USEFUL LINKS
The first thing to do to change the situation is to keep yourself informed. Unfortunately it is difficult to find accessible and reliable information on Samos these days.
We have selected a few sources of information for you.
GENERAL INFORMATIONS
Aegan Boat Report - Information on ship arrivals in the Aegean Sea, daily updates, monthly statistics.
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Are you Syrious? - Daily news from the field, mainly intended for volunteers and refugees on the road but also for journalists and other parties.
NGOs IN SAMOS
We are One Samos - Protected area exclusively for women
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Med'Equali Team - Medical clinic in Vathy
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Still I Rise - founder of Mazì, first youth education center for displaced refugee youth ages 12-17 years living in the Samos refugee camp.
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The Just Action team was formed around a common vision: to create a lasting impact for the refugees and the inhabitants of the island of Samos.
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Samos Volunteers - aims to provide sustainable support and emergency response for migrants seeking refuge in Europe and arriving on the shores of Lesvos and Samos
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Refugee4Refugees - aims to offer sustainable support and emergency interventions for migrants seeking refuge in Europe and arriving on the shores of Lesvos and Samos.
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Refugee law clinic Berlin - To offer legal information at the external borders of the EU, the Refugee Law Clinic Berlin has decided to launch a legal information project on the island of Samos. A team of advisers will, on a permanent basis, organize workshops and provide information sessions on asylum application procedures and on refugee rights.
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Lawyers Without Borders - Provides equal access to human rights and legal information for asylum seekers on Samos.
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Movement on the ground - Waste management project in the Samos camp and jungle.
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Project Armonia - Provides a safe space where vulnerable people can eat healthy meals.
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Action for Education - Provides educational services and recreational activities for youth ages 18-23.
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Médecins Sans Frontière (MSF) - Provides care for pregnant people, psychological support for severe cases and vaccination campaigns for children.
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CLOSED (Baobab Community Center - Secure area for families and children up to 12 years old)
LEGAL INFORMATION
Parliamentary question of July 22th 2019 - Question to the European Parliament concerning the living conditions of minors in the Samos refugee camp.
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Application for reunification - explanation of the reunification policy of the European government
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UNHCR Greece Cash Assistance Update , Nov 2019
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The Internation Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Right of which Greece has been a member since 1985 and stipulating that everyone has the right to "the enjoyment of the highest attainable conditions of physical and mental health" (art.12)
HEALTH - ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS
Here is a small selection of recent articles on migrant health.
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Child Morbidity and Disease Burden in Refugee Camps in Mainland Greece , 2019
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A TIDE OF SELF-HARM AND DEPRESSION - The EU-Turkey Deal's devastating impact on child refugees and migrants , Save the Children, 2017
DOCUMENTARIES
Strange Fish - Giulia Bertoluzzi (2018): The fishermen of Zarzis, a Tunisian town on the border of Libya, navigate every day wondering if they will find a strange fish in their nets; the swollen corpse of a drowned migrant. Trailer.
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No Human is Illegal - RichardC. Ledes (2018): A personal encounter with the world of refugees detained on the Greek island of Lesvos. Website, Trailer.
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Coming Ashore- Santi Palacios and Mikel Konate (2019): multimedia documentary that brings together graphic coverage of the Eastern Mediterranean migratory route. Watch the short film on Youtube .
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And of course Samos - The Faces of our Border !
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