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A “tragedy” and a “false propaganda"

A “tragedy” and a “false propaganda"
By Aristea from Solomon • Issue #37 • View online
Bodies of people have been found near to the Turkey - Greek border, after they apparently froze to death.
Greece’s Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said the deaths were a “tragedy”, but that Turkey’s version of events was “false propaganda”.
And a ping-pong game of accuses between those two countries is still on.
Find more below.

START WITH SOLOMON
Unaccompanied minors: The fear of adulthood
Like most teenagers in Europe, they should be waiting for their 18th birthday with excitement and impatience. But for the thousands of asylum seekers who are unaccompanied minors, the day they turn 18 – when they go from being minors in need of protection to being regarded as “men” and even “foreigners” – is a day accompanied by anxiety about what tomorrow might bring and by the fear of deportation.
wearesolomon.com  •  Share
IPI on legal threat against Solomon, RU: "Clear attempt to silence public interest reporting"
IPI on legal threat against Solomon, RU: "Clear attempt to silence public interest reporting"
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) has published an alert on the pre-litigation warning that we received from NGO Hopeten, along with our colleagues at Reporters United. The International Press Insitute (IPI) notes that it views the warning as a clear attempt to silence the two media’s public interest investigative reporting.
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NEWS & STORIES
Greece: Refugees, asylum-seekers struggle to integrate
Greece: Refugees, asylum-seekers struggle to integrate
The European Union has regularly urged the Greek government to create more opportunities to help migrants become a part of society. Athens continues to throw up hurdles, but aid groups are doing their best to help.
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Twelve refugees found frozen to death near Turkey-Greece border
Turkey’s interior minister accuses Greece of stripping the group of their clothes before deliberately sending them back.
www.aljazeera.com  •  Share
A Turkish minister accused Greek border guards of taking the group’s clothes and shoes and then forcing them back across the border, a claim that Greece denied.
www.nytimes.com  •  Share
Undocumented and still unvaxxed in Greece
Undocumented and still unvaxxed in Greece
Poultry farms are emblematic of the situation of undocumented migrants in Greece: despite the risk of contagion, many undocumented workers do not get vaccinated for fear of being deported. A law to fix the issue has been delayed, reveals an investigation by Lighthouse Reports and Efimerida ton Synktaton.
voxeurop.eu  •  Share
RSF in English
#Greece: @RSF_inter condemns the intimidation of @reporters_gr & @we_are_solomon for their stories about spending #EU funds for asylum policy. The incriminated NGO Hopeten sent them pre-litigation warnings, although the journalists’ work is in the Greek & European public interest https://t.co/DIjFePexZa
Germany draws more refugees granted protection in Greece
Germany draws more refugees granted protection in Greece
Last year saw another sharp rise in the number of people arriving ‘irregularly’ in Germany, even though they had already received refugee protection in Greece. Tens of thousands of claims for asylum in Germany remain on hold while authorities try to tackle the problem.
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Greek protesters torch equipment at island migrant camp
Greek protesters torch equipment at island migrant camp
Greek police say they have arrested four people on the Greek island of Lesbos after violence broke out during a protest against plans to build a new migrant camp there
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Greece: People on the Move Caught in Deadly Greek-Turkish Stand-off, Government Attempts to Hide Lack of Access to Asylum Procedures, EU-Funded “Prison Structures” Face Local Opposition
Greece: People on the Move Caught in Deadly Greek-Turkish Stand-off, Government Attempts to Hide Lack of Access to Asylum Procedures, EU-Funded “Prison Structures” Face Local Opposition
While Greece and Turkey continue their stand-off in the Evros region the death toll of people on the move in the region continues to mount, as does evidence of systematic violent pushbacks.
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LONGREADS
Afghan Refugees Face Two-Tier System in Europe
Afghan Refugees Face Two-Tier System in Europe
Educated elites evacuated to Europe after the Taliban’s return are welcomed, but they struggle with their lives in exile, even as their poorer compatriots are shunned.
www.nytimes.com  •  Share
NOT TO LOSE
LOST STARS, A documentary film, Official Teaser with English subtitles
LOST STARS, A documentary film, Official Teaser with English subtitles
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