migrant crisis

By Heaven Crawley I stood in the corner of a dusty cemetery on the Greek island of Lesvos and watched a mother bury her child. As the tiny body of a baby boy wrapped in a white sheet was lifted...

At least 12 people have drowned after a boat carrying refugees attempting to reach the Greek island of Lesvos sank in the Aegean Sea, Turkish officials said on Saturday. Canakkale Governor, Hamza Erkal said the boat carrying more than 48 refugees...

Since January 1, 2015 some 710,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe, according to Frontex. The vast majority come from the war-torn regions of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.  While Frontex estimates that 350,000 of them have entered through Greece, the...

By Dimitris Dalakoglou and Antonios Alexandridis The European Union, one of the strongest economies in the world and home to some of the most advanced state apparatuses in human history, is preparing to shut down its borders, one after the other, because...

Based on data released by Frontex on Tuesday, a total of 170,000 irregular migrants entered the European Union in the month of September and as a result yearly totals rose to 710,000 people. According to Reuters, Europe appears to be...

What exactly is a hotspot or what qualifies a hotspot? In relation to the intense and at times overwhelming migrant influx that has hit Greece, hot spots are being created to help migrants and refugees. In 2015, significant and disproportionate...

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann arrived at the Greek island of Lesvos on Tuesday to witness first hand the extent of the refugee crisis in Greece and how it is being managed. Faymann was greeted by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras upon his...

By: Laura Swift Berlin recently agreed to curb the number of migrants it welcomed after a backlash against Angela Merkel’s suspension of EU rules limiting numbers. It followed previous scenes of crowds welcoming new arrivals, which commentators had suggested was...

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann will meet with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the East Aegean Greek island of Lesvos on Tuesday in the context of the ongoing refugee crisis. “They will visit together the first reception and refugee identification facilities, while they will...

Greek Coast Guard rescued a 18-year old woman with paraplegia along with 42 other refugees, on Friday, mostly from Syria, in the sea region off the coasts of Mytilene, Lesvos island, Greece. The rescuers also managed to collect the girl's...