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Four Afghans Jailed for Moria Camp Blaze in Greece

A Greek court sentenced four Afghan asylum seekers to 10 years in prison for taking part in a fire that destroyed the Moria migrant camp

Four Afghans on Trial for Burning Down Migrant Camp on Greece’s Lesvos

Four young Afghan migrants went on trial in Greece accused of starting the fires that burnt down the migrant camp of Moria in Lesvos.

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...

Migrant Dies in Clash between Afghans in Lesvos

One person has been killed while three others have sustained injuries in a clash among 10 Afghan migrants on the Greek island of Lesvos. Greek police say that the dead person; an Afghan migrant, was known to them. He was...

Afghan Migrants in Greece Protest for Better Treatment

Dozens of Afghan migrants and supporting activist groups marched in Athens on Tuesday demanding better treatment, and a stop to deportation back to Turkey of those who are not granted asylum. Men, women and children carrying placards demanded equal rights...

Over 6,000 Migrants Try to Escape from Lesvos (video)

More than 6,000 migrants who entered the island of Lesvos illegally are trapped and tried to find ways to escape while waiting for their asylum applications to be processed. Under the Turkey-European Union agreement effective as of March 20, those...

Over 210,000 First Time Asylum Seekers in EU in Second Quarter of 2015

During the second quarter of 2015 (from April to June 2015), 213,200 first time asylum seekers applied for protection in the European Union (EU), up by 15 pct compared with the first quarter of 2015 and by 85 pct...