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On February 9, at 21.42(EET), Aegean Boat Report was contacted by a person claiming to be in distress at sea in a rubber boat with a malfunctioning engine, drifting outside the Greek island of Lesvos in bad weather conditions together with 44 other people. At first this person was, due to bad cell phone receptionContinue reading “Boat In Distress Called 112, After Arriving On Land Greek Authorities Pushed Them Back”

The tragic shipwreck on Lesvos on the morning of Tuesday February 7 claimed three lives, two women and one man. A boat, reported to be carrying 41 people, ran into cliffs on their way in towards shore on Lesvos, 39 people was eventually rescued and 3 people died. According to survivors, the smugglers told themContinue reading “Pushed Back Under Extreme Weather Conditions”

Over the last three years 54.000 people have been pushed back in the Aegean Sea in over 2.000 cases by Greek authorities, despite the mounting evidence against them, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, continue to deny Greek involvement in these atrocities. Evidence is recorded by UN bodies, NGOs and investigative journalists. However, Mitsotakis refuted theContinue reading “36 Life Rafts In January”

For three years, the Greek government has, in place of a refugee policy, deliberately broken international law, carrying out acts of violence, torture, and sometimes murder against men, women and children who have done nothing wrong. It’s time for this outrage to end. Whether the trash is the despicable policy and activity of the GreekContinue reading “It’s time to take out the trash”

We at Aegean Boat Report are saddened, weary, and sadly not at all surprised to once again have been targeted by the Greek government with yet another mischievous, baseless and transparent attempt to prevent us from carrying out our – unfortunately necessary – work. Anyone who has followed us or our experiences in recent yearsContinue reading “Government’s efforts to intimidate humanitarians unfounded, and must not be allowed to succeed”

On Friday December 16 a boat carrying 35 people crashed into rocks of the coast in the Fara area west of the entrance to the gulf of Sheraton Lesvos south, according to the information published by the Hellenic coast guard. During the rescue operation 34 people was recovered alive, including two people who was injuredContinue reading “Baby Boy Drowned on Lesvos, Mother Pushed Back by Greek Authorities”

On Thursday December 15, 26 people, 25 Palestinians and one Yemeni, was found on the Aegean island of Lipsi in northern Dodecanese. The group claimed to have been hiding on a remote beach on the island , to avoid being found by Greek authorities and illegally returned to Turkey. The group consisted of Palestinian familiesContinue reading “26 People Pushed Back From The Greek Island Of Lipsi”

In the early morning of December 6, a boat carrying 44 people arrived on the northeastern shore of Lesvos. Shortly after arriving the group fled to the woods in the surrounding area to hide, fearing that if they were found by Greek authorities they would be illegally deported back to Turkey. The group contacted localContinue reading “15 Children Left Drifting In Life Rafts By Greek Authorities”

In the morning of December 2, at 07.00, a boat carrying approximately 40 people arrived west of Tarti, Lesvos south. After arriving the group quickly moved away from the beach, afraid to be found by police and illegally returned to Turkey. The group walked for hours toward higher ground, believed they would be safer ifContinue reading “Pushbacks as Border Management”

In the morning of Thursday, November 10, a boat carrying 33 people landed west of Gavathas, Lesvos north west. The flimsy rubber boat had started out from Turkey in cover of darkness, 33 people packed into this small boat, people with hopes for a better future, away from war and persecution, to finally be ableContinue reading “Afghan Families Left Drifting in Life Rafts Outside Lesvos”