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Migrant Deaths in the Mediterranean: The Broader Picture

The sinking of a boat carrying hundreds of migrants in the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday has again brought the issue of migrant crossings to the forefront of international news. 79 of the migrants are believed to...

Hundreds Feared Dead in Migrant Boat Disaster Off Greece

Hundreds of migrants are feared dead after the sinking of a migrant boat off southern Greece early on Wednesday in one of the deadliest migrant disasters in the Mediterranean. Rescuers saved 104 passengers - including Egyptians, Syrians, Pakistanis, Afghans and...

79 Migrants Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off Greece

At least 79 people drowned when a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized off Pylos, in southern Greece early on Wednesday. A large search and rescue operation has been launched. At least 104 people were saved by the Greek Coast Guard...

Greece Rescues 91 Migrants Stranded On Evros Islet

Footage emerged on Sunday showing a group of eighty migrants stranded on an islet on Evros river, on the border with Turkey. 

Greek PM Orders Investigation into Migrant Expulsions

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis responded on Tuesday to the video purportedly showing the forced expulsion of migrants at sea from Greek territory calling the incident unacceptable and confirming an ongoing investigation. The video, presented by The New York Times,...

Damning Video Proves Greece Abandons Migrants at Sea Says NYT

A New York Times (NYT) investigation claims that Greece has abandoned migrants at sea in the latest scathing report by a major news organization regarding migrant pushbacks. The footage, taken by an Austrian activist on Lesvos last month, was brought...

Football Club Helps Migrants in Greece to Overcome Challenges

Migrants in Greece have set up a football team to earn recognition and through their skills combat racism and xenophobia. By Evan Bourtis In the December 2021 finals match of the Anexartito.com Summer Cup, organized by Greece’s largest amateur football league,...

Last of Lesbos Greek Grandmothers Who Helped Refugees Dies

Aimilia Kamvysi, the last of the three iconic grandmothers of Lesbos island who became a symbol of solidarity during the refugee crisis of 2015, has died at the age of 93, it was announced on Sunday. She was one of...

EU Parliament Mission Blasts Greece on Rule of Law

A European Parliament Committee that visited Greece this week warned that the rule of law in the country is facing very serious threats. The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) said that this worrying development is due to poor...

At Least Three Die as Migrant Boat Sinks Off Lesvos, Greece

At least three migrants died and several are missing after a migrant boat capsized and sank off the island of Lesvos, Greece on Tuesday. The boat carrying at least 41 migrants sank after crashing into rocks off the island’s coast,...