Greece’s Latest Assault on Civil Society

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A group of newly-arrived migrants board a ferry in Souda, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 11, 2025. © 2025 Nicolas Economou/Reuters Greece’s Migration Minister Thanos Plevris recently announced his intention to adopt new measures to silence criticism of the government’s migration policies. The move, which came in the wake of a victory by civil society groups at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), is part of the Greek government’s broader assault on civil society and is likely to worsen the already hostile environment for nongovernmental organizations…

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