PRDC SITE PROFILES PARANESTI (DRAMA) PRDC Summary Location: North-eastern Greece, Paranesti village Commonly known as: Drama Opened: September 2012 Capacity: 300 [53] Total number of detainees in 2021: 528 [54] Number of people in detention at end of 2021: 288 [55] Number of doctors: 1 [56] Number of psychologists: 1 [57] People per room: 6-18 per container Access to mobile phones: Yes with camera broken Hygiene products provided: No Laundry facilities: No Actors: International Organization for Migration (IOM), UNHCR, GCR Our Research We spoke to 12 men between the ages of 22-37 years old who were detained in Paranesti at some point since 2020 from the following countries of origin: Afghanistan Tunisia Iran 2 2 Algeria 1 5 2 Morocco Key Findings Respondents were detained for periods between 113 months, with an average of seven months and were commonly apprehended in Thessaloniki. More than 70% of individuals had tried to apply for asylum or were still in the asylum procedure. 50% of respondents reported that they did not have access to translation services and were forced to go without or get support from fellow detainees. 90% of respondents did not have access to legal counselling 50% of respondents described poor hygiene conditions with extremely dirty mattresses and blankets. 70% of respondents described the food quality as inedible, cold, not enough in quantity and often made out of expired ingredients. Respondents explained that due to phone cameras being broken in Paranesti PRDC, detainees found it difficult to translate documents that they did not understand, and could not send photos of important legal documents to access further support from CSOs. There were not enough beds and blankets and when you asked for more blankets or to wash your laundry they just ignored you. Sometimes the temperature was minus 10 so we told them we needed the blankets. But they ignored us. Abdelkader, Paranesti I spent 25 months in prison just for the papers. Youcef, Paranesti Source: Paranesti PRDC, BVMN 15