Camp on Samos: Detention for children, paid for by Switzerland (Swiss Press Text 2026, by Samos Investigation) - Swiss Press Award
Lager auf Samos: Haft für Kinder, bezahlt von der Schweiz, Das Kinderlager von Samos wird geräumt – die Probleme bleiben, Unaccompanied Children Sleep on the Floor in Shifts in Greece’s ‘Model Camps’. The EU Is Aware.
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2026
Samos Investigation
Switzerland funded facilities for unaccompanied refugee minors in Greece. These facilities were in appalling conditions: so appalling, in fact, that Greek and European courts condemned them. The investigative report by Republik and the WAV research collective, which was also published simultaneously in the Greek media outlet Solomon, had consequences: the camp was cleared and renovated.
