Author Archives: Tommy Olsen

A rubber boat carrying 18 people, 12 adults and 6 children, arrived on Cape Praso, Samos north east this morning 06.00. The people fled to the woods after landing, scared to be returned to Turkey by Greek coast guard. Aegean Boat Report has been in contact with the group, to document their arrival, to makeContinue reading “Arrivals On Samos!”

Yesterday Aegean Boat Report past another milestone, 40.000 followers on Facebook, and counting. To run and manage every aspect of this organization, from a small town in northern Norway, alone, has never been easy. These last months has been especially challenging, travel restrictions, lockdowns and social distancing has made information so much more difficult toContinue reading “40.000 Followers On Facebook”

For the last five months the Greek government has categorically denied any involvement in pushback’s or illegal activities in the Aegean Sea. And then the Greek shipping minister, Giannis Plakiotakis, blows the whistle, bragging about their achievement on a new conference. “Since the start of the year, the entry of more than 10,000 people hasContinue reading “Greek Minister Confirms Pushbacks!”

The Greek government is taking the “pandemic excuse” even one step further. They have already kept all camps under lockdown for months, now they will close the camps for good. Children and families will be put behind barbed wire, in the new “prisons” on Lesvos and Chios. Yesterday it was announced by the Ministry ofContinue reading ““Never Again”…”

In the last two weeks, there has been an increase in bigger boats trying to cross from Turkey towards the Greek Aegean islands. These boats are usually old, in very bad condition, and can’t be seen as anything else than death traps. A total of 450 people have tried to cross on 4 of theseContinue reading “Alarming Trends!”

The first coronavirus case reported in the notorious Moria refugee camp, on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos. The camp is placed under quarantine lockdown for the next 14 days. A 40 year old man has tested positive for COVID-19, and what humanitarian workers have feared has become reality. A team from the National OrganizationContinue reading “The First Case Of COVID-19 In Moria!”

2. September 2015, Alan Kurdi(3), was found drowned outside Bodrum, Turkey. The picture of his lifeless body moved a whole world, and inspired thousands of people to get involved in the refugee crisis in the Aegean Sea. Aylan’s father, Abdulla Kurdi, who lost his wife and two children said “let these be the last toContinue reading “We said “never again”…”

The Greek minister of Migration and Asylum, Notis Mitarachi, is “celebrating” that there has been no arrivals on a Lesvos the last three weeks. “Three weeks in a row(20 days) with no arrivals on Lesvos, haven’t happened since 2014!!” he published on Facebook earlier today, he forgot to say anything about how.. The last threeContinue reading “The Hypocrisy Continues…”

Greece’s Migration and Asylum Minister, Notis Mitarachi once again denies any involvement in pushback`s in the Aegean Sea, today on BBC World News. How many times do we need to listen to these lies? BBC’s Lyse Doucet reports from people who had travelled from Afghanistan and Syria, in northern and southern Greece. Published by BBCContinue reading “The Refugee Crisis, 5 Years and counting..”

The body of a small child is found alone on a beach in Djerba, off the coast of Tunis. Several dead bodies have washed ashore these past few weeks. Now one ear and the tip of a finger will be removed in hope of one day identifying the little one before the body is placedContinue reading “Another dead child..”