A top EU Offical said the Greek government must stop the unlawful deportation of migrants, following reports of illegal ‘pushbacks’ over the Greek-Turkish border. Pushbacks occur when refugees are forcibly removed without the opportunity to claim asylum, and usually involve violence. Last month, Amnesty International reported that “pushbacks and violence against refugees” are a “de …
Leaked report finds Frontex ‘covered up’ illegal migrant pushbacks by Greek authorities
The former head of the European Union’s external border surveillance agency Frontex was aware of the illegal deportations of migrants by Greece and even co-financed some of the returns, according to a damning report published on Thursday by Der Spiegel. Frontex was aware very early on of these illegal and sometimes brutal returns of asylum …
