KEY FINDINGS The new system for registering asylum claims on mainland Greece imposes blanket 25-day de facto detention measures on asylum seekers, which limits their ability to access legal support and information to help them understand their rights 50% were detained for more than two weeks for registration in a RIC and in one case the respondent was detained for 28 days; lawyers reported people being detained beyond 30 days 83% 50% were not adequately informed of their rights in a language they could understand during the de facto detention period 100% 50% of respondents who underwent accelerated asylum procedures in a RIC reported that they were not able to access legal support prior to their full asylum interview The new system does not ensure effective access to international protection within the time frames laid out in Greek and EU law, leaving applicants without access to basic services including healthcare, and vulnerable to arbitrary arrest, detention and possible removal from Greece 50% 43% 69% reported difficulties navigating the online platform for booking appointments at the mainland RICs 50% reported a waiting time of two months or more for their registration appointment; 11% waited for more than 5 months to attend their appointment 32% specifically reported fear of apprehension by the police and possible detention while living without documents in Greece 50% 50% 43% 43% Vulnerable persons are not effectively identified in the new system and the 50% screening process does not ensure that applicants have access to adequate 20% medical and psychosocial support 50% 71% who underwent screening without being represented by a lawyer indicated that they did not undergo an adequate vulnerability assessment 67% who received medical treatment in a mainland RIC reported being dissatisfied 20% 43% 7