# Investigative and UN reporting of Aegean pushbacks continues; government denies

Date: 2021

Through 2020–2023 journalists, the UN Special Rapporteur and later the European Parliament recorded alleged Greek pushbacks. [Mitsotakis](/people/kyriakos-mitsotakis)’s government denied illegal returns and called the policy strict but fair. Allegations are not a verified order; the denial-plus-pattern still sits on the accountability ledger.

## People

- Kyriakos Mitsotakis: https://factrail.ai/people/kyriakos-mitsotakis

## Drivers

- Migration-policy restrictiveness and border control: https://factrail.ai/drivers/mig-policy-restrictiveness

## Sources

- https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/06/greece-un-expert-raises-concerns-about-pushbacks
- https://www.primeminister.gr/en

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/gr-pushbacks-mitsotakis