Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

ZERO illegal migrant arrivals on Greek islands

The average daily arrivals on the Greek islands for last week and the week of 13 – 19 April was…

5 years ago

Migration Crisis: Weekly Snapshot (06 - 12 April 2020)

As the Greek government moved 2,000 asylum seekers this week from hotspots due to their vulnerability to coronavirus, another twenty…

5 years ago

Migration Crisis: Weekly snapshot (30 March – 05 April 2020)

With borders closed and international travel at a standstill, illegal immigration to Greece has been drastically reduced as revealed by…

5 years ago

Boat with thirty-nine migrants arrives in Lesvos

A small boat carrying 39 migrants of Afghan and African descent, arrived on Wednesday morning in a seaside area of…

5 years ago

Migration Crisis: Weekly Snapshot (23-29 March 2020)

As Europe went into lockdown due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Greek-Turkish border at Evros saw the thousands of illegal…

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Migration Crisis: Weekly Snapshot (09 - 15 March 2020)

As Greece struggles with the mass exodus of immigrants from Turkey at its border in Evros, arrivals to the country…

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Migration Crisis: Weekly Snapshot (02 - 08 March 2020)

The weaponisation of thousands of refugees and economic migrants by Turkey last week forced the EU to intervene and help…

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Migrant Crisis: Weekly snapshot (17 - 23 February 2020)

With Turkey actively engaging in people smuggling by not preventing tens of thousands of migrants crossing into Greece from its…

5 years ago

The Migration crisis: Weekly snapshot (27 January – 02 February 2020)

Following the recent protests from the migration crisis enveloping the Greek islands, Greek City Times will continue to publish a…

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