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Number of EU Asylum Requests Sees Largest Spike Since 2015

The number of asylum seekers in the European Union, Switzerland, and Norway went up by a significant 28 percent in the first half of 2023. This is as compared to the same period of the previous year, according to...

Greece Busts Human Trafficking Ring Operating on Rhodes

Two hotel owners allegedly involved in a human trafficking ring that brought migrants from Turkey to Greece were arrested on Friday by police on Rhodes with the assistance of the Protection of the Sea Borders Security Directorate, the police...

Greece Accused of Coercing Migrants to Conduct Pushbacks at Evros

Greece has been coercing migrants into pushing fellow asylum seekers back to Turkey at Evros, a joint investigation by international media outlets alleged this week. A joint investigation by the Guardian, Lighthouse Reports, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and ARD Report...

Migrant Woman Shot Dead While Crossing Evros River From Turkey

A migrant was killed by gunfire at the Greece-Turkey border while she and several others attempted to cross the Evros river separating the two countries, Greek police said on April 17th. Greek police announced late Saturday that they located a...

At Least 11 Dead as Second Migrant Boat Sinks off Greece this Week

At least eleven people were killed as a migrant boat sank off the island of Antikythera on Thursday, the Greek Coast Guard announced. The Coast Guard said 90 people ‒ 52 men, 11 women and 27 children ‒ were rescued...

Human Rights Day: Thousands of Asylum Seekers “Go Hungry” in Greece

Human rights organizations accused Greece on Friday, International Human Rights Day, of leaving at least 10,000 asylum seekers in Greek government-run accommodations to their own devices in procuring enough food to eat. Synelefsi, a group of humanitarian organizations, observers and...

Greece Opens Two More Migrant Camps on Kos, Leros Islands

Greece opened on Saturday two more migrant camps on the islands of Kos and Leros to accommodate migrants and asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean from Turkey. These camps are being referred to as “enclosed” camps due to their increased isolation...

Number of Migrants at Greek Islands Drops by Two-Thirds

Greece announced on Tuesday that the number of migrants and asylum seekers residing at Greek island facilities has dropped by 76 percent compared to October 2020. According to figures released by the Migration & Asylum Ministry, the number of asylum...

Turkey’s Coast Guard Attempts to Push Migrant Dinghy to Greece

Turkey's Coast Guard attempted to escort a dinghy with about 40 migrants on board to Greece's Lesvos island, Greek authorities announced on Tuesday. The incident occurred early in the morning in the sea area east of Lesvos. According to the Hellenic...

EU Calls for Investigation into Alleged Migrant Pushbacks by Greece

The EU executive called on Wednesday for an investigation into alleged migrant pushbacks by Greece, which Athens is flatly denying. The announcement follows reports in the German media outlets Der Spiegel and ARD, according to which some of these operations...