Author Archives: Tommy Olsen

Dear Madam Commissioner, Ms Johansson,                 Welcome back to Greece. We hope you will enjoy your time here, but we are afraid we must let you know that since your last visit, just over a year ago, things have not been going well. While you were away From 1 March 2020 (which we know wasContinue reading “One Year On: We Need Your Help, Commissioner”

‘At least three – and in fact almost certainly four – men died on Friday 19 March 2021. They drowned having been adrift as part of a group of seven people in the Aegean Sea in a life-raft identical to those used by the Greek government for illegal push-backs. All seven had been cuffed withContinue reading “End illegal, immoral and potentially lethal pushbacks now!”

‘In the light of more than a year of illegal pushbacks by official Greek rescue and border patrol agencies at the behest of the Greek government, behaviour which we can only describe as reprehensible and inhuman, Aegean Boat Report is sorry to announce that except in cases of extreme risk of suffering and potential lossContinue reading

In yet another shocking breach of international law, two children have been beaten, robbed and forced onto a rubber dinghy by Greek authorities, despite repeated government claims that it does not carry out ‘pushbacks’ of refugees from Greece to Turkey. Two children were forcibly removed from Vathy refugee camp on Samos, and set adrift, alone,Continue reading “Two Children Left Drifting Alone In A Rubber Dingy By The Hellenic Coast Guard!”

In yet another shocking breach of international law, men, women and children have been beaten, robbed and forced onto a life raft by Greek authorities, despite repeated government claims that it does not undertake ‘pushbacks’ of refugees into Turkey. Thirteen men, women and children were forcibly removed from a refugee camp in Lesvos on WednesdayContinue reading “Small Children Left Drifting In Life Rafts In The Aegean Sea!”

Survivors claims that 3 people drowned after they where forced in life rafts by the Hellenic coast guard A boat carrying 34 people started out at from Sazli, Ayvacik, Turkey on December 18th at 22.00, heading towards Lesvos north east. Around midnight they where stopped and picked up by a vessel with ID number ΛΣContinue reading “3 People Drowned After they where forced in life rafts by the Hellenic coast guard”

A boat carrying 34 people landed south of Vokaria, Chios south east just before midnight on December 17th. Scared they fled to the woods in several smaller groups, hiding until first light. The following morning 8 people was found in the village of Nenita, several locals had seen them and called the police. 8 peopleContinue reading “Pushback Chios December 17th”

A boat trying to cross towards Leros carrying 27 people on December 15th was pushed back by the Hellenic coast guard after being held for two days on the military base on Kalolimnos, her is their testimony. “It all started at 2 a.m. when a boat with 27 people onboard left the Turkish coast forContinue reading “Pushback Kalymnos December 15th”

Aegean Boat Report has reported on two occations on a pushback from Kalymnos on December 5th, when a boat carrying 31 people arrived on Kalymnos, and was pushback back in two groups, 17 people, women and children was found in a life raft outside Didim on December 6th, and 11 men was picked up fromContinue reading “Refugees Violently Beaten By Hellenic Coast Guard!”

14.12.2020 Aegean Boat Report has not, does not, and never will guide people to the Eastern Aegean islands. People travelling to the EU are not ‘illegal immigrants’. By stating that ABR guides people to the islands, and by calling men, women and children ‘illegal immigrants’, the Greek government – and you – are doing aContinue reading “ABR Response To Misinformation In Protothema Article”