(Athens, January 26, 2023) – Greek authorities have brought unfounded charges against two migrants' rights defenders, Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen, linked to their peaceful activism, Human Rights Watch said today. The case is part of a wider pattern of prosecutions of activists working with migrants. The activists were charged by Greek judicial authorities on the island of Kos for 'forming or joining for profit and by profession a criminal organization with the purpose of facilitating the entry and stay of third country nationals into Greek territory.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/01/26/greece-migrant-rights-defenders-face-charges

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