| Details: | The “Heavy Industry” of Fake Passports in Greece. Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers remain trapped in Greek islands waiting more than a year for their asylum requests to be examined. As there is no hope here, they pay smugglers thousands for fake travel documents dreaming to reach Europe. The first nine months of 2019 a total of 4,536 migrants were arrested at Greek airports for having fake or falsified passports; the illegal commerce of fake passports is today the “heavy industry” in Greece. VICE met those people in Kos island and also gained access to the forgers’ criminal network in Athens. |
| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Konstantinos Koukoumakas |
| Category: | Online Press |
| Prize: | 2nd prize |
| Media: | Vice Greece / Open Media Hub. This production was supported by OPEN Media Hub with funds provided by the European Union |
| Restrictions: | None |
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