PRDC SITE PROFILES AMYGDALEZA PRDC Summary Location: Attica region, north of Athens Commonly known as: Menedi Camp, Manidi Opened: April 2012 Capacity: 1665 (2013), 2000 (2018), 800 (2021) [38] Total number of detainees in 2021: 4384 [39] Number of people in detention at end of 2021: 667 [40] Number of doctors: 2 [41] Number of psychologists: 0 [42] People per room: Up to 8 people per caravan container Access to mobile phones: Yes with cameras Hygiene products provided: Once upon arrival Laundry facilities: No Actors: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) Key Findings Respondents were detained for periods between 210 months, with an average of five months, and were most often apprehended in Athens on the grounds of being undocumented or having expired documents. More than 50% detainees had tried to claim asylum since being in Greece - one individual had been unable to register his asylum claim for 4 months despite continuously asking. Only 3 people had access to legal counselling which was paid for privately and cost up to 2,000 euros. Hygiene conditions were consistently described as extremely poor, the toilets and showers often dirty and dysfunctional, with no access to laundry facilities or cleaning services. Psychological wellbeing was extremely low with several individuals reporting depression or suicidal thoughts. Our Research We spoke to 14 men between the ages of 20-47 years old who were detained in Amygdaleza at some point since 2020 from the following countries of origin: Syria Unknown Afghanistan Morocco 1 1 3 1 Egypt 1 1 Iraq 2 2 2 Pakistan Iran Kurdistan Also, there is no water in the toilet. Like, you can not clean yourself. There is one bottle to clean the toilet itself when you finish and there is one outside to clean your hands. Maybe they don’t put toilet paper inside, I don’t know... We were obligated to take cold showers in the winter period. There was no hot water. Mahdi, Amygdaleza Source: Amygdaleza PRDC, MIT respondent 12