On 4 October, the Aegean Boat report revealed that 1589 asylum seekers arrived in the Aegean islands between 23 and 29 September. During the same period, 80 boats (2210 people) were pushed back by the police.
On 26 September, the Greek government asked again for EU funding for its fence with Turkey. The EU Commission is insisting on a smarter solution, but recently the Greek Prime Minister announced that the fence will be built with or without EU money.
On 26 September, the Greek coastguard found the body of a woman and rescued 15 people off the island of Kos in the eastern Aegean. On the same day, they rescued 78 people from a wooden boat in southern Greece.
On 26 September, a Pakistani refugee with residency papers died in a Greek police station. The police said he died of natural causes, but his body showed clear signs of severe abuse and violence.
On 25 September, the Aegean Boat report revealed that 1530 asylum seekers arrived in the Aegean islands between 16 and 22 September. During the same period, 69 boats (1750 people) were pushed back by the police.
On 23 September, a girl and three women died when a boat capsized off the Greek island of Samos, 26 people managed to reach the shore swimming.
On 17 September, the Mobile Info Team issued a joint statement urging Greece to immediately resume the provision of cash assistance to asylum seekers. Since April, asylum seekers have been deprived of their legal right to this aid, with no official announcement from the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. Instead, beneficiaries received text messages notifying them of further delays.
On 17 September, Greece has announced measures to reinforce its border with Turkey by hiring at least 150 new border guards and extending its fence. The country is also expected to see an increase in the number of migrants following Germany’s recent decision to reintroduce border controls at all its borders.
On 17 September, the Greek coast guard tried to prevent a boat carrying migrants from entering Greek waters. The smugglers responded by forcibly throwing the passengers into the sea to escape. The coast guard rescued 3 people, while 27 others successfully reached shore, and one man died. The two suspected smugglers were arrested after the incident.
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