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'Children Raped' in Lesvos Migrant Camp, Claims MSF (video)

In a shocking report by Al Jazeera from the notorious Moria camp in Lesvos, refugee agencies claim that children are getting raped. The report is titled “Children getting raped. Living in cramped spaces. No toilets. Could you survive as an asylum...

District of North Aegean Threatens to Close Down Refugee Camp in Greece's Lesvos

The District of North Aegean published a press release stating that the Greek government has a deadline of 30 days to fix the numerous issues that Moria Refugee Camp faces on the island of Lesvos. If the Greek authorities fail...

Greek Migrant Center on Lesvos Reached 'Boiling Point'

The United Nations refugee agency warned on Friday that the situation at an overcrowded reception center on Lesvos island was “reaching boiling point”. Charlie Yaxley of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called on Greek authorities on Friday to...

The BBC Dubs Lesvos' Migrant Camp 'Worst in the World' (video)

A report in the BBC says that the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos is the "worst in the world", with children as young as ten attempting suicide. BBC's Catrin Nye has been given rare access inside the...

Fresh Fighting Erupts at Overcrowded Lesvos Refugee Camp

More violence has broken out at the refugee hotspot of Moria on the Greek island of Lesvos. According to police reports, 19 people were arrested after fighting erupted at the overcrowded facility. Eight people were injured, according to an Associated Press...

Lesvos Tensions Rise as Hundreds Decamp Across Island

More tension on the Aegean island of Lesvos is being reported after hundreds of asylum seekers were redistributed amid the deteriorating situation in the Moria refugee camp. The mostly Kurdish refugees have set up temporary shelters in square and parks...

Six Injured after Migrant Fights in Lesvos Refugee Camp (video)

Six people were injured after violent fights between migrants at the Moria registration center on Lesvos on Friday afternoon, according to Lesvosnews.gr. The cause of the violent brawls is not known yet because there is no record of what happened...

Thousands Protest on Lesvos during Greek PM Speech (video)

About 3,000 Lesvos residents gathered at the main square of Mytilene town on Thursday evening to protest against the overcrowded refugee camps, the VAT raise, the imprisoned Greek soldiers in Turkey and other issues while Greek Prime Minister Alexis...

Greek Court Convicts Migrants, Refugees of Camp Violence

A Greek court has convicted dozens of refugees and migrants on serious charges stemming from violence last year on the Aegean islands. The guilty verdicts for 32 people for injuring 11 police officers and attempting to injure 13 more come...

Extreme Right-Wing Group Attack Migrants on Lesvos (video)

Violent clashes between a Greek far-right group, riot police and migrants raged almost all night in the town of Mytilene on Lesvos on Sunday night, leaving several injured, according to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA). A Facebook group called "Mytilene Patriotic Movement...