Lesbos

Kara Tepe migrant camp in Lesvos officially shuts down

The temporary migrant housing site of Kara Tepe on Lesvos island, a tent city set up after Moria was burned…

May 8, 2021

Syrian sentenced to 52 years for causing shipwreck, facilitating up to 40 illegal entrances into Greece

A court in Mytilene sentenced a Syrian for 52 years in prison on charges of not only illegally arriving on…

April 29, 2021

Turkey issues new illegal NAVTEX over Greek jurisdiction

Turkey issued a new illegal NAVTEX from its Smyrna (Σμύρνα, Turkish: İzmir) station on Monday that overlaps the jurisdiction of…

April 26, 2021

Angelos Tzortzinis wins World Press Photo award

Greek documentary photographer Angelos Tzortzinis, won third prize in the World Press Photo 'Long-Term Projects' category for his series titled “Trapped…

April 19, 2021

120 refugees leave Lesvos for Germany

Another 120 recognised refugees left Lesvos on Wednesday for the German city of Hannover. This is the last flight from…

March 31, 2021

Greek shepherd gives emotional testimony about how illegal immigrants are slaughtering his flock

Greek shepherd Fotis Giounis lives near the large Mavrovouni (Kara Tepe) asylum camp on the island of Lesvos. Recently, he…

March 17, 2021

122 refugees leave Mytilene for Germany

Another 122 recognised refugees departed today by air from Mytilene to the German city of Hannover. This is the second…

February 25, 2021

20 million year-old fossilized tree found on the island of Lesvos

A large fossilized tree 20-million-years-old, preserved intact with its branches and roots, was found on the Greek island of Lesvos.…

January 27, 2021

Greece requests EU to immediately return 1,450 illegal immigrants to Turkey

Greece submitted a request to the European Commission and Frontex to immediately return 1,450 illegal immigrants not entitled to international…

January 14, 2021

Mitsotakis: The National Integrated Surveillance System helps protect the border

Officers of the Coast Guard, the Navy and the Police were thanked by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his visit…

December 31, 2020

Fossilised tree found in Lesvos

A huge fossil tree that was kept intact with its branches and roots, was recently found during rescue excavations carried…

December 14, 2020

Illegal immigrants and German journalists arrested in a wooden shack in Lesvos

The action of a 45-year-old Canadian living illegally in a wooden shack in Lesvos, where 25 illegal immigrants and three…

November 23, 2020

The liberation of Lesvos from the Ottoman Empire began on this day in 1912

The Greek fleet, led by Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis, started from the bay of Moudros in Lemnos on the night of…

November 9, 2020

The story of the suspected ISIS jihadist arrested in the Peloponnese

The 27-year-old from Tajikistan, who was arrested in the Peloponnese on accusations of being a member of ISIS, boarded a…

November 6, 2020

Illegal immigrants in Samos loot shops after devastating earthquake

For some of the illegal immigrants on Samos, today's 6.6 Richter earthquake was an opportunity to start looting at the…

October 31, 2020

Turks harass Greek fishermen in Greece's own waters

Greek fishermen were harassed by Turkish fishermen in Greece's waters. In particular, Turkish fishermen seem to be fishing even three…

October 30, 2020

NGO attempted to fly plane to Lesvos in order to transport illegal immigrants

According to information from Iefimerida, Dutch members of an NGO chartered a plane and departed from the Netherlands to Lesvos…

October 6, 2020

Greek police dismantle human trafficking network in Lesvos operated by German NGO's and others

Greek police have dismantled an organized human trafficking network in Lesvos, in which a total of four Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)…

September 28, 2020

NGO members to be prosecuted for facilitating human trafficking into Greece

Illegal expenditures, financial management problems, issues with the lack of quality in services provided to minors, issues in the legality…

September 24, 2020

One witness named five of the six Afghans that burnt Moria migrant camp

The testimony of a witness and a video posted on social media the night the Moria migrant camp was destroyed…

September 19, 2020
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