Geflüchtete vor Griechenland: Katastrophe von Pylos „war kein tragischer Unfall“ Im Juni 2023 starben vermutlich 600 Menschen, als der Kutter „Adriana“ sank. Anwältin Eleni Spathana spricht über die tödlichen Praktiken der griechischen Küstenwache.

Anwätin Spathana @rsaegean.org @proasyl.de prangert griechische #Küstenwache an: Die Katastrophe von #Pylos „war kein tragischer Unfall“. Mein Interview für die @fr-zeitung.bsky.social :

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Νέος αρχηγός του Λιμενικού ο Χρήστος Κοντορουχάς - Θέση στο υπουργείο αναλαμβάνει ο απερχόμενος Πώς έκρινε το ΚΥΣΕΑ τη θητεία του απερχόμενου αρχηγού του Λιμενικού Σώματος.

Only in 🇬🇷does the outgoing Chief of the Coast Guard, Tryfonas Kontizas, who is under investigation & accused for the #Pylos shipwreck, whose tenure was considered succesful, is moved to a newly established position at the Ministry of Citizen Protection❗️

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Das SharePic zeigt ein Foto eines Küstenwachbootes, das ein Schlauchboot abdrängt. Dazu Angaben zur Veranstaltung aus dem Textbeitrag sowie die Logos der unterstützenden Organisationen

# Chios und Pylos - tödliche Gewalt gegen Geflüchtete: Werden die Chefs der Küstenwache wegen fahrlässiger Tötung verurteilt?

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Pylos shipwreck: Criminal prosecution on felony charges against the current head of the Coast Guard and senior members of its leadership

Flashback zum Massaker von #Pylos, bei dem die Küstenwache mehr als 600 Menschen tötete. Der Staat versuchte, 9 Geflüchtete zu Sündenböcken zu machen, doch nun steht die Grenzpolizei vor Gericht. Gemeinsam mit @legalcentrelesvos.bsky.social fordern wir: Aufklärung, Gerechtigkeit, Konsequenzen! 3/3

RSA is providing free legal assistance and representation to survivors and relatives of victims of the Chios incident. RSA lawyers have represented relevant cases before the @echr.coe.int & represent survivors of the #Pylos #shipwreck before the Greek authorities.

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Four: Contest the policy that enabled this, at home and beyond. The @echr.coe.int has condemned Greece four times in the last three years for Coast Guard operations. Less than three years ago, the #Pylos #shipwreck claimed over 600 lives.
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15 Tote bei Kollision von Flüchtlingsboot und griechischer Küstenwache Einsatzkräfte konnten laut Küstenwache 25 Menschen retten, eine Frau verstarb wenig später. Die genauen Umstände der Kollision ließen sich bislang nicht unabhängig prüfen

15 Tote bei Kollision von Flüchtlingsboot und griechischer Küstenwache

Beim Thema #1 gibt es diese Mehrheit für verschärfte Maßnahmen. Sollten sich die Befürworter:innen nicht auch zu den (Er-)Folgen dieser Maßnahmen äußern? Wegen der Ausgewogenheit. 🤥
#Pylos

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The tragedy in Chios is not an isolated incident. Two and a half years after the deadly #Pylos #shipwreck, shipwrecks and deaths at the borders continue to occur almost daily, as a direct consequence of deterrence and non-rescue practices in violation of fundamental legal standards.
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Suite à une de nos campagnes, la·le responsable des garde-côtes #grecs et trois hauts gradés ont été inculpé·es pour leur implication dans le naufrage du #Pylos, qui a causé la mort de 600 personnes. ⚖️🕊️

Ces inculpations s’ajoutent aux charges portées contre 17 officier·es en mai dernier. 🚨🌍

Our latest report to the Committee of Ministers argues that the breaches of the human right to life found by the Strasbourg Court in these cases are owed to complex and systemic deficiencies that persist to date, from the 2023 #Pylos #shipwreck to more recent incidents.
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#Pylos #shipwreck: Criminal prosecution on felony charges against the current head of the Coast Guard and senior members of its leadership
#Justice4Pylos

Joint press release 👇
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@gcrefugees.bsky.social @legalcentrelesvos.bsky.social
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@proasyl.de

Greek coastguard chief to be prosecuted over deadly migrant shipwreck Vice Adm Tryfon Kontizas is one of four senior coastguard figures to face manslaughter charges over the 2023 disaster.

The current head of Greece's coastguard and three other senior officers, are to face criminal prosecution for negligent manslaughter in connection with a 2023 migrant boat disaster in which up to 650 people are thought to have drowned, the BBC reports. #Pylos #Πυλος
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Greek Coast Guard Chief charged for #Pylos shipwreck that left some 600 people dead. But there should also be political accountability for the migration policies and rhetoric that led to this disaster. Both at Greek and EU level

Greek coastguard chief to be prosecuted over deadly migrant shipwreck Vice Adm Tryfon Kontizas is one of four senior coastguard figures to face manslaughter charges over the 2023 disaster.

#BBCNews - Greek coastguard chief to be prosecuted over deadly #migrant shipwreck
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#Adrian #Pylos #migration #refugees

A Greek prosecutor has extended charges to four more senior coast guard officers over one of the Mediterranean's deadliest accidents, a 2023 shipwreck in which hundreds drowned off the southwestern town of #Pylos, legal sources said. www.reuters.com/world/greek-...

The rule of law in Greece is in a dire state. When will the @ec.europa.eu wake up and act? And when will @eppgroup.bsky.social finally put principles over party interests? #Tempi #Pylos #Karaivaz #Predator #OPEKEPE #ZakKostopoulos (and much more)

The frescoes on display are quite a bit smaller than I expected. There was a nice variety on loan from the palace of Nestor excavations done in the 1950s. #mycenaeans #pylos

Dab a Little 3,000-Year-Old Greek Civilization on Your Wrist | Getty News Perfumer Michael Nordstrand distilled ancient Pylos into two scents for the Getty Villa Museum. One ingredient was originally raked from goats’ beards in Crete.

🏺Dab a Little 3,000-Year-Old Greek Civilization on Your Wrist🏺

Read about the art and science involved in recreating scents from ancient #Pylos at gty.art/4oh64CT.

#Perfume #Archaeology #ArtAndScience

Pylos, Greece

#photography #seafront #motorbike #scooter #pylos #greece #peloponnese #coast #mediterranean

Im selben Boot – DATUM Vor drei Jahren sank das überladene Flüchtlingsschiff Adriana vor der griechischen Küstenstadt Pylos. Mehr als 500 Passagiere starben, der Syrer Amir* überlebte – und kämpft heute von Tirol aus um Ger...

Mit den drei Nonnen hat @edithmeinhart.bsky.social wieder ihr außergewöhnliches Gespür für Geschichten, die uns alle berühren, gezeigt.

Auf eine weitere Geschichte von ihr, die mir am Herzen liegt, möchte ich Euch hinweisen: Der Überlebende des Schiffsunglücks vor #Pylos.

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EXCLUSIVE: “Following orders” — The defense of the Pylos coast guard officers The Hellenic Coast Guard has faced unprecedented scrutiny since June 2023, when a fishing trawler overloaded with migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Pylos, killing more than 600 people. Thirteen Coast Guard officers--the captain and crew of patrol vessel PPLS-920, the only ship on the scene when the boat went down--now face criminal charges. In an exclusive interview with Solomon, their lawyer presented the officers’ defense. Their version of events is juxtaposed against the findings of the Greek Ombudsman, whose confidential report—obtained by Solomon—challenges several of their claims and notes shortcomings in Coast Guard leadership on the night of June 14, 2023.

Exclusive: Lawyer defends Coast Guard officers accused in deadly Pylos shipwreck The lawyer representing the Hellenic Coast Guard officers facing criminal charges over the deadly Pylos shipwreck speaks exclusively to Solomon.

Monday Miscellany 25 August 2025

#Mycenaean Monday Miscellany!

This week:

- #Psalm 2
- #Ecumenicalism / #ecumenism
- #Bible readings
- Death of Dr. James #Dobson
- Book reviews: #Pylos exhibit, #women in Late Bronze Age #Greece

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Storytelling by survivors themselves is vital, in this case using AI to illustrate it.

Here Ahmad, survivor of the sinking of the #Adriana by the Greek Coastguard near #Pylos, tells his story.

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Over 230 surviving objects tell the story of thriving communities led by the warrior-princes of ancient Messenia, later governed by the Palace of Nestor at #Pylos.

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Am 14. Juni jährte sich das Verbrechen vor #Pylos zum zweiten Mal.

Unsere Grenzpolitik tötet, verletzt, unterdrückt Menschen jeden Tag. Unser Umgang mit Menschen auf der Flucht zeigt auf, dass die #Menschenrechte ihre universelle Gültigkeit verlieren.
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The 2023 Pylos shipwreck: applying the Disaster Victim Identification Protocol - Forced Migration Review Most migrants who die before reaching their destination are never identified. The Greek authorities’ response to a shipwreck in 2023, however, provides an excellent case study of successful identifica...

The 2023 #Pylos shipwreck left over 500 presumed dead. Yet 90% of recovered victims were identified - thanks to Greece’s #DVI team, @icrc.org, & global cooperation. A model for dignified, coordinated response.

Read the article: www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/lanzarone-themelis-vonkonig/

Schifftragödie vor Pylos: Was hat sich seither verändert? Die mögliche Verantwortung der Küstenwache für die Havarie hat die griechische Migrationspolitik kaum milder gestimmt.

#PylosShipwreck:
„Die griech. Küstenwache ist mittlerweile angeklagt, den Fischkutter 87 Kilometer südwestlich von der Hafenstadt #Pylos auf hoher See abgeschleppt zu haben, worauf dieser gekentert sei.
Vor dem Marinegericht in Piräus stehen 17 Mitarbeitende.“

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📢 Today, Thursday 19/6, a Press Conference was held marking the second anniversary of the #Pylos crime in #Greece, the deadliest #shipwreck recorded in the Mediterranean in recent years: rsaegean.org/en/press-con... (1/7)