PRDC SITE PROFILES Fylakio PRDC Summary Location: North-eastern Greece, Evros Commonly known as: Orestiada camp Opened: 2007 Capacity: 232 [48] Total number of detainees in 2021: 2146 [49] Number of people in detention at end of 2021: 104 [50] Number of doctors: 1 [51] Number of psychologists: 0 [52] People per room: Varied Access to mobile phones: No Hygiene products provided: No Laundry facilities: No Actors: GCR, UNHCR Our Research We spoke to 10 men and 1 woman between the ages of 20-45 years old who were detained in Fylakio at some point since 2020 from the following countries of origin: Tunisia Algeria Syria Iran Morocco 1 1 Türkiye 1 1 1 4 1 1 Kurdistan Afghanistan Key Findings In general, people are detained in Fylakio PRDC for short periods of time, for an average of one month as the PRDC often gets used in support of the adjacent RIC which does not have enough capacity to register and accommodate arrival. All respondents expressed their will to claim asylum but their requests for legal counselling and proper procedures were reportedly ignored. Conditions were reported as appalling by all respondents and the unsanitary conditions of showers and toilets was specifically highlighted which were utterly dysfunctional and extremely limited access to hot water as well as insect infestations forcing detainees to sleep on the floor. Food was only provided twice a day. Over 70% of respondents reported their pervasive fear of being pushed back to Türkiye. It was supposed to be a camp where people can ask for asylum and get support, but it is built like a prison and you don’t have access to even the basics most of the time. You stay in containers that are dirty and wait, not sure how long you have to wait for, to have something that should be your basic right. The food was bad and they treated us like we were not human. We were in the end just happy to leave that place, and not to be pushed back to Turkey. Ismail, Fylakio No, they barely spoke to me. I know the asylum procedure and that as a political refugee I have rights, but when I tried to express myself they shouted at me in Greek or ignored me. Ajar, Fylakio 14