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Island Mayors and Residents in Athens Protest over Migrant Overpopulation

Residents and officials from three eastern Aegean islands have demonstrated outside Greece's ministry for migration, protesting the increasingly precarious and overcrowded conditions for newly arriving migrants and refugees. The mayors of Lesvos, Chios and Samos, along with dozens of locals,...

Education Minister: Parents Blocking Refugee Children from Attending Oreokastro School 'Not Representative of Greek Society'

The decision taken by the Parents and Guardians Association of the 5th Primary School in Oreokastro, Thessaloniki to block the enrollment of refugee children was "not acceptable and not representative of Greek society," Education Minister Nikos Filis commented on...

Young Migrants at Chios Camp Set Fire to Mattresses in Protest

As migrant camps grow more overcrowded on the Greek island of Chios, early Monday morning some young migrants set their mattresses and other bedding on fire in a protest of the living conditions and delays in the asylum seeking...