New evidence of Greek state-sanctioned illegal pushbacks of migrants has emerged in documents obtained by EUobserver.
A redacted chain email from the EU's border agency, Frontex, made available following a freedom of information request, clearly shows that the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG) received orders to push migrants back into Turkish territorial waters.
Such pushbacks are illegal under international law given that people have the right to enter Greece to claim asylum.
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.