Asylum-seekers fish for food, fun and friendship in Crete
UNHCR — The sky is overcast and the sea is choppy, but the two asylum-seekers, Ismain and Walid, have time on their hands in the Cretan […]
Refugee Crisis
At least 16 dead as migrant boat sinks off Greek island
Reuters – Sixteen people, including at least five children, drowned on Saturday when the small boat they on capsized in the Aegean Sea, Greek coast […]
EU to give Turkey more funding to extend migrant deal, while Syria offensive exacerbates crisis
eKathimerini — Notwithstanding a rise in tensions between Brussels and Ankara – recently exacerbated by Turkey’s increasingly aggressive stance toward Greece and Cyprus – the […]
Turkey links EU accession talks progress to migration control deal
The Independent — Turkey’s government has said it would reject any deal for a closer partnership with the European Union that did not involve becoming […]
More than 170 migrants reach Lesvos, Samos early New Year’s Day
eKathimerini — More than 170 migrants reached the shores of Lesvos and Samos in the early hours of New Year’s Day in two boats, according […]
Moria refugee camp an embarrassment for Europe
The Guardian — High in the hills of the island of Lesbos, in a former military camp now filled with containers and tents, the onset […]
Turkey agrees to accept migrant returns from Greek mainland
Middle East Eye –Greece has persuaded Turkey to accept migrant returns from the mainland in order to reduce critical overcrowding in its island refugee camps, […]
Refugee surge on Greek islands
DW — Aid groups are once again struggling to accommodate a rising number of people arriving on the Greek islands to request asylum. Despite heightened patrols […]
EU states begin returning refugees to Greece as German reunions slow
The Guardian — European countries are poised to begin the process of returning refugees to Greece, as migrants seeking reunification with their family members – […]
More than 630 migrants arrive on Greek islands since Friday
eKathimerini — A total of 633 migrants and refugees have landed on Greece’s Aegean islands in the past three days, authorities said Monday. Officials reported […]
28 foreign nationals arrested in Crete with fake travel documents
TornosNews — Twenty eight foreign nationals were arrested by police at the international airports of Chania and Heraklion on Monday for attempting to travel abroad […]
Germany to resume returning migrants to Greece
IBTimes — Germany is set to restart the process of sending migrants back to Greece despite a backlog at Greek migrant registration centres, the so […]
Far-right anti-migrant ship told it’s not welcome in Crete
eKathimerini — Dozens of protesters gathered in the town of Ieraptera on the southern Aegean island of Crete on Monday night to rally against the […]
Refugee aid dries up in Greece as media interest wanes
Al Jazeera — Only last year, journalists were winning awards for watching refugees drown. Last week, seven people died just off the Turkish coast and […]
EU to scale back Greek asylum aid
euobserver — Stranded refugees on the Greek islands will soon have to rely solely on the Greek government for all basic services. Athens is set […]