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UNHCR Calls on Greece to Investigate Alleged Migrant Pushbacks

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urged Greece on Friday to investigate multiple reports of pushbacks by Greek authorities at the country’s sea and land borders. UNHCR Spokesperson Babar Baloch said in Geneva that there are credible allegations that Greece may...

UN Refugee Agency Calls on Greece to Move Thousands of Migrants to the Mainland

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, called on Greece on Tuesday to urgently move thousands of refugees and asylum seekers out of dangerously overcrowded reception centers on the Greek Aegean islands. Arrivals of migrants and refugees in September, comprising Afghan and...

Refugee Cookout Steals the Show at 19th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

Four Syrian and four Iraqi refugees held a cookout with traditional dishes for visitors and other refugees attending the 19th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival on Friday. During the event, called “Food Uniting People #WithRefugees,” the four men from the refugee camps of...

New Pre-registration for Asylum Seekers in Greece Aims to Speed Up Relocation, Family Unification

A new process for registering asylum seekers was launched in Greece on June 8. The new pre-registration process is aimed at speeding up the process by which families can be reunified and requests for relocation for those migrants who wish to move...