Greece Opens Trial Against Refugee Rescue Monitor Tommy Olsen

A Greek court has begun trial proceedings against Tommy Olsen, founder of Aegean Boat Report, accused of smuggling refugees and concealing them from authorities. Olsen, who faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, denies wrongdoing and says he was alerting coastguards to distressed vessels. Human rights groups call the case judicial harassment aimed at silencing independent monitors of pushbacks.