refugees

Campaign for the Greek islands Activists have started an online campaign, requesting that the Greek islands receive the Nobel Peace Prize, for their response to the refugee crisis. The “vote that the Greek Islands Receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their...

A two year old baby boy has been reported as the first casualty of the refugee crisis in the Aegean after a boat carrying refugees sank near the Greek island of Agathonisi on Saturday, according to the Migrant Offshore...

A Syrian refugee passed away in the early hours of January 2, 2016, only moments after her arrival on the coast of the Greek island of Lesvos, south of Mytilene. The 60-year-old woman, reportedly suffered from serious heart disease and...

New Year’s Day on the Greek island of Lesvos saw the arrival of more migrants, seeking sanctuary in Europe. Groups are continuing to make the hazardous crossing from Turkey, despite winter weather and increased border controls. More than a million people braved...

For migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe, 2015 was the deadliest year on record, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). A total of 3,771 people are estimated to have died while making the perilous...

Three ferries with 3,600 refugees on board arrived at Piraeus port on Thursday. "Blue Star 1" ferry carried 1,163 refugees from Chios and Mytilene, "Nisos Rhodos" carried 1,083 refugees from Mytilene, Chios and Samos and "Blue Star Patmos" carried another...

The Greek government is trying to rescue the tens of thousands of desperate refugees and migrants arriving on the Aegean islands, but some "voices" in Europe continue to blame Greece, Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas said on...

Europe in 2015 faced its most severe migration crisis in centuries as an estimated one million people – mostly Muslims – fled war in Syria and poverty in other countries of the Middle East and Africa and made the...

Victoria Square in Athens has turned into a makeshift camping area for refugees, while the weather conditions in the country have taken a turn for the worse. In total, more than 500 refugees have found shelter in the square,...

A seven-month-old Syrian baby temporarily staying with his/her family in a refugee registration camp on the island of Lesvos, Greece died today of natural causes. Health officials are trying to determine the exact cause of the baby's death. Lesvos,  is...