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I have been running Aegean Boat Report, a Norwegian NGO, since December 2017, from a small town in the north of Norway. People following the page have believed that this was done from the ground in Greece, and by a team, not one single man. It has been challenging, and a lot of hard work.Continue reading “The Story”

There is a massive increase in boats traveling towards the Greek Aegean Islands, people are fleeing Turkey by the thousands every week. A political shift in Turkey, and threats of mass deportations, forcing even more people out on the dangerous journey towards Europe. We have seen a steady increase in boats since June, numbers fromContinue reading “Massive increase”

The refugee crisis has been forgotten long time ago by the press. Teams and organizations on the ground has been screaming for more press coverage for years, and when they finally get it, they try to hinder them from doing their job, quite ironic. We can all agree that some journalists can be ruthless, doingContinue reading “Freedom of the press?”

For some unexplained reason, Greek government has stopped publishing arrival, transfer and population data from the Greek Aegean Islands. For two weeks there has been no updates. This can of course be some kind of technical problem, but no information on such problems has been posted. So what other reason can be the cause ofContinue reading “Transparency is fading”