14.01.2025 - In this episode of VC Mytilene, an interview with Hibai Arbide Aza about his upcoming book „Up To Our Necks“, about pushbacks in Greece. We discuss the book’s content, but also the creative process and if it could possibly impact...
17.12.2024 - In this episode of VC Mytilene: An interview with Cuckoo, a migrant who recently arrived here on Lesbos. He approached me in order to share his story with us, and in this remarkably candid interview we discuss his journey, and all trials and...
19.11.2024 - In this episode of VC Mytiline, I give you a comprehensive report the Supporting Migrants Across Borders Conference that took place end of October in Izmir, Turkey. The event was dynamic and made up of a very diverse group of people, who all...
12.09.2024 - This episode of VC Mytilene is the second part of a two part episode on the struggle for Justice and Human rights in the Philippines. Now, we take a closer look at personal lives of Christina Palabay and Rhea Padilla. And how does the constant...
27.08.2024 - As part of my two part series on the situation for human rights defenders in the Philippines, here is my full interview with Cristina Palabay. Based on her impressive resume, and the frankly impressive nature of the interview I have chosen to...
09.08.2024 - This episode of VC Mytilini is the first of a two episode series about the human rights struggle in the Philippines. For many decades, people who opposed one of the various regimes in the Philippines have been suffering repression in various...
10.07.2024 - On the 24th of May the Pylos 9 stood trail in the court of Kalamata. These 9 were put on this trail in order to to hold them responsible for the shipwreck that occurred in Pylos last year, where over 600 people lost their lives. It was yet another...
11.06.2024 - In this month’s episode of VC Mytillini we take a closer look at the hearing of two pushback cases at the European Court of Human Rights on the 4th of June. As we pass the regretable milestone of 3000 pushbacks, in Strassbourg the European...
13.03.2024 - In this episode of VC Mytilini, we take a look at how the current authoritarian regime impacts the rule of law in Turkey. With currently over 20 lawyers currently in jail, there was some expectation in what direction this podcast would go....
14.02.2024 - In this episode of VC Mytilini, we take an in depth look at the 2018 court case of the Moria 35 together with Vicky, who was one of the lawyers defending the accused during the court case. The Moria 35 were a group of 35 migrants who were...
