Following a joint decision by the Migration, Health and Citizens’ Protection ministries, Greece announced an extension of its COVID-19 lockdown measures in the country’s migrant reception centres. It has been extended through…
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Thirty-six illegal immigrants were rescued in the early hours of the morning by the Hellenic Coast Guard, in the sea area between the Turkish coast and the northwestern coast of Lesvos. The…
Between June 1- 7, 72 illegal immigrants arrived on the Aegean islands, an increase from the previous week’s 55 arrivals but a decrease from last year’s 766 arrivals during the same period,…
Turkish journalist Abdullah Boskurt has made revelations about the action of the Turkish intelligence agency, known as the MIT in Greece, in an interview with Ethnos tis Kyriakis. The day Turkish journalist…
The European Commission announced on Tuesday it was working closely with Greek authorities on an emergency plan against a potential coronavirus outbreak at Greek islands’ refugee camps. The announcement follows Greece’s activation…
The small village of Kastanies in the Evros region on the Greek-Turkish border became a major site in last month’s attempt by Turkey to flood Greece with illegal immigrants. Unlike in 2015,…
Three cases of thefts were thoroughly investigated by the Mytilini Security Directorate, with the assistance of the Department of Criminological Investigations of the General Regional Police Directorate of the North Aegean and…
Once again, illegal immigrants in the Moria migrant camp have attacked a chapel, this time, only days out from Easter. The chapel of Saint Catherine for the second time in two years…
The General Staff of the National Defence released a new video of the Greek Armed Forces dealing with the recent crisis at Evros on the Greek-Turkish border. In late February and for…
With Greece in the midst of dealing with coronavirus, illegal immigrants on the island of Lesvos are using the pandemic as an opportunity to defy police and lockdown laws. As reported by…
About six Turkish cargo ships preparing to smuggle illegal immigrants to Greek islands have been spotted by the Hellenic Navy in the past few days, according to Kathimerini. This is a dangerous…
Residents on the island of Lesvos prevented the NGO ship ‘Mare Liberum’ to tie at the port of Mytilini for resupply on Thursday. The move was part of the continuing protests on…
A statement issued by the Hellenic Police pointed to the intention to investigate members of the riot police that were involved in clashes with protestors on the islands of Chios and Lesvos.…
Local residents from Lesvos have expressed their opposition to the Greek government’s intention of building a new closed migrant camp on the island, painting a huge Greek flag and the word “OXI”…
The Greek government has rushed in extra riot police to Lesvos amid warnings of potentially explosive tensions on the island following clashes between thousands of migrants and police. Hundreds of mainly Afghan…
Greece’s government has announced plans to overhaul the country’s migration management system. They are set to replace overcrowded camps on the islands with more restricted facilities and will move 20,000 migrants from…