Lydia Emmanouilidou
@lydiaemman.bsky.social
Freelance journalist in Athens covering migration, tech, surveillance, breaking news. Bylines in NYT, NPR, BBC & more. Ex- foreign correspondent in Greece for BBC's x WGBH's The World radio programme
https://lydiaemman.com
https://lydiaemman.com
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Clearview AI was fined €60 million in Europe in 2022 for illegally harvesting photos and personal data of millions. It has yet to pay a single euro.
excited to have helped enable @lydiaemman.bsky.social's excellent investigation with Tarbell Grants!
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excited to have helped enable @lydiaemman.bsky.social's excellent investigation with Tarbell Grants!
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How A Shady US AI Company Dodged Fines and Defied Regulators Across Europe
Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws.
wearesolomon.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Clearview AI was fined €60 million in Europe in 2022 for illegally harvesting photos and personal data of millions. It has yet to pay a single euro.
excited to have helped enable @lydiaemman.bsky.social's excellent investigation with Tarbell Grants!
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
excited to have helped enable @lydiaemman.bsky.social's excellent investigation with Tarbell Grants!
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
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#Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws.
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How A Shady US AI Company Dodged Fines and Defied Regulators Across Europe
Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws.
wearesolomon.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
#Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws.
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Clearview "hasn’t just dodged the rules — it’s ignored the process entirely."
Great reporting by @lydiaemman.bsky.social into the jurisdictional escape hatch that lets aggressive companies trading in biometrics escape EU law.
Great reporting by @lydiaemman.bsky.social into the jurisdictional escape hatch that lets aggressive companies trading in biometrics escape EU law.
1/ Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws.
New investigation by @lydiaemman.bsky.social in collaboration with @irpimedia.eu
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
New investigation by @lydiaemman.bsky.social in collaboration with @irpimedia.eu
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
How A Shady US AI Company Dodged Fines and Defied Regulators Across Europe
Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws. Clearview’s refusal to pay fines and its claim of being outside EU jurisdict...
wearesolomon.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Clearview "hasn’t just dodged the rules — it’s ignored the process entirely."
Great reporting by @lydiaemman.bsky.social into the jurisdictional escape hatch that lets aggressive companies trading in biometrics escape EU law.
Great reporting by @lydiaemman.bsky.social into the jurisdictional escape hatch that lets aggressive companies trading in biometrics escape EU law.
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This week's Critical State newsletter, ft.
- Saree Makdisi at @thenation.com
- Calum Farley & Rachel Goldwasser at @splcenter.org
- @lydiaemman.bsky.social at @wearesolomon.bsky.social
- @amnesty.org
- @n311.bsky.social at Inkstick
- Manuel Rueda at @prx.org
- Saree Makdisi at @thenation.com
- Calum Farley & Rachel Goldwasser at @splcenter.org
- @lydiaemman.bsky.social at @wearesolomon.bsky.social
- @amnesty.org
- @n311.bsky.social at Inkstick
- Manuel Rueda at @prx.org
Critical State: It’s Worse than the Red Scare, Actually
If you read just one thing this week … Trump’s war on Palestine solidarity.
inkstick.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This week's Critical State newsletter, ft.
- Saree Makdisi at @thenation.com
- Calum Farley & Rachel Goldwasser at @splcenter.org
- @lydiaemman.bsky.social at @wearesolomon.bsky.social
- @amnesty.org
- @n311.bsky.social at Inkstick
- Manuel Rueda at @prx.org
- Saree Makdisi at @thenation.com
- Calum Farley & Rachel Goldwasser at @splcenter.org
- @lydiaemman.bsky.social at @wearesolomon.bsky.social
- @amnesty.org
- @n311.bsky.social at Inkstick
- Manuel Rueda at @prx.org
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1/ Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws.
New investigation by @lydiaemman.bsky.social in collaboration with @irpimedia.eu
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
New investigation by @lydiaemman.bsky.social in collaboration with @irpimedia.eu
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
How A Shady US AI Company Dodged Fines and Defied Regulators Across Europe
Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws. Clearview’s refusal to pay fines and its claim of being outside EU jurisdict...
wearesolomon.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
1/ Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws.
New investigation by @lydiaemman.bsky.social in collaboration with @irpimedia.eu
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
New investigation by @lydiaemman.bsky.social in collaboration with @irpimedia.eu
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
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For months, frontline EU staff deployed in refugee camps in Greece have been filing internal reports about the systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children.
In our @wearesolomon.bsky.social investigation, we reveal the scale of the disastrous conditions.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
In our @wearesolomon.bsky.social investigation, we reveal the scale of the disastrous conditions.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
Unaccompanied Children Sleep on the Floor in Shifts in Greece’s 'Model Camps'. The EU Is Aware.
Internal EU documents obtained through freedom of information requests and visual evidence from rights organizations on the ground, reveal systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trappe...
wearesolomon.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
For months, frontline EU staff deployed in refugee camps in Greece have been filing internal reports about the systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children.
In our @wearesolomon.bsky.social investigation, we reveal the scale of the disastrous conditions.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
In our @wearesolomon.bsky.social investigation, we reveal the scale of the disastrous conditions.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
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Mit @lukashaeuptli.bsky.social und @oabdullah.bsky.social recherchierte ich zu den Zuständen in der «Safe Area» für minderjährige Geflüchtete auf #Samos. Doch die sind alles andere als «safe»: Die von der Schweiz mitfinanzierten Zentren verstossen gegen Grundrechte der Bewohner:innen!
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Kaputte Toiletten, versiffte Gänge, Menschen mit Krätze. Die Zustände in einem Lager für Geflüchtete auf Samos spotten den Menschenrechten. Das sagen NGOs, das sagen Gerichte – aber was sagen die Schweizer Behörden? (1/3)
March 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Mit @lukashaeuptli.bsky.social und @oabdullah.bsky.social recherchierte ich zu den Zuständen in der «Safe Area» für minderjährige Geflüchtete auf #Samos. Doch die sind alles andere als «safe»: Die von der Schweiz mitfinanzierten Zentren verstossen gegen Grundrechte der Bewohner:innen!
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Unaccompanied children are being neglected in filthy, severely overcrowded conditions in one of Greece's 'model' camps
First-time visuals, FOI docs & insider testimony reveal systematic mistreatment in the EU-funded facility in Samos, which is seen as a blueprint for the EU’s new pact on migration
First-time visuals, FOI docs & insider testimony reveal systematic mistreatment in the EU-funded facility in Samos, which is seen as a blueprint for the EU’s new pact on migration
💥A new investigation by Solomon and media partners reveals systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trapped in dire conditions in Greek camps.
The EU and the Greek government are aware.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
The EU and the Greek government are aware.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
March 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Unaccompanied children are being neglected in filthy, severely overcrowded conditions in one of Greece's 'model' camps
First-time visuals, FOI docs & insider testimony reveal systematic mistreatment in the EU-funded facility in Samos, which is seen as a blueprint for the EU’s new pact on migration
First-time visuals, FOI docs & insider testimony reveal systematic mistreatment in the EU-funded facility in Samos, which is seen as a blueprint for the EU’s new pact on migration
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Our latest investigation into living conditions in Greece's 'model camps'
@lydiaemman.bsky.social @stavinoha.bsky.social @malichudis.bsky.social @supergalactica.bsky.social @maybulman.bsky.social
@lydiaemman.bsky.social @stavinoha.bsky.social @malichudis.bsky.social @supergalactica.bsky.social @maybulman.bsky.social
💥A new investigation by Solomon and media partners reveals systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trapped in dire conditions in Greek camps.
The EU and the Greek government are aware.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
The EU and the Greek government are aware.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
March 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Our latest investigation into living conditions in Greece's 'model camps'
@lydiaemman.bsky.social @stavinoha.bsky.social @malichudis.bsky.social @supergalactica.bsky.social @maybulman.bsky.social
@lydiaemman.bsky.social @stavinoha.bsky.social @malichudis.bsky.social @supergalactica.bsky.social @maybulman.bsky.social
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💥A new investigation by Solomon and media partners reveals systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trapped in dire conditions in Greek camps.
The EU and the Greek government are aware.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
The EU and the Greek government are aware.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
March 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
💥A new investigation by Solomon and media partners reveals systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trapped in dire conditions in Greek camps.
The EU and the Greek government are aware.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
The EU and the Greek government are aware.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
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“EU-funded #camps on the Greek islands fall far short of the very minimum living standards protected by human rights law, as recalled yet again by the @echr.coe.int,” - Minos Mouzourakis, lawyer at RSA
@wearesolomon.bsky.social
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@wearesolomon.bsky.social
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Unaccompanied Children Sleep on the Floor in Shifts in Greece’s 'Model Camps'. The EU Is Aware.
Internal EU documents obtained through freedom of information requests and visual evidence from rights organizations on the ground, reveal systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trappe...
wearesolomon.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
“EU-funded #camps on the Greek islands fall far short of the very minimum living standards protected by human rights law, as recalled yet again by the @echr.coe.int,” - Minos Mouzourakis, lawyer at RSA
@wearesolomon.bsky.social
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@wearesolomon.bsky.social
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💥Νέα έρευνα του Solomon και συνεργατών αποκαλύπτει εξευτελιστικές και επικίνδυνες συνθήκες διαβίωσης στις Κλειστές Ελεγχόμενες Δομές (ΚΕΔ) στα νησιά.
Η Ευρώπη και η ελληνική κυβέρνηση γνωρίζουν.
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Η Ευρώπη και η ελληνική κυβέρνηση γνωρίζουν.
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March 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
💥Νέα έρευνα του Solomon και συνεργατών αποκαλύπτει εξευτελιστικές και επικίνδυνες συνθήκες διαβίωσης στις Κλειστές Ελεγχόμενες Δομές (ΚΕΔ) στα νησιά.
Η Ευρώπη και η ελληνική κυβέρνηση γνωρίζουν.
wearesolomon.com/el/mag/thema...
Η Ευρώπη και η ελληνική κυβέρνηση γνωρίζουν.
wearesolomon.com/el/mag/thema...
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It doesn’t help that two years on, a trial has yet to even begin amid constant delays in the investigation. Greeks have lost trust in their country’s judicial system, the surveys say, while the government denies any wrongdoing. www.politico.eu/article/gree...
Greece gripped by massive strikes as suspicion and anger boil over
On the two-year anniversary of a train crash that killed 57 people, national protests reflect despair over its handling.
www.politico.eu
February 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
It doesn’t help that two years on, a trial has yet to even begin amid constant delays in the investigation. Greeks have lost trust in their country’s judicial system, the surveys say, while the government denies any wrongdoing. www.politico.eu/article/gree...
For @npr.org I covered today's general strike and mass protests in Greece & internationally as outrage over the 2023 #Tempi train crash, Greece’s deadliest, has reached a tipping point. Here's why more than 70% of Greeks suspect a government cover-up:
www.npr.org/2025/02/27/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/27/g...
2 years after Greece's deadliest train crash, victims and families await answers
On Feb. 28, 2023, a passenger train and freight train collided, leaving 57 dead. New evidence suggests many may not have been killed by the crash itself, but by a fire that followed.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
For @npr.org I covered today's general strike and mass protests in Greece & internationally as outrage over the 2023 #Tempi train crash, Greece’s deadliest, has reached a tipping point. Here's why more than 70% of Greeks suspect a government cover-up:
www.npr.org/2025/02/27/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/27/g...
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During his visit, the Commissioner focused on the tragic Pylos shipwreck of June 2023. The Commissioner, who liaises closely with the Ombudsman, notes his important findings and encourages the authorities to take resolute action to ensure appropriate criminal and disciplinary accountability.
Greece: the Commissioner calls for accountability for human rights violations committed at the borders and intensified efforts to honour the human rights of Roma
Strasbourg 11/02/2025
www.coe.int
February 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
During his visit, the Commissioner focused on the tragic Pylos shipwreck of June 2023. The Commissioner, who liaises closely with the Ombudsman, notes his important findings and encourages the authorities to take resolute action to ensure appropriate criminal and disciplinary accountability.
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Charge Greek coastguard officers over deadly shipwreck, says ombudsman
www.politico.eu/article/gree...
www.politico.eu/article/gree...
Charge Greek coastguard officers over deadly shipwreck, says ombudsman
Investigation finds “series of serious and reprehensible omissions” in search and rescue duties.
www.politico.eu
February 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Charge Greek coastguard officers over deadly shipwreck, says ombudsman
www.politico.eu/article/gree...
www.politico.eu/article/gree...
An inquiry by the Greek Ombudsman into the 2023 Pylos shipwreck reveals “serious and reprehensible omissions” by senior Greek coast guard officers during the search & rescue operation & “clear indications of culpability” under criminal law for 8 senior officers
www.ekathimerini.com/news/1260535...
www.ekathimerini.com/news/1260535...
Ombudsman finds ‘reprehensible omissions’ in coast guard’s handling of Pylos shipwreck | eKathimerini.com
An inquiry by the Greek Ombudsman into the June 2023 Pylos shipwreck that claimed the lives of over 500 migrants has revealed a “a series of serious and reprehensible omissions in the search and rescu...
www.ekathimerini.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
An inquiry by the Greek Ombudsman into the 2023 Pylos shipwreck reveals “serious and reprehensible omissions” by senior Greek coast guard officers during the search & rescue operation & “clear indications of culpability” under criminal law for 8 senior officers
www.ekathimerini.com/news/1260535...
www.ekathimerini.com/news/1260535...
Really looking forward to this two-part documentary, which I had the privilege of contributing to through research and reporting. Part I premiers on Al Jazeera on January 30—don’t miss it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtxs...
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The Palestine Laboratory documentary episode 1 trailer
YouTube video by Antony Loewenstein
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January 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Really looking forward to this two-part documentary, which I had the privilege of contributing to through research and reporting. Part I premiers on Al Jazeera on January 30—don’t miss it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtxs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtxs...
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In one of the largest demonstrations in recent years in Athens, tens of thousands of people gathered at Syntagma Square on Sunday to demand justice for the 2023 Tempe train disaster, joined by 97 cities across Greece and 13 cities around the world. #Τεμπη www.ekathimerini.com/politics/125...
Thousands gather in Greece’s cities to call for justice in Tempe disaster | eKathimerini.com
In one of the largest demonstrations in recent years at Syntagma Square in Athens, tens of thousands of people gathered on Sunday to demand justice for the Tempi disaster, joined by 97 cities across G...
www.ekathimerini.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In one of the largest demonstrations in recent years in Athens, tens of thousands of people gathered at Syntagma Square on Sunday to demand justice for the 2023 Tempe train disaster, joined by 97 cities across Greece and 13 cities around the world. #Τεμπη www.ekathimerini.com/politics/125...
Massive demo outside Greek parliament today as public outrage reignites over country’s deadliest train crash
New details have emerged about the 2023 #Tempi tragedy, including reports that cargo train involved in collision was carrying flammable materials
Catch my coverage on @npr.org newscast
New details have emerged about the 2023 #Tempi tragedy, including reports that cargo train involved in collision was carrying flammable materials
Catch my coverage on @npr.org newscast
January 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
New report details how asylum seekers in Greece's EU-funded refugee camps are subjected to invasive phone confiscations & legally dubious AI surveillance systems
Findings include two Israeli defense-linked firms involved in surveillance at Greek camps
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666182...
Findings include two Israeli defense-linked firms involved in surveillance at Greek camps
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666182...
Greek authorities subject refugees to invasive surveillance | Computer Weekly
Greek border authorities are subjecting asylum seekers to invasive phone confiscations and artificial intelligence-powered surveillance, in another potential violation of European data protection laws
www.computerweekly.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
New report details how asylum seekers in Greece's EU-funded refugee camps are subjected to invasive phone confiscations & legally dubious AI surveillance systems
Findings include two Israeli defense-linked firms involved in surveillance at Greek camps
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666182...
Findings include two Israeli defense-linked firms involved in surveillance at Greek camps
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666182...
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For the first time in internet history, the US has officially blocked a global social media platform, joining the ranks of authoritarian regimes like China and Russia www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Unavailable in the US—and Gone From the App Stores
After President Biden declined to reassure Apple, Google, and Oracle that they wouldn’t be fined for giving Americans access to TikTok, the app’s hopes now hang on President-elect Trump.
www.wired.com
January 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
For the first time in internet history, the US has officially blocked a global social media platform, joining the ranks of authoritarian regimes like China and Russia www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
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Another important investigation reveals that Greek authorities knew the 9 Egyptians they arrested after the deadly Pylos shipwreck were not the real smugglers
By: @lydiaemman.bsky.social, @malichudis.bsky.social, Corina Petridi & Samh Labudi
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
By: @lydiaemman.bsky.social, @malichudis.bsky.social, Corina Petridi & Samh Labudi
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
Greece jailed “Pylos 9” despite knowing they were innocent as Egypt prosecuted the real smugglers
The Greek authorities knew from Egyptian officials that the “Pylos 9” were not part of a smuggling network – yet these men spent a year behind bars.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
December 19, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Another important investigation reveals that Greek authorities knew the 9 Egyptians they arrested after the deadly Pylos shipwreck were not the real smugglers
By: @lydiaemman.bsky.social, @malichudis.bsky.social, Corina Petridi & Samh Labudi
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
By: @lydiaemman.bsky.social, @malichudis.bsky.social, Corina Petridi & Samh Labudi
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
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There has been a lot of great journalism on migration and borders recently. I want to highlight some pieces I especially found valuable in a small thread.
First up: "The Reunited" by @psfrench.bsky.social at @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/online/2024/...
First up: "The Reunited" by @psfrench.bsky.social at @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/online/2024/...
The Reunited | Piper French
When I first spoke to David about the day US government agents took his son Arbi from him, the presidential elections felt a long way off. It was 2022
www.nybooks.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:41 PM
There has been a lot of great journalism on migration and borders recently. I want to highlight some pieces I especially found valuable in a small thread.
First up: "The Reunited" by @psfrench.bsky.social at @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/online/2024/...
First up: "The Reunited" by @psfrench.bsky.social at @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/online/2024/...
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#THREAD: An investigation by Solomon and ARIJ, in collaboration with @newhumanitarian.bsky.social, El País, and TAZ, uncovers evidence that Greek authorities knew the “Pylos 9” were not part of a smuggling network – yet these men spent a year behind bars.‼️
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
Greece jailed “Pylos 9” despite knowing they were innocent as Egypt prosecuted the real smugglers
The Greek authorities knew from Egyptian officials that the “Pylos 9” were not part of a smuggling network – yet these men spent a year behind bars.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
December 12, 2024 at 10:41 AM
#THREAD: An investigation by Solomon and ARIJ, in collaboration with @newhumanitarian.bsky.social, El País, and TAZ, uncovers evidence that Greek authorities knew the “Pylos 9” were not part of a smuggling network – yet these men spent a year behind bars.‼️
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...