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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...
Greek News
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...
Greek News
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...
Greek News
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...
Greek News
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...
Africa
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...
Crime
Greece Busts Human Trafficking Ring Operating on Rhodes
Two hotel owners allegedly involved in a human trafficking ring that brought migrants from Turkey to Greece were arrested on Friday by police on Rhodes with the assistance of the Protection of the Sea Borders Security Directorate, the police...
Greek News
Greece to Extend Fence Along the Entire Length of the Border with Turkey
Greece will extend the fence along the entire border with Turkey in order to prevent illegal immigration to the country the cabinet agreed on Tuesday.
The decision was taken during a meeting of the Government Council on National Security chaired...
Greek News
Migrants’ Rescue Details Revealed by Greek Authorities
The Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum provided details on the rescue of the group of 38 migrants in Evros River.
Greek News
Group of Migrants Stranded on Evros Islet Rescued by Greek Authorities
The group of 39 migrants reported stranded on an islet in Evros River last week were rescued by Greece on Monday, August 15.