Denisa-Lydia Bayraktari discusses with Stavros Dioskouridis the Albanian migrant experience in Greece in 2023, reflecting on 30 years of Albanian immigration. They delve into topics such as integration, racism, and the challenges of slow naturalization processes. […]
Entry Category: Legal
A Short Border Handbook
Border Handbook offers a concise yet critical reflection on the multifaceted nature of borders—geopolitical, cultural, and symbolic. It interrogates how borders are constructed, experienced, and contested, drawing from interdisciplinary perspectives such as political geography, migration studies, and critical theory. The text provides tools for understanding borders not only as physical demarcations but as dynamic processes […]
On the systematic rejection of family reunification applications by Germany
The legal note of Refugee Support of the Aegean (RSA) and PRO ASYL points out the systematic rejection of family reunification applications sent by Greece to Germany and their disastrous consequences for the rights of refugees. It examines the significant changes made in the last three years and the recent practices of the German authorities […]
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Illegal’ traveller: An auto-ethnography of borders.
This work explores the lived experience of border crossing through an auto-ethnographic lens, focusing on the socio-political constructions of legality and identity. By situating personal narrative within broader geopolitical contexts, the author critically engages with concepts of statehood, migration, and the bureaucratic production of illegality. The study challenges dominant discourses around mobility and belonging, offering […]
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What does it mean to be a refugee?
About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have become Internally Displaced Persons, meaning they fled their homes but are still in their own countries. Others, referred to as refugees, sought shelter outside their own country. But what does that term […]
Inventing “traffickers” – The second whip of Greek immigration policy
The article refers to the way the Greek state uses the term “trafficker” to justify stricter practices and restrictions in the management of migration. It analyses how Greek authorities and international organisations have targeted traffickers, creating an image of an enemy that negatively affects refugees and migrants. The Greek government celebrates its alleged war against […]
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“The rule of law in Greece under threat. The systematic criminalization of the criminalization of “boat/car driving” in Greece
The present study examines the reality of efforts to combat illegal immigration in Greece, analysing the current legal framework and its practical application. It demonstrates that instead of protecting the rights of migrants and asylum seekers, these policies criminalise them and expose them to long prison sentences on charges of illegal trafficking, simply for crossing […]
Benjamin T.O.
Bengamin T.O. – Born in Guinea, passed through Greece and now lives in France […]
Mohamed Lamine
Mohamed Lamine – Born in Guinea and lives in Greece […]
Rena Souli
Rena Souli – Born in Albania and now lives in Greece […]