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Athens' Olympic Park, Old Airport Become Camp for Trapped Refugees
At Athens’ old, disused airport, the new arrivals come not by plane but by boat, having traveled from Turkey to the Greek islands and...
Refugees Stuck in Greece Scrambling for Safe Havens
War refugees from Syria and Iraq trapped in northern Greece for weeks never held out much hope that meetings between EU and Turkish leaders...
Border Closures Heighten Fear Refugees May Use Adriatic Connection
Huma rights groups and organized crime experts are expressing rising alarm at the prospect of Syrian and Iraqi war refugees — many of them...
UNHCR Proposes Plan to Address Europe’s Refugee Crisis
The U.N. refugee agency reports that the refugee situation in Greece is rapidly deteriorating, with about 30,000 people living under miserable conditions, but it's...
UNHCR: Restrictive European Policies Won’t Keep Refugees Away
The U.N. refugee agency has expressed concern over the increasingly restrictive policies being adopted by European countries against asylum seekers. It warns the measures...
Refugees Scramble to Reach Europe Before Winter
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, reports a spike in arrivals in Greece as a result of a last minute scramble by refugees and migrants...
UN: EU Should Overhaul Syrian Refugees Policy
AP - The U.N. refugee agency is urging the European Union to overhaul its policy toward Syrian refugees, warning that the number of fatal...
Greek Migrant Camps Could Become Hotspots of Coronavirus Outbreak, MSF Warns
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called for the immediate evacuation of migrant camps on Greece's islands, arguing that the conditions there provide “the perfect...
The Center of Thessaloniki Becomes a Makeshift Migrant Camp
Dozens of migrants have turned Aristotelous square in the center of Thessaloniki to a makeshift camp.
Local media report that many migrants have been sleeping...
Migrant Numbers Spike in Greece
The number of migrants and refugees entering Greece from Turkey is increasing, according to data released on Friday by the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
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