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Migrant Trafficking in Greece tied to NGO Members

Ten foreign activists -- including four NGO members -- have recently been detained for illegal migrant trafficking in Greece. The group attempted to help migrants gain entry into Greece from neighboring Turkey through the Aegean Islands, according to Greek...

Frontex Saves Sixty Migrants in the Sea off Samos, Greece

Sixty migrants who were trying to make their way to Greece as passengers aboard a dinghy were saved near the village of Agios Constantinos on the island of Samos on Wednesday morning. According to local authorities, a Frontex vessel was...

Migrants Riot on Greek Island of Kos, 'Situation out of Control' Says Mayor

The migrant situation on the Greek island of Kos is out of control, forcing the mayor to ask for help and riot police arriving from Athens. There are about 7,000 refugees and illegal migrants already on the Aegean Sea island,...

Migrants Seeking Ways to Exit Greece After Drop in Trucks Traveling to Italy

The number of cargo trucks leaving Greece for other European countries, and especially for Italy through the port of Patras, was significantly reduced after capital controls were imposed on Greek banks last month. As a result, a major decrease was...

Immigration Minister Calls Migrants in the Streets 'Tourist Attraction'

Greece’s Deputy Immigration Minister Tasia Christodoulopoulou called the thousands of migrants sleeping in the streets of Athens and Aegean Sea islands a "tourist attraction." Speaking to Proto Thema newspaper, Christodoulopoulou said that the thousands of homeless migrants are not a...

Migrants Camping in Downtown Athens; 'Walking Dead' Actor Arrives in Greece to Offer Help

Migrants are arriving at the port of Piraeus, Greece, on a nearly daily basis. On Thursday morning, another 200 Syrian migrants and refugees traveled from Greek islands' detention centers to Piraeus and later moved to Omonoia Square in downtown Athens. Most of them...

More Migrants Arriving at Greece's Port of Piraeus

Around 100 illegal migrants, who used to stay at the Rhodes detention center, arrived at the port of Piraeus, Greece, on Tuesday. The newly-arrived migrants have no plan and do not know whether the Greek state would provide them with accommodation. They headed to Omonoia...

Greek 'Priest' Arrested for Conducting Fake Weddings

Greek police arrested a 37-year-old man in Kaisariani, Athens, on June 23, who was pretending to be a priest, and receiving large amounts in order to conduct bogus weddings between Greek citizens and foreigners. The "priest" was accused of usurpation...

Smugglers Leave 70-Year-Old Disabled Woman Stranded

Cruel and ruthless traffickers smuggled a 70-year-old disabled woman who could not walk and a special needs person from Turkey to Greece and left them stranded on a rocky cliff, under the sun in the area near the Marathoundas...

Around 240 Illegal Migrants Found in the Aegean

The Hellenic Coast Guard rescued 237 illegal migrants in seven separate incidents that occurred in the Aegean Sea, Greece over the last 24 hours. The location and rescue operation were conducted off the coast of three Greek islands located...