On 16 July 2025, 109 civil society organisations issued a joint press release condemning the legislative provision adopted by the Hellenic Parliament on Friday 11 July 2025 (Article 79 of Law 5218/2025) which imposes a three-month suspension on the making of asylum applications for people arriving in Greece from North Africa and orders their immediate deportation without registration.
109 organisations condemn the suspension of the right to asylum for people arriving from North Africa by sea
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- Greek Council for Refugees | Ελληνικό Συμβούλιο για τους Πρόσφυγες (16 July, 2025), [109 organisations call for the unlawful suspension of access to asylum in Greece to be immediately withdrawn],