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Residents Block Resettlement of 400 Migrants in Northern Greece (video)

Residents of the small village of Vrasna, northeast of Thessaloniki, forced Greek authorities on Tuesday to abandon plans to house approximately 400 migrants and refugees in local hotels. Local residents blocked the road at the outskirts of the seaside village...

Angry Migrants Blockade Main Greek Highway (video)

A group of around 100 asylum seekers blocked on Monday the main Athens-Thessaloniki highway in protest of living conditions in the Malakasa migrant camp. Traffic came to a standstill about 45 km (30 miles) north of the Greek capital. Witnesses say...