Lesbos
Greece
Rescuers Make Christmas Tree of Life Jackets on Lesvos Island
Rescue guards made a Christmas tree of life jackets discarded by refugees on the coast of the island of Lesvos.
The symbolic act is a message of hope in the spirit of Christmas as the life jackets mean that the people...
Greece
18 Refugees, Including Six Children, Drown off the Turkish Coast
Eighteen people lost their lives on Thursday when a boat transporting migrants and refugees to Greece, capsized off the Turkish coast, Greek media reports.
Among the 18 casualties, there were six children. The boat was reportedly heading for the Greek island...
Greece
Refugee Crisis: Lesvos is Filling Up With Migrants; Frontex Staff on Holiday
Today hundreds of North African immigrants in Lesvos are being registered. In the middle of last week it was decided that immigrants such as these should not be granted the monthly permit which allows them to stay in Greece...
Animals
Greek Cafe on Lesvos Offers Shelter to Stray Dogs
A cafe on the Mytilene port of Lesvos island is opening its doors at 3 am every night to offer stray dogs shelter from the cold.
The cafe - named Hott Spot, after the refugee registration center operating on the...
Greece
Migrant Trafficker Claims Turkey Allows for Movement of Migrants into Greece
"If the Turkish government wouldn't want us to do what we do, we wouldn't be able to pass a fly to Greece," said a Turkish migrant trafficker speaking to Anampa news agency.
According to the report, a man identifying himself...
Greece
Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon Arrives on Lesbos to Support Refugees
American Oscar-winner actress Susan Sarandon arrived in Skala Sykamnias in Lesbos, Greece in order to support the refugees that are currently staying on the island. The 69-year-old actress, who is also a Goodwill Ambassador for Unicef, was accompanied by...
Greece
UN: Greek Migrant Reception Facilities Need Expanding
As the European winter approaches, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports additional reception sites in Greece are urgently needed to accommodate the massive flow of refugees and migrants from Syria and other countries of conflict.
The U.N. refugee...
Greece
UN: More Than 210,000 Migrants and Refugees Crossed the Greek Borders in October
The United Nations Refugees Agency released a report noting that a total of 218,000 migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean in October, while escaping their conflict stricken countries in the Middle East and seeking a better future in Europe....
Europe
Mediterranean Migrant Deaths Break Records
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that migrant deaths on the Mediterranean Sea routes to Europe are breaking all previous records.
IOM confirmed 3,350 fatalities so far this year, surpassing the record-breaking death toll of 3,279 for all of...
Greece
UNHCR: Greece Overwhelmed by Migrants
The U.N. refugee agency is warning that Greece cannot cope with the flood of refugees and migrants landing on its shores because it lacks proper reception facilities to register and screen them.
The backlog in processing is increasing tension, violence...