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Refugee Carries Blind Wife While Clutching Onto Baby [pictures]

The boatloads of migrants making the perilous sea crossing over the Aegean may have dwindled, however the new arrivals continue to be impressive. A boat made its way to the shore of Skala Sykamnia on the island of Lesvos...

Police Dismantle International Human Trafficking Network in Greece

An international human trafficking ring forging travel documents and trafficking migrants from Greece to other European countries was dismantled in a joint operation between the Greek Police and other European authorities. The Greek Police announced on Friday that they have...

1,000 Refugees on Hunger Strike Against Subhuman Conditions at Elliniko Camp

A thousand refugees at Elliniko, 10 km south of the Athens center, began a hunger strike on Monday to protest against the squalid living conditions at the camp where they are being kept. Anti-racism activist group Movement Against Fascism...

Emergency Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA)

PM Alexis Tsipras summoned an emergency Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) on Friday morning. The decision to order KYSEA came on Thursday night after 31 aerial trespasses, six flights of Turkish fighter jets over Oinousses and one embroilment...

Europe Beefs Up Border Controls to Stem Migrant Inflow

European states raise fences, close borders and bring military forces to protect their borders from the massive refugee and migrant inflow. On Thursday, about 200 Austrian soldiers and police officers conducted a joint operation on Austria's border with Slovenia in...

Massive Reservation Cancellations Strike Greece's Tourism Industry

Greece's tourism - one of the country's most core financial resources - is facing a great threat, as massive cancellations in reservations are occurring in touristic destinations where there are refugee and migrant flows. According to an interview in Kathemerini,...

Avramopoulos Calls for Distinction of Migrants and Refugees From Radicals

EU Commissioner for Migration and Internal Affairs; Dimitris Avramopoulos stressed the need for a collective effort to fight radicalization by all means in order to avoid the stigmatization of any community, ethnicity, or origin - whether they are Muslims, refugees, or...

There Have not Been Any Refugees Arrivals at the Island of Lesvos on Monday

Greek Police reported something that is difficult to believe for anyone paying attention to the ongoing refugee crisis these past few months: there has not been a single refugee or migrant arrival at the East Aegean island of Lesvos...

Greek PM to Meet with German and Turkish Premiers Over Refugee Crisis

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to discuss the refugee crisis very soon. This is according to German government deputy spokesperson; Georg Streiter though he did not provide a date or...

Greek Authorities Unable to Track Jihadists in the Continuous Migrant Flow

Greek authorities have been struggling to contain the refugee crisis that started a few months ago, when the flow of refugees and migrants coming from the Turkish coast increased significantly. However, monitoring the large number of people who come...