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Volunteers on Greek Island Transform Burial Sites into Memorial for Refugees

Volunteers on Greek Island Transform Burial Sites into Memorial for Refugees

In a heartfelt effort on the Greek island of Lesbos, volunteers have dedicated themselves to revitalising a burial site for…

4 weeks ago

Greek Coastguard Arrests Traffickers, Conducts Rescues in Crete and Rhodes

This news article highlights the efforts of the Greek coastguard in combating migrant trafficking, making arrests, and conducting rescue operations…

3 months ago

Cyprus braces for refugee arrivals amid Lebanon war fears

Cyprus authorities announced on Monday that they are preparing for a potential increase in asylum seekers as clashes near the…

7 months ago

More than 16,000 Ukrainian refugees in Greece, over 4 million have fled the country

There were 16,431 Ukrainian refugees in Greece, in which 5,036 are minors, according to the Ministry of Civil Protection. On…

2 years ago

Over 5,000 asylum seekers in Greece to relocate to Europe

A new voluntary scheme will see more than 5,000 asylum seekers and refugees from Greece relocated throughout Europe according to…

2 years ago

Greek government takes over management of refugee cash aid from United Nations

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Thursday that the Greek government will take over the management…

3 years ago

Hellenic Coast Guard rescues 36 illegal immigrants

Thirty-six illegal immigrants were rescued in the early hours of the morning by the Hellenic Coast Guard, in the sea…

4 years ago

Only 22% of illegal immigrants on the Greek islands are women

Between June 1- 7, 72 illegal immigrants arrived on the Aegean islands, an increase from the previous week’s 55 arrivals…

4 years ago

US pledges $2.9 million for unaccompanied refugee children in Greece

The United States has pledged $2.9 million to Greece to improve the living conditions of unaccompanied refugee children and support…

4 years ago

Migrant services employees walk out indefinitely over 17 colleagues

Greece’s Minister of Asylum and Migration Notis Mitarachi announced on Thursday that employees from its Asylum service have staged a…

4 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…

4 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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

More than 90,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Greece received cash assistance

According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in December 2019, 90,537 eligible refugees and asylum-seekers (45,451 families) received cash…

4 years ago

Teenager killed and two others injured after a fatal brawl at Lesvos refugee camp

The UN refugee agency has urged the Greek government to urgently transfer migrant youths to safe areas after a teenager was killed…

5 years ago

EU to continue funding Greece’s asylum support programme

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Greece, Philippe Leclerc, has said that the EU Commission will continue to…

6 years ago