Lesvos

Police special forces clashed with migrants who were trying to seize a ferry on the Greek island of Lesvos. On Saturday evening, around 500 Afghan migrants reportedly seized and attempted to board the Tera Jet ferry heading to Athens. The vessel is...

During a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou on Saturday, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said that 33 million euros will be given to Greece by September 15 to help the country deal with...

Greece's Coast Guard with the help of police on Friday morning made use of stun grenades to deal with the uprising of about a thousand refugees at the port of Mytilene, on the island of Lesvos. Thousands of refugees are...

Lesvos, the beautiful Greek island in the Aegean once known for its spectacular beaches, has lately been in the news as the main entry point to Europe for thousands of migrants and war-torn Syrian refugees. Only on Tuesday, Lesvos had...

Greek Orthodox priest Papa Stratis was only 57 years old but the work that he left behind changed the lives of many people and will be remembered forever. The Greek priest, also known by the name Efstratios Dimou carried...

More than 200,000 migrants and refugees have entered Greece in 2015, with most of them coming from war-torn regions like Iraq, Afghanistan and, primarily, Syria. The Greek islands in the east Aegean Sea have particularly felt the effects of this unprecedented influx, as...

Frontex announced on Tuesday that based on preliminary data 23,000 seaborne migrants and refugees arrived in Greece last week. Among the most common entry points for the more than 200,000 people that have entered Greece through the seas in 2015 has...

The immigration problem in Lesvos, Greece, seems to be out of control as the number of undocumented immigrants arriving on the island is constantly increasing. Just on Saturday morning, around 100 inflatable boats reached the Greek island shores, carrying over 4,000 refugees. The great influx...

As the Greek islands have become the primary destination for migrants and refugees seeking to enter the European borders, local authorities have expressed the need for additional help to deal with this unprecedented situation. According to Greek newspaper "Proto Thema," approximately...

Weak coordination and severe shortages in facilities and staffing are creating dreadful conditions for the hundreds of refugees and migrants arriving daily on the Greek island of Lesvos, Amnesty International said in a report on Monday, after a research team returned...