Clashes between asylum seekers and police took place twice within a week, on August 22 and 24, at the closed facility in Sintiki, Serres, highlighting the deadlock facing Greece’s migration policy, according to Kathimerini.
The 300 to 500 migrants who have been held in Sintiki for the past year and are facing deportation say in a letter that they are living in overcrowded conditions and receiving inadequate food. They also report problems with the water supply and air conditioning.
At the same time, countries of origin, particularly Egypt given the large number of Egyptian nationals, are refusing to take them back.
The Plevris law (September 2, 2025) states that people who enter the country “irregularly” can remain in detention, first administrative and then criminal, for at least 2+2 years.
Under the Plevris law, passed a year ago on September 2, 2025, people who enter the country “irregularly” can remain in detention, first administrative and then criminal, for at least 2+2 years.
In a statement issued yesterday, the association representing employees of the Asylum Service and Appeals Authority said that “the people behind the barbed wire are victims of wars, interventions, conflicts, persecution, poverty and social deprivation. The response to displacement cannot be confinement, further deprivation, repression and inhumane living conditions.”
The association is also calling for more staff so that asylum applications can be processed more quickly and thoroughly.
Source: Kathimerini
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