Refugee boat capsizes off Greek coast – 34 dead
Another tragic incident involving war-torn migrants trying to make it to Greece took place off the Greek islet of Farmakonisi early Sunday morning, September 13. A […]
Refugee Crisis
Closure of camp in Kos leaves refugees vulnerable, warns MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières press release — The Captain Elias camp on Kos island, a makeshift building where authorities have been directing refugees to stay while awaiting their registration […]
Refugee arrives in Lesbos with kitten he couldn’t bear to leave behind
Greece has so far seen 250,000 refugees arrive on its shores this year, according to the International Organization for Migration. One Syrian refugee arriving in […]
Syria torn while US – Russia vie for dominance in the area
A Greek official confirmed on Monday that the United States has asked Greece to deny Russia the use of its airspace for supply flights to […]
Two arrested in Lesvos for hurling petrol bombs against refugees
ANA – MPA — Greek police arrested two teenagers on Lesvos on Sunday for hurling petrol bombs against two Syrian refugee families camped in two […]
Kos holidaymakers buy supplies for Syrian refugees
BBC — A Manchester woman holidaying on the Greek island of Kos has turned the trip into a humanitarian mission. Niamh McGarry Gribbon and her […]
Foreign ministry says surprised by Hungarian PM’s criticism of Greece
ANA – MPA — Greece’s foreign ministry sources criticized on Friday statements by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban who accused Greece for the refugee crisis […]
Four thousand refugees ferried to mainland as Europe prepares for talks
BBC — around four thousand refugees arrived in mainland Greece as the government prepares for talks on tackling the huge number of people reaching its […]
The myths surrounding Europe’s refugee crisis
Huffington Post — European nations’ struggle to cope with an influx of hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees in recent years has exacerbated a […]