#Greece : 'SPYING SCANDAL BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT: 2 reports.. have resurfaced the eavesdropping scandal that has engulfed the country’s conservative ΝΕΑ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ Ελληνική Κυβέρνηση.. Acc to the reports, more political figures — incl members of the 🇬🇷 Cabinet — have been under #surveillance .'

Former ND government minister who had to resign in Dec 2019 after incorrectly claiming that he had an MBA from Columbia University now claims he had one all along ... only the degree he posted is dated 20 Oct 2021.

🇨🇾🇬🇷 This week, a group of PEGA Committee Press MEPs travel to Cyprus (1-2 Nov) and Greece (2-4 Nov) to investigate the development and use of spyware.

📌Press point: 4 Nov 12.00 EET at Ευρ. Κοινοβούλιo in Athens

See details: europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

#Greece : 43 #RefugeesGr , 16 of them children allegedly pushed back: 'Ppl from the rubber boat said the officers.. beat them with long sticks, there was shouting & screaming.. “we didn’t dare to do anything, we.. obeyed their orders, afterwards they left us to drown”.' #PushBacks

The author of this rant is Σοφία Βούλτεψη, state secretary at Υπουργείο Μετανάστευσης & Ασύλου. Massive attack against critical journalism, focussed on migration. Says the press freedom index is led by the world's juntas. Only goal of these words: discredit journalists.
tomanifesto.gr/dimosiografiko…

#Greece : Reporters who spoke with CPJ believe more members of the media have been targeted with wiretaps than is publicly known.

“The process to get waivers for wiretapping is just so easy,” journalist Stavros Malichudis told CPJ.

Read more: cpj.org/2022/10/in-gre…

A boat carrying approximately 110 people, mostly afghan families, on its way from Turkey to Italy, ended up in disaster in the Ionian Sea, inside Greek waters, 80 nautical miles from Kalamata. HCG has so far refused to comment m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Once again, a person with serious injuries was not helped but violently pushed back by Ελληνική Αστυνομία and its partners. #Europe , how long will you continue to support this violent and deadly regime and repetitive indifference against ECHR CEDH-decisions?
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New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has chosen a cabinet with members who want to undermine human rights protections for people in Britain while illegally forcing asylum seekers to dangerous Rwanda. A very bad start. hrw.org/news/2022/10/2…

12 hours after our first alert, the people in distress are desperate because despite their highly critical state they are only being watched, not being helped. Non-assistance can cost lives! ΛΙΜΕΝΙΚΟ ΣΩΜΑ it's your duty to bring them to safety! Don’t further delay an intervention!

Germany – Swastikas sprayed on signs at Buchenwald camp memorial antisemitism.org.il/2022/10/29/ger…

A boat carrying 8 people ended up in distress north of Samos this morning. People onboard called the international emergency number 112, and Greek Coast Guard and Italian Frontex on Samos was alerted. Kudos to personnel from HCG ΛΣ-142 and Italian Frontex for a job well executed.

#Greece is  is the worst-performing country in the #EU #GenderEquality Index, once again... Greece’s ranking has remained the same since 2010!... #Sexism
eige.europa.eu/gender-equalit…

#Greece : A school principal allegedly asked for 50€ from a family of #Immigrants for the expenses of a wreath for the #OxiDay ceremony. They refused to give money (something which would be unprecedented & on racist grounds) & they made their own wreath to lay. #discrimination

👋 Elon Musk

In Europe, the bird will fly by our 🇪🇺 rules.

#DSA

80% of Roma live in poverty | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights europa.eu/!7m6nWc

#ECREWeekly update 🇬🇷:
➡️Human Rights Watch report deportations to 🇸🇾 challenging JMD deeming 🇹🇷 safe third country
➡️Pushbacks & non-response tactics continue
➡️Refugees left in destitution & without rights
🔗bit.ly/3DFwEB1

'Kathimerini – #Greece ’s largest.. newspaper– published an article.. that portrays Panayote Dimitras legitimate actions to defend #HumanRights as.. human trafficking. We express our solidarity with Panayote & call for an end to the harassment of the GHM &.. #HumanRights Defenders in 🇬🇷.'