migrants

A total of 308 migrants and refugees arrived on the islands of the northern Aegean over the last 48 hours. Ninety-three refugees arrived on Lesvos, 155 on Chios and 60 on Samos. According to the police, 5,264 are trapped on Lesvos,...

Greek police used tear gas against Chios residents during a protest march to the Suda migrant camp, causing a riot in the island's capital central square. Chios residents gathered at 6:30 pm at the capital's main square to protest the...

A Greek worker in a migrant camp and two refugee children were diagnosed with Hepatitis A, bringing the total number of those affected to 15. The three new cases of Hepatitis A appeared in the New Kavala refugee accommodation facility. One...

Violent fights between ethnic groups of minors broke out at the Moria migrant registration center on Lesvos, leaving five underage migrants injured. About 3,500 refugees and migrants are at the 2,000-capacity registration center, including many women and children. The mix...

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere suggested on Sunday that his country should send migrants back to Greece, a Deutsche Welle report says. "We have done a lot in Europe in order to improve the refugee situation in Greece. This...

Easing EU fears, a senior Turkish official on Saturday said his country would fully implement its part of a deal meant to keep migrants from Europe's shores even if the European Union refuses to abolish visas for Turkish citizens....

The number of stranded asylum seekers on Lesvos reached 5,000 as more landed on the island on Tuesday, causing concern among authorities and residents. On Tuesday morning, 90 refugees were collected by the coast guard in the sea area south...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned the European Union that Ankara will cancel the agreement on migrant flow unless Turkish citizens are granted via-free travel to Europe by October. According to the agreement struck in March, Turkey is to...

More than 300 migrants combined landed on the islands of Chios, Lesvos and Kos on Monday morning, raising concerns about the ability of Greek authorities to manage the inflow. Specifically, Lesvos received 176 refugees, 89 landed on Chios and 50...

According to ANA-MPA, the Education Ministry of Greece is about to implement its educational plan to teach thousands of refugee children stranded in the country. The program is set to start in September and with the support of UNICEF as well...