Greece

Iranians, Afghans and Kurdish refugees living in the makeshift camp of Hellinikon, southern Athens, celebrated Nowruz (the Iranian New Year) 1396 (2017). The day, celebrated across cultures and national borders in western and central Asia, the Middle East and the...

The Greek government is planning to close most refugee camps in 2017 and transfer 10,000 people to apartments, Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said in parliament on Friday, responding to a relevant question tabled by the Centrists’ Union. “Today we...