migrants
Africa
Migrant Crisis: Children’s Bodies Washed Up on Libyan Beaches
Disturbing photographs came to light on Tuesday showing children's bodies (including babies and toddlers) washed up on a Libyan beach.
Greek News
European Rights Body Urges Greece to Stop Migrant Pushbacks
Europe's leading human rights body has urged Greece to end migrant pushbacks on its borders, a practice that Athens denies carrying out.
Greek News
Second Asylum Seeker in a Week Found Dead at Greece’s Chios Camp
A 51-year-old Iraqi national was found dead at the VIAL asylum-seeker hosting facility structure on the Aegean island of Chios.
Europe
Erdogan Accuses Greece Of Provocations In Phone Call To Merkel
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made accusations that Greece was pushing back refugees at sea in a call with Germany's Angela Merkel.
Greek News
Body of Asylum Seeker Discovered on Greece’s Chios
The body of a Somali asylum seeker who died in his tent on Chios Island, Greece, was discovered covered in mice that were eating his flesh.
Immigration
EU Adopts New Migration Strategy on Voluntary Return and Reintegration
The European Commission announced earlier this week that the Union is adopting the first EU migration Strategy.
Crime
Greek Coast Guard Dismantles Illegal Migrant Trafficking Network
Four foreigners were arrested Monday on the island of Kos for alleged connections with a migrant trafficking network.
Greece
Number of Refugees at Lesvos Camp Declines Significantly
The number of migrants and refugees at the Kara Tepe Camp on the Greek island of Lesvos has dropped under 6,000 in the last month.
Greek News
Turkish Navy Escorts Migrant Boats Towards Lesvos; Harasses Greek Ship
Greece accused Turkey on Friday that its Navy led migrant boats to enter Greek territorial waters and harass a Greek Coast Guard ship.
Greek News
Greece Criticized on Migrant Policy in US State Department Report
The US State Department’s annual report on human rights has criticized Greece over its treatment of migrants and asylum seekers.