Two years after the devastating Pylos shipwreck that claimed over 600 lives off the Greek coast, we take a closer look at what has changed—and what hasn’t. Our expert in the episode is an independent journalist Lydia Emmanouilidou, who has extensively investigated the incident and its aftermath.

In this conversation, we unpack the latest legal and political developments, including the groundbreaking decision to charge 17 members of the Hellenic Coast Guard, the role of survivor testimony, and the continued criminalisation of asylum seekers in Greece.

SPECIAL GUEST:

Lydia Emmanouilidou - independent journalist working with Solomon

LEARN MORE:

https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/drowning-in-lies/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/drowning-in-lies/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/14/greece-6-months-no-justice-pylos-shipwreck?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://exposingtheinvisible.org/en/films/pylos-shipwreck/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://wearesolomon.com/mag/format/feature/it-was-already-too-late-frontex-blames-the-hellenic-coast-guard-for-the-pylos-shipwreck/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

SUPPORT:

"Fractured" is an original production of ReFOCUS Media Labs citizen journalists. To support this program donate on ⁠https://refocusmedialabs.org/donate

or join us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/refocusmedialabs

PRODUCTION FAMILY:

Host: Sonia Nandzik-Herman

Production Family:

Sude Fazlollah, Eli Fazlollah, Dawoud Nouri, Rasheed Ghalli,Lotta Luley, Federico Rinaldi, Dariia Stepanova

Citizen Journalists:

Yaser Taheri, Milad Ebrahimi, Yaser Akbari, Naqib Rasuli, Mohammad Ali Alami

Mentorship: Douglas Herman

Producers: Sonia Nandzik-Herman, Douglas Herman

Graphic Design: Eli Fazlollah for designs by Eli go to: ⁠https://refocusmedialabs.org/shop⁠

MUSIC:

Theme- "Intro for Legends" by Bonkers Beat Club (Epidemic Sound)

Additional- "Mogul" by Blue Steel (Epidemic Sound)

SPECIAL THANKS:

To the extended ReFOCUS Family for their dedication, passion and creativity all year long. We’re not where we are today without all the effort from Florian Krauer, Louise Holm, Chryssa Kouroukli, Natalia Tsarenko, Fine Bieler, Tommaso Stingo, Nazanin Foroghi, Yaser Akbari, Dariia Stepanova, Rada Valchanova, Walker Watson, Eleonora Giacomelli, Joseph Murray, Omer Butt, Wojtek Paluch, Matthew Goncalves O’Kelly, Jennifer Perez, Jule Pehnt, Majid Bakhshi, Paul “Al” Simon, Jaime Moro Saavedra, Joëlle Hübscher, Beni Rietmann, Jakob Mayr, Jurek Edel, Francisco Ibanez, Bart Van Son, Federico Bustamente, Myriam Rey, Lotta Luley and Federico Rinaldi.

CONTACT:

Thoughts or questions about this episode? Suggestions for topics we can cover later in the season?

Contact: ⁠sonia@refocusmedialabs.org