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Acknowledging alarming levels of xenophobic violence, the government created specialized police units to address the issue. Access to asylum remains difficult and Syrians face detention, significant obstacles in getting protection, and even forced return. Police sweeps since August 2012 have led to over 80,000 presumed undocumented migrants being detained for questioning based on little more than appearance. Since 2012, migrants and asylum seekers may be detained on broad public health grounds, and the maximum period of detention for asylum seekers was extended for up to 18 months. Blasphemy investigations into a play depicting Jesus Christ as gay and a Facebook page satirizing a dead monk raised freedom of speech concerns.
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A 14-year-old unaccompanied migrant boy from Afghanistan stands outside the abandoned house in which he lives with 25 other Afghan migrants in Patras, Greece. Like many other migrants, he is trying to stow away on ships to Italy to claim asylum. © 2012 Human Rights Watch© 2012 Human Rights Watch
Reports
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Greek Police Abuses of Migrants in Athens
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Summary Returns of Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Adult Asylum Seekers from Italy to Greece
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Xenophobic Violence in Greece
Greece
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Jun 18, 2013
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Jun 12, 2013
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Jun 12, 2013
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May 30, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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Feb 28, 2013
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Feb 14, 2013
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