Afghan migrants
Greek News
Four Children Die After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Greece’s Chios Island
The Greek Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of four children and a woman, all migrants, after their boat sunk in the sea off Chios Island on Tuesday.
The Coast Guard authorities said it had rescued 22 people from a...
Crime
Massive Police Operation in Central Athens Results in Arrest of 129
More than one hundred and twenty-nine individuals have been taken in for questioning since a major police operation got underway in the area of Omonoia Square in central Athens on Friday.
The operation was conducted just one day after an...
Crime
EU Court Clears Greece Over Migrant Detention Case
EU's top human rights court has cleared the Greek authorities of allegations of mistreatment made by three Afghan migrants arrested and held at an island detention center almost two years ago, the Associated Press reports.
The Council of Europe's Court of...
Environment
Hypothermia Kills Migrant in Northern Greece as Refugee Camps Brace for More Cold Weather
On Tuesday an Afghan man's body was found in a field near the Greek border town of Didymoteicho in northern Greece. The man was a migrant traveling with a group across the Evros River when he succumbed to the elements...
Greece
Angelina Jolie: ‘Refugee Situation in Greece is Deteriorating’
Hollywood actress, celebrity, humanitarian, and UNHCR ambassador; Angelina Jolie was in Greece a few days ago to examine the refugee crisis first-hand.
On her visit she went to several refugee camps overwhelmed with migrants and refugees fleeing conflict and desperately seeking to...
Greece
Further Clashes Erupt Between Migrants in Pireaus
Further signs of tension were evident early today at the Piraeus port in the city of Athens, Greece when minor scuffles broke out between Afghan migrants. One 18-year-old required hospital treatment.
Meanwhile, another migrant was detained after being accused of attempted theft....
Greece
FYROM Seals Off Its Borders to Afghan Migrants
The government of FYROM has sealed off its southern borders to Greece to Afghan migrants, allowing only Iraqis and Syrians to get through.
FYROM government officials said they were forced to take this decision because of similar restrictions by their...