Differential treatment of specific nationalities in detention

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Differential treatment in detention arose both during and after the implementation of the measure foreseen under Article 79 L. 5218/2025 (suspension of access to asylum), with some applicants being exempted from the blanket administrative detention accompanying the specific measure on the basis of vulnerabilities and/or of belonging to nationalities with high-recognition rates (Eritrea, Sudan), while those  belonging to nationalities with low recognition rates (Egypt) remained in detention even after the measures expiry.[1]

[1] For more, RSA, Suspension of Asylum in Greece Detention, Uncertainty, and Rights Violations, 13 November 2025, available at: https://tinyurl.com/5n8pvfsa.