migrants

Shabab in Arabic means friends. Along these lines, Shabab web radio, based in Athens, caters to refugees and migrants who live or are stranded in Greece. The multicultural internet radio station broadcasts news, music, entertainment programs and information that is...

More than 6,000 second generation migrants have been granted Greek citizenship, a year after a relevant bill was voted in parliament, the Migration Ministry said on Monday. According to ministry data, the 6,029 applications approved were among a total of...

Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham and Maisie Williams, stars of popular television series Game of Thrones, visited a refugee camp on Lesvos island in Greece. Cersei Lannister, Davos Seworth and Arya Stark, as they are known by millions of fans worldwide, visited...

The Greek Asylum Service received 4,288 asylum applications in May alone, most of them from migrants landing illegally on the Aegean islands. According to the service, a total of 2,858 asylum claims were filed by migrants who arrived on the...

Hellenic Police (ELAS) on Sunday reported the arrest of five migrant smugglers in two separate operations in Thessaloniki, in northern Greece. The five perpetrators were planning to help a total of 53 migrants to illegally cross Greece's northern border with...

Bulgarian authorities turned a Greek train back from the border due to suspicion that there were migrants being smuggled  on board. The incident took place on Saturday on the Promachonas - Kulata line, southwest of Bulgaria, report newspapers from...

A 32-year-old Egyptian national was stabbed to death by a compatriot at the Souda migrant camp on the island of Chios. According to witnesses, two Egyptian asylum seekers started fighting at around 10:00 am on Thursday. The 32-year-old intervened to...

The Refugee Crisis Management Coordination Body's data shows that there are 57,042 refugees in Greece at the moment. Of these, 5,501 refugees are staying at UNHCR-created settlements, whereas 5,759 are staying at non-organized facilities. Another 1,500 people are scattered. The...

Hellenic Police on Monday are in the process of evacuating a makeshift migrant camp next to a gas station at Polykastro in northern Greece. Since 7:30 in the morning, about 300 men of riot police have started the operation of...

On Saturday and Sunday night, three boats with refugees and migrants off the shores of Northern Lesvos and in the open sea of Mytilene have caused worries to authorities, ANA MPA reports. For the past 10 days, less than 50...