laisser quiconque derrière. En substance, ces liens constituent notre force collective — l’outil de notre autodéfense. »

Je m’engage dans cette grève de la faim jusqu’à la mort sur la base de notre décision collective, en tant que Communauté, de mener ce combat jusqu’au bout. Dans le respect de la vie, et pour la défense de la communauté, de ses structures, de ses membres, de ses relations, de la justice et de notre projet social plus large.

Mon régime alimentaire comprend :

De l’eau, du thé, 10 à 25 grammes de sucre par jour, 1,5 cuillère à café de sel par jour, des vitamines B1, B6, B12, du magnésium et du potassium.

Les revendications de cette grève de la faim sont les suivantes :

• L'ANNULATION IMMÉDIATE DU CONTRAT PAR LA RÉGION DE L'ATTIQUE

• QUE TOUS LES HABITANTS DE PROSFYGIKA PUISSENT RESTER DANS LEURS FOYERS, À L'ENDROIT ET DANS LE QUARTIER OÙ ILS VIVENT ET OÙ ILS ONT TISSÉ DES LIENS SOCIAUX, CULTURELS ET COMMUNAUTAIRES.

• DES GARANTIES CONCRÈTES POUR LA RESTAURATION DE PROSFYGIKA PAR L'ASSOCIATION CIVILE À BUT NON LUCRATIF « RÉSIDENTS ET AMIS DE PROSFYGIKA, AVENUE ALEXANDRAS N.P.C.C. » AVEC SES PROPRES RESSOURCES ! – PAS UN SEUL EURO D'ARGENT PUBLIC POUR LE « RÉAMÉNAGEMENT » DE PROSFYGIKA !

Suzon Doppagne

Membre et résidente de la communauté squattée de Prosfygika, avenue Alexandras

01/05/2026

#antireport #saveprosfygika #prosfygikahungerstrike

[Riseup4RojavaGreece @Riseup4G]

✌️🔥 ΛΕΥΤΕΡΙΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΜΠΝΤΟΥΛΑΧ ΟΤΣΑΛΑΝ!

Να κάνουμε την 15η Φεβρουαρίου ημέρα διεθνιστικής αλληλεγγύης ενάντια στις διακρατικές συμμαχίες

Στηρίζουμε το κάλεσμα του Πολιτιστικού Δημοκρατικού Κέντρου των Κούρδων.

Πορεία Κυριακή 15/02 ώρα 15:00, πλατεία Συντάγματος.
#antireport

[People's Bridge @peoples_bridge]

We condemn the campaign of lies
by Der Spiegel

We condemn Der Spiegel's deliberate disinformation campaign, which objectively serves the interests of jihadist actors. These groups have been proven to have systematically persecuted women, deliberately murdered them and subjected

[Riseup4RojavaGreece @Riseup4G]

ΑΜΕΣΗ ΚΙΝΗΤΟΠΟΙΗΣΗ – Συνολική επίθεση στη Β.Α. #Συρία από τις συμμορίες του #Τζολάνι.

Στηρίζουμε την κινητοποίηση που καλεί το Δημοκρατικό Πολιτιστικό Κέντρο των Κούρδων στην πλατεία Συντάγματος, Τρίτη 20/01/2026 στις 15:00

https://t.co/VA35dNILMO

#Riseup4Rojava
#antireport

[RiseUp4Rojava @RISEUP4R0JAVA]

URGENT: Kobanê is under attack!
Jiihadist gangs reached the countryside of Kobanê. The city that is a symbol for the fight against ISIS is now again besieged by an islamist army. Act now!

[RiseUp4Rojava @RISEUP4R0JAVA]

🟥 New statement of QSD press spokesman Ferhad Şami about the current situation in North-East Syria: (1/5)

[Riseup4RojavaGreece @Riseup4G]

🌟 Την Παγκόσμια Ημέρα για την Εξάλειψη της Βίας κατά των Γυναικών, πραγματοποιήθηκαν μεγάλες πορείες σε πόλεις της βόρειας και ανατολικής Συρίας και του Χαλεπιού, με αίτημα να σταματήσει η βία και να οικοδομηθεί μια ελεύθερη και ισότιμη κοινωνία για όλους.

[International Kurdistan Committee of Greece @StopPushbacks]

Brutally Beaten Under Greek Pushback https://t.co/hRv71bKlxj

[Aegean Boat Report @ABoatReport]

Greek Pushback Gone Terribly Wrong — Again

Last Thursday, October 16, a boat carrying 26 people was closing in on the Greek island of Farmakonisi when it was stopped by a vessel from the Greek Coast Guard.

Everyone was taken onboard the Coast Guard vessel. Officers reassured them that they would be brought to the camp on Leros.
Relieved, the group complied with every instruction. Everything was calm — until three men carrying guns, their faces covered by black masks, appeared on deck.

They fired into the air and shouted. Everyone was ordered to sit down, place their hands behind their heads, and look down. Those who didn’t react immediately were struck with rifle butts. Seeing the violence, nobody dared to resist.

The masked men stripped them of their belongings. One by one they were searched and ordered, at gunpoint, to hand over their phones.
In broad daylight, the Greek Coast Guard vessel began moving toward Turkey. A life raft was inflated on deck — and everyone knew what was coming next.

One by one they were forced to jump into the raft. Those who hesitated were pushed. Some landed inside; others fell into the sea.

The raft didn’t fully inflate. People shouted that something was wrong, but the officers above ignored them and left them helplessly adrift in the middle of the sea.

Soon after the vessel departed, the raft began to sink — there was a hole. It was built for a maximum of 16 people, but carried 26. It was heavily overloaded and dangerously close to going under.

To reduce weight, several young men jumped into the sea and clung to the ropes outside. It slowed the sinking, but only slightly. They had no phones, no way to call for help — the masked men had stolen everything. They had been left to die.

Panic spread. Many couldn’t swim; those who could had no chance of reaching land or staying afloat for hours.
Then, against all odds, a Turkish Coast Guard vessel spotted them. Everyone was rescued. This time, no one drowned.

If this had happened at night, in worse weather, or if they hadn’t been found in time, many — if not all — would have perished.

This group was extremely lucky. Others have not been. Hundreds of people have drowned following Greek pushbacks or failed pushback attempts.
Not once have these cases been independently investigated. No one has ever been held to account.

These state-sanctioned killings in the Aegean Sea will continue as long as there is no accountability. People will keep drowning — it’s not a question of if, but when, and how many.

Aegean Boat Report is a small organisation with extremely limited resources. Still, we do everything we can to shed light on this dark chapter of European history — while most remain silent and look the other way.

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Aegean Boat Report is an independent, non-profit organisation.
We receive no government funding — our ability to continue depends entirely on people like you.

If we go silent, a piece of history will be lost forever.

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Thank you for standing with us.
Aegean Boat Report

[Open assembly against pushbacks & border violence @againstpushback]

Παρασκευή 6μμ, Σύνταγμα
#antireport
Μικροφωνική συγκέντρωση έναντια στις πρόσφατες κρατικές δολοφονίες στο Αιγαίο και τη συγκάλυψη του κρατικού εγκλήματος στην Πύλο.
#Αιγαίο-#Πύλος-Τέμπη-Παλαιστίνη, έγκλημα αναπάντητο κανένα δεν θα μείνει!
Πλήρες κάλεσμα: https://t.co/coa9vdZgVt

[Vedat Yeler @vedatyeler_]

On the 3rd anniversary of Barış Büyüksu’s death, his family renewed their call for justice. He allegedly died after torture during a pushback by Greek officers. The family accuses both Greek and Turkish authorities of indifference.
The case is already before the ECHR.

Our 2024 piece with @alohamoira
👇🏿
https://t.co/JA5CkWkPra

[Eleni Konstantopoulo @EleniKonstanto]

"#Greece passes draconian legislation with prison terms for rejected #asylum seekers
Those who have asylum claims rejected and do not leave within 14 days will face prison terms of two to five years." https://t.co/5I9WD1xHR3

[Paggio 🔥 @PaggioI]

#refugeesgr #GreeceFascistState

[Aegean Boat Report @ABoatReport]

🚨 Greek authorities - accused of mass human rights violations - now training Libya’s notorious coast guard.

This week, Greece completed the first round of training for 25 Libyan coast guard officers at the Hellenic Navy’s Maritime Interdiction Training Center on Crete.
The goal is clear: stop as many people as possible from reaching Greek — and ultimately European — territory.

On paper, it’s about “border protection.”
In reality, Greece is cooperating with a force long accused of violence, torture, kidnappings, and killings.

For years, the Libyan Coast Guard, funded and equipped by the EU, has been intercepting people at sea and forcing them back to Libya, where, according to Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and UN agencies, they face:

• Arbitrary detention in militia-run camps
• Torture and sexual violence
• Forced labor and extortion
• Disappearances and killings

The UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration have repeatedly stated what we already know:
Libya is not a safe place of disembarkation.
An Italian court even ruled in 2024 that the Libyan Coast Guard does not meet international rescue standards.

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The Hypocrisy

There is a deep and disturbing irony here.

Greek authorities, accused by the UN, Human Rights Watch, and multiple investigative bodies of systematically violating human rights on an industrial scale — through illegal pushbacks, violence, and collective expulsions — are now training the so-called Libyan Coast Guard.

Two forces with long records of abuse are being brought together — with EU funding and political backing — under the banner of “border security.”

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Still, the Greek government — supported by EU funding and surveillance — is deepening its cooperation with Libya, ignoring years of documented torture, disappearances, and killings.

This is not border protection.
This is outsourcing abuse.

The EU and Greece cannot claim ignorance. By funding, training, and coordinating with the Libyan Coast Guard, they are complicit in what happens next.

Our position is clear:
Europe should not build its migration policy on torture, violence, and illegal returns.

#HumanRights #Migration #Aegean

[Aegean Boat Report @ABoatReport]

20 Small Children Abandoned at Sea by the Greek Coast Guard — In One of the Largest Pushbacks So Far This Year

At first light yesterday, the Turkish Coast Guard discovered four life rafts drifting southwest of Datça, Turkey. Inside were 86 people from Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan — 20 of them small children.

We do not yet know their exact point of departure. Most likely, they had either landed on one of the nearby Greek islands or were stopped inside Greek territorial waters, before being forced back. But the real question is not where they came from — it is what kind of people would do this to them.

A European coast guard force — sworn to protect life at sea — pretended to rescue 86 men, women, and children, only to rob them of everything they had, confiscate their phones so they could not call for help, and then abandon them in life rafts, adrift in open water. This is not a mistake. It is a deliberate act of cruelty.

This is not an isolated incident. It is a method — refined and repeated for years.
Since Nea Democratia came to power, we have documented 3,456 pushback cases in the Aegean Sea, carried out by the Hellenic Coast Guard, involving 93,292 people. In 1,102 of these cases, life-saving equipment — life rafts — was misused as tools of deportation, leaving 29,368 people to drift helplessly in 1,693 rafts.

Make no mistake: these actions are illegal. They break:
• The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol — the right to seek asylum is not optional.
• The European Convention on Human Rights — collective expulsions, inhuman and degrading treatment are prohibited.
• UNCLOS and SOLAS — laws of the sea that demand rescue and safe disembarkation.
• EU law, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights — protection against refoulement is absolute.

To take men, women, and children — to take infants — and cast them adrift without hope of rescue is not simply “border control.” It is state-sponsored abandonment. It is a conscious decision to treat human beings as disposable. It requires a mindset in which compassion is weakness, where a child’s life is worth less than a political talking point.

There is no longer any doubt: this is a systematic, state-run operation of abuse at Europe’s border. The evidence is overwhelming.

And yet, the European Commission and Frontex do not just look away — they fund it. They provide the money and political cover for Greece to continue killing at sea, all under the banner of the “European way of life” and “border management.”

History will remember what was done here. And it will remember who chose to look away.

Without witnesses, no one would ever know, but we refuse to close our eyes and look away.

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[Vedat Yeler @vedatyeler_]

UPDATE | Yesterday, I shared information from local Turkish media reporting that Sedat Kartal, a Kurdish refugee from Mardin, was shot by Greek border guards near Edirne and died without medical help. Today, after directly interviewing his brother, I’ve learned that the family was informed by the Greek authorities that Sedat committed suicide, but the family strongly disputes this claim.

While officials claim Sedat died by hanging, his family insists he had no history of suicidal thoughts, was making future plans, and was last in contact with them on July 11 when he told them he would be unreachable for a few days. The family emphasizes that Sedat’s character was not inclined toward suicide; in fact, shortly before his death, he even asked his mother for money to continue his journey towards Western Europe.

According to his family, Sedat had been in Greece since late March, staying in a refugee camp.

His brother also relayed that rumors of shooting and group violence are unconfirmed and mostly stem from word-of-mouth among refugees.

There remain serious questions and contradictions about where, when, and how Sedat died. The family is requesting an independent investigation and a second autopsy, as they suspect foul play.

I am still investigating the case of violent death of Sedat Kartal.

[Vedat Yeler @vedatyeler_]

Kurdish refugee killed at Greek border

According to local Turkish media, Sedat Kartal, a 30-year-old Kurdish father of two from Kızıltepe, Mardin, was shot and killed by Greek border guards while attempting to cross into Greece from Edirne with a group of 16 people.
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[Aegean Boat Report @ABoatReport]

In the last 10 days Aegean Boat Report have received 59 calls from people in need of assistance, either on Greek islands or in distress at sea.

We have tried to the best of our ability to provide them with necessary assistance, unfortunately not everyone made it to a Greek island, many were picked up by the Turkish coast guard after being stopped or found themselves drifting in Turkish waters after pushbacks by Greek authorities.

Boats crossing towards the main islands like Lesvos, Chios and Samos seem to be slightly increasing, and reflects in arrival numbers. If this indicates a shift from smaller to larger islands is too early to determine, but coming weeks will perhaps give some answers.

Arrivals towards Gavdos and Crete continues, Greek efforts to try to stop and push back boats, seems for the time being, to have little effect, arrivals continue to increase.

Pushbacks continues in the Aegean Sea, no signs that Greek authorities will stop this illegal practice. Turkish authorities continue to cover up Greek human rights violations by deliberately registering these cases as engine failures, and not as pushbacks.

We do our utmost to assist as many people as we can, so that people on land can be found and taken to a camp, and people in distress at sea can be rescued and taken to a port of safety.

Our hotline is open 24/7, and we are always ready to assist when called upon, unfortunately it’s not always possible to help everyone, usually for reasons outside our control.

In most cases we have been involved in, we have been able to confirm that the groups have made it safe to a camp, or found at sea and taken to port. Unfortunately we also register cases where boats have been pushed back by Greek authorities, and people have been taken from land and pushed back.

Aegean Boat Report is unfortunately continuing to struggle with funding, and it’s unclear how much longer we are able to continue supporting people on the move. We are deeply concerned that if we stop operating, there will be nobody to answer these calls for help.

More pictures from these cases on our Facebook post.

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[Vedat Yeler @vedatyeler_]

442 refugees, incl. children, left for 3 days under the scorching sun on a concrete dock in Rethymno, Crete — no shelter, no beds, just cement and heat.

This is inhumane!!!
https://t.co/08k85IXO5H

[RiseUp4Rojava @RISEUP4R0JAVA]

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