Solidarity and Contestation: Local Refugee Reception Practices at the South-Eastern EU Border Islands

Figures & data

Table 1. Designed by the Author and based on Fieldwork Material and Official Sources.

Island	Arrivals*			Hotspot date of operation and capacity	Other reception facilities
	2015	2016	2017
Lesvos 1.633 km² 86.436 population	500.018	98.960	12.862	October 2015, 2.840	Kara Tepe (municipal camp since June 2015), Oxy, Skala Sykamnias (transit camps operational between summer 2015–winter 2016), PIKPA (2012–2020)
Chios 842.5 km² 58.055 population	120.804	41.103	6.632	February 2016, 1.014	Souda (Autumn 2015–October 2017) Dipethe (Summer 2015–September 2016)
Samos 477.4 km² 32.977 population	104.518	15.211	5.708	March 2016, 648	Malagari port (Summer 2015–Winter 2016) Vathy port (Summer 2015–Winter 2016)
Kos 340.4 km² 34.396 population	109.505	15.202	2.017	June 2016, 816	Captain Elias (Summer 2015–September 2016) MSF camp (Winter 2016)
Leros 54.05 km² 7.917 population				March 2016, 860	Lakki (Summer 2015–Winter 2016) PIKPA (Autumn 2016–Autumn 2020)

*The arrivals data have been compiled by the author based on the official information at the website of the Greek Police www.astynomia.gr. For Kos and Leros the data are recorded under the 2nd administrative division of the Dodecanese. (Accessed, August 12th, 2020).