Greece passes North Africa asylum ban amid rights groups' opposition

Greece passes North Africa asylum ban amid rights groups' opposition

Greek lawmakers voted on Friday to temporarily stop processing asylum requests from migrants arriving from North Africa by sea in a bid to reduce arrivals into Europe's southernmost tip, a move rights groups and opposition parties have called illegal.

Greece’s Asylum Ban: ‘Violation of International Law and Political Responsibility’

Refugees on a boat crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Many are lost at sea. Credit: Mstyslav Chernov, CC4/Wikimedia Commons Lefteris Papagiannakis, the Director of the Greek Council for Refugees, has blasted Greece’s government decision to impose a three-month ban on asylum applications for refugees arriving in Greece from Libya and North Africa. Writing exclusively for Greek Reporter, Papagiannakis says that the new law voted on on Friday by the G…

Undocumented Migrants From Africa To Be Expelled From Greece - teleSUR English

The government will establish ‘special detention centers’ for all those arriving from North Africa. On Friday, the Greek Parliament approved a legal amendment that bars migrants arriving irregularly from North Africa from applying for asylum, and provides for their detention and return to their country of origin or transit. RELATED: Greece Announces Naval Deployment Off Libyan Coast to Deter Migrant Boats The amendment passed with the votes of t…

Greece Passes North Africa Asylum Ban Amid Rights Groups' Opposition

Greece Approves North Africa Asylum Ban Despite Criticism From Rights Groups

The ban marks a further hardening of Greece's stance towards migrants under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' centre-right government, which has built a fence at its northern land borders and boosted sea patrols since it came to power in 2019. The post Greece Approves North Africa Asylum Ban Despite Criticism From Rights Groups appeared first on StratNews Global.