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10 / 07 / 2025

Greece’s smuggling crackdown: are refugees carrying the can?

Despite the stories of mass arrests, most “smugglers” jailed in Greece are asylum-seekers who were coerced into driving boats. Fast-track trials and flawed evidence raise serious concerns about justice.

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13 / 06 / 2025

“Smiles Don’t Lie” – Israeli Propaganda Targets Greece, EU Countries

As public attention in Greece and across Europe turns to the March to Gaza, Israel has launched a targeted campaign aimed at regional audiences. Through sponsored YouTube ads promoting its “humanitarian aid” efforts, the Israeli government is rapidly boosting video viewership across the region.

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07 / 05 / 2025

“We don’t feel comfortable in our own homes” – Your answers to Solomon’s questionnaire 

We asked how you deal with the cold in winter and the difficulty of keeping your homes warm. From using the oven as a heat source, to staying confined to a single room, these are the experiences that 546 Solomon readers shared with us.

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30 / 04 / 2025

In Zakynthos, activists confront poachers and the long tradition of impunity

The environmental organization CABS, active on Zakynthos for three years in an effort to protect the endangered turtle dove species, reports that it has been attacked by poachers. It is the latest episode in a series of violent incidents that have been escalating since April 2024.

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25 / 02 / 2025

Heat or eat: The coldest homes in Europe are in western Greece

One in ten people in Europe are cold in their homes in winter. In Greece, the percentage is double: two in ten. Across Europe, western Greece ranks as the region with the coldest homes.

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26 / 07 / 2024

An HIV-positive patient hospitalized at Εvaggelismos under appalling conditions

At Greece’s largest hospital, an HIV-positive patient, diagnosed with active tuberculosis, is hospitalized under health conditions which put his life in danger.

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21 / 05 / 2024

Testimony of Hellenic Coast Guard captain exonerates the “Pylos nine”

Nine Egyptian nationals, survivors of the deadly Pylos shipwreck, accused of smuggling and causing the vessel to sink, were found not guilty. Below is the statement given by the captain of PPLS-920, the only Coast Guard vessel present during the sinking of the Adriana in June 2023.

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03 / 04 / 2024

Heavy fine for the Ministry of Migration’s surveillance systems

The Hellenic Data Protection Authority issued the Ministry a €175,000 fine in regards to their digital management systems “Centaur” and “Hyperion”. Solomon had previously revealed that the Ministry’s two flagship programs were designed and implemented without the required data privacy protections.

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27 / 03 / 2024

Lost for Words: Lack of interpreters puts asylum seekers’ lives on hold in Greece

In detention-like facilities, asylum seekers have to wait for sometimes over a year for their asylum interviews due to lack of interpreters. And when the interviews take place, they sometimes blame interpreters’ mistakes for their rejections.

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