The Polish government sent 156 mobile housing units to Greece for the accommodation of refugees. They were received by Alternate Minister of Migration & Asylum Giorgos Koumoutsakos in the presence of Poland’s…
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Photographs published today by Protothema, show that the burnt Moria refugee camp has turned into “garbage dump,” which residents of the area are calling a “sanitary bomb.” Less than a month ago,…
Residents of Moria have placed their vehicles and other items in the middle of the road to prevent the passage of machinery to the recently burnt down migrant camp that had brought…
Greek authorities have announced the implementation of restrictive measures for the island of Lesvos, in a bid to control the spread of Covid-19. The measures which were announced on Sunday by the…
Students from the 3rd Gymnasium (High School) of Mytilene, have used their cancelled class trip money to buy 900 masks for the island’s only hospital, Ethnos reported. The young students planned to go on…
A 19-year-old man was arrested in Greece’s second largest city following a complaint that he had committed indecent acts against a 6-year-old girl from Syria, The Toc reported. According to the report,…
The island of Lesvos has reported another knife attack on the weekend, this time a 21-year-old Afghan male. According to authorities the Afghan male is in serious condition at the Mytilini hospital’s…
A brutal crime took place at the camp in Moria on Friday afternoon, when a 23-year-old Afghan woman stabbed herself in the neck and killed a 23-year-old compatriot, according to Ethnos. According…
Continuing the never ending stream of church attacks by illegal immigrants on the Greek island of Lesvos, Saint Catherine in the town of Moria, has become the latest victim. This is only…
Two migrants were injured after gunshots were fired at the overcrowded Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos, on Wednesday evening. The two migrants were transferred to the island’s hospital as…
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…
Greece’s Ministry of Migration and Asylum reported on Monday that Minister Notis Mitarachi met with the mayors of the islands of Mytilini and Chios to review quarantine options for migrants. According to…
The EU has told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that if he wants support for his war in Syria, he must first stop encouraging illegal migrants to cross into Greece. Erdogan flew…
As Italy is in a national coronavirus lockdown, the number of confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Greece currently stands at 84. Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called for every Italian to make…
Reports are emerging that a woman in Lesvos has tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus. The sources state that she is currently in quarantine at a Hospital in Mytilene, while her children have…
The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a scathing rebuke of the European Union over its support for Greece during the border – migration crisis. In its statement, the EU Foreign Affairs Council among…
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…
Greece’s Foreign Ministry issued a stern rebuke on Monday against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, accusing him of spreading ‘fake news’ in his claims that Greek security forces had killed migrants on…
Austria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Schallenberg on Tuesday slammed what he called “Turkey’s cynical and aggressive use of human misery as a political tool,” during a joint press conference in Athens with…
Images are emerging of a Greek Orthodox church in Lesvos which was vandalised by refugees. On Monday, more than 500 refugees grouped together to head down to the port of Mytilini from…