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More Violence in Migrant Camp, Lesvos Mayor to Meet With Tsipras

A migrant was stabbed on Thursday night at the Fessa camp in Oraiokastro, after a violent fight between migrants -- another one in the overcrowded hospitality facilities across Greece. Migrants of different nationalities clashed and the fights resulted in several...

Chios Residents Protest Against More Migrant Camps on Island

About 3,000 Chios residents rallied on Wednesday protesting the migrant situation on the island and the government's announcement that two more migrant camps are to be built on the island. According to Chios "Citizen" website, locals complain that the island...

Merkel Chides Greece for Dragging Feet on Asylum Claims

Germany has rebuked Greece for its lack of progress in processing the asylum requests of thousands of migrants stuck on Aegean islands and for not sending unqualified migrants back to Turkey. According to a Financial Times report, German Chancellor Angela...

Welt: Germany to Take 6,000 Migrants Per Year from Greece and Italy

"Our goal is to stop irregular migration. So we will be accepting a few hundred refugees on a monthly basis," German Chancellor Angela Merkel made this commitment to Greece and Italy, according to German newspaper Die Welt. According to the report, Merkel...

Clashes Among Migrants in Chios Refugee Camp Leaves 4 Injured [video]

Violence erupted between Algerian migrants and Syrian refugees on Thursday shortly before midnight at the Souda refugee camp on Chios, resulting in four people injured. According to local website astraparis.gr, a violent incident started when a group of Algerians started...

Libra Group CEO Avails Resources to Help With Refugee Crisis in Greece [video]

Libra Group CEO George Logothetis called on anyone who wants to assist in the refugee crisis in Greece to contact the group and become a "partner" in saving lives. In a heartwarming speech during the Concordia Summit in New York...

EU Commissioner Avramopoulos on Migration: A European Issue Becomes a Global Issue [video]

European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said that migration has turned from a European issue into a global issue. Avramopoulos spoke exclusively to Greek Reporter at the opening of 71st United Nations General Assembly in New...

48 Migrants Rescued from Distressed Vessel Near Greek Island Zakynthos

On Monday, forty-eight migrants including 16 children were located by the Greek coast guard aboard a sailboat in the sea area between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, after transmitting a distress signal though Olympia radio. Following the distress call and confirmed location, a freight vessel...

Moria Camp on Fire; Thousands of Migrants Flee Amidst Chaos

Thousands of migrants fled from Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos after a large fire destroyed tents and prefabricated houses. Earlier the migrants were protesting about the living conditions at the camp and set fire to the facilities....

Guidelines for Refugees: World Leaders Sign New York Declaration at 71st UNGA

  World leaders came together at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday to adopt the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants which expresses the political will of world leaders to protect the rights of refugees and...