Lesvos

Nearly 1.1 million people registered as migrants within the German borders last year. In figures released Wednesday, Germany said 428,468 migrants were part of the flood of people exiting Syria. Syrians, fleeing a violent war at home, were by far the largest...

The bodies of 21 migrants and refugees who were attempting to cross from Turkey to the Greek islands when their boat capsized due to the rainy weather conditions, washed up in the Aegean district of Ayvalık, Turkey on Tuesday, Greek media reports. The boat transporting migrants...

Simon Lewis, an Australian volunteer lifesaver from Melbourne is traveling to Greece, to participate in the efforts to rescue refugees, attempting to reach the Greek island of Lesvos. Over the last year, thousands of migrants and refugees have lost their...

Volunteers from various non-governmental organizations located on the Greek island of Lesvos sent their own New Year message in a unique fashion. They collected more than 2,500 life jackets left behind by the refugees arriving on the island in...

A Syrian refugee passed away in the early hours of January 2, 2016, only moments after her arrival on the coast of the Greek island of Lesvos, south of Mytilene. The 60-year-old woman, reportedly suffered from serious heart disease and...

New Year’s Day on the Greek island of Lesvos saw the arrival of more migrants, seeking sanctuary in Europe. Groups are continuing to make the hazardous crossing from Turkey, despite winter weather and increased border controls. More than a million people braved...

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has been on the Greek island of Lesvos since this past weekend, witnessing the unfolding refugee crisis first hand. With almost a million migrants and refugees having arrived in Europe in 2015, 491,646 of which entered the European Union through...

"Greece has taken on more weight than it can handle and I don't think this is fair," said famous actress Susan Sarandon who spent Christmas at a refugee camp in Athens, Greece. Sarandon along with Greek Deputy Immigration Policy Minister...

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...

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...