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20 Dead, Dozens Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Greece

On Wednesday, Greek authorities announced they recovered twenty bodies of migrants off the island of Evia after a boat sank on Tuesday. Dozens are still missing. Twelve migrants have been rescued, the Hellenic (Greek) Coast Guard said. Among them are...

Turkish Vessel Harasses Greek Coast Guard Off the Shores of Samos

A Greek Coast Guard vessel was harassed by the Turkish Coast Guard boat during a search and rescue operation off the island of Samos in the eastern Aegean on Tuesday morning according to a statement released by the Hellenic...

Greece to Raise Turkey’s Treatment of ‘Naked Migrants’ With the UN

Greece announced on Monday that it will bring up the mistreatment of ninety-two migrants found naked at the borders of Turkey on Saturday with the UN and European bodies. Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis accused Turkey of mistreating the group...

Greece – Turkey Conflicts in Modern History

Greece and Turkey have been engaged in several conflicts in recent history due to their complex and mostly hostile relationship. Since the establishment of the modern Greek state in the 19th century, the neighbouring countries have fought on two occasions....

TikTok Accused of Exploiting Starving Families in Syria

  A bombshell report published this week by the BBC has revealed that TikTok, the short-term video hosting platform, is exploiting starving families in Syria through its livestream services. The company, known as Douyin in China, usually features videos from users...

The Greek Hero Who Helped Save 80 People at Kythera Island

Michalis Protopsaltis, a crane operator on the Greek island of Kythera, became an unlikely Greek hero when he helped save the lives of eighty migrants whose boat was crushed on the rocks last week. Undeterred by the darkness and strong...

Death Toll Rises to 22 After Migrant Boats Sink in Greece

At least twenty-two people drowned and many are missing after two migrant boats sank off Greece on the islands of Lesvos and Kythera on Wednesday evening. Rescuers retrieved eighteen bodies overnight off the Aegean island of Lesvos near the Turkish...

At Least 17 Migrants Drown, Scores Missing After Boats Sink Off Greece

At least seventeen migrants died and dozens are missing after two separate boats sank off Greece on Wednesday evening. The Greek Coast Guard announced that seventeen migrants, sixteen women and a fifteen-year-old boy drowned as their boat sank off the...

Greece Releases Video of Migrants Being Attacked by Turkey’s Coast Guard

Greece released a video on Wednesday that apparently shows Turkey's Coast Guard violently pushing a boat full of migrants toward the Greek islands of the Aegean. The video was released by Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis who claims...

Denmark to Send Immigrants to Rwanda

Rather than allowing immigrants to live in Denmark, they will be sent to Rwanda, where Danish officials will manage their asylum cases. In a joint declaration on bilateral cooperation, the two nations stated that they were  “exploring the establishment of...