Syrian refugees
Greece
Syrian Refugee Couple's "Big Fat Greek Wedding" in Lesvos
Having received an official recognition by a Greek county court of a right to receive a civil marriage license, two Syrian refugees were married in Lesvos island among friends and supporters of their cause.
Khaled, a Syrian refugee, and Noor,...
Culture
Brazilian Artists Publish Stories by Refugee Children
Brazilian journalist Debora de Pina Castiglione and her sister, illustrator Beatriz, recorded eight tales in a collection of modern myths and fables invented by Syrian and Kurdish children living in Thessaloniki.
They worked with designers and translators to create a...
Greece
Syrians Stuck in Greece Protest at German Embassy
Syrian refugees stranded in Greece chanted "no more waiting!" and protested outside the German embassy in Athens against delays in reuniting with their relatives in Germany.
About 100 people, among them young children, marched from parliament to the embassy holding...
Greece
Twelve Syrian Refugees in Moria Enter Third Day of Hunger Strike Over Asylum Delays
Twelve Syrian refugees living in Moria’s identification center on Lesvos were on a hunger strike for the third day on Sunday, protesting the slow pace of asylum procedures.
The men, of Kurdish descent, were sitting outside the asylum services offices,...
Europe
Pope Francis Reunites With Syrian Refugee He Rescued From Lesbos
On February 17, Pope Francis met with students and the faculty of the Roma Tre University in Rome. While at the university, the pontiff was also reunited with one of the Syrian refugees who he brought back to Italy...
Greece
Syrian Chef Serves Up Traditional Food at Ritsona Migrant Camp's 'Cafe Rits' (Photos)
A 41-year-old Syrian refugee named Talal Rankoussi was a chef at Bawabet Al Dimashq - Damascus Gate in his country before being forced to flee the dangerous war zone and risk his life crossing the Mediterranean in an attempt...
Greece
Fire at Oraiokastro Migrant Camp Injures Three Syrian Refugees
A fire broke out from unknown circumstances around 4:45 am on Wednesday morning at the migrant camp in Oraiokastro in northern Greece.
Three Syrian refuges, two children and their mother, were injured when their tent caught fire. The eight-year old...
Cyprus
Vessel With 83 Syrian Migrants Towed to Harbor on Cyprus
A Cyprus police spokesperson, Andreas Angelides, says that a vessel of migrants has been towed to a harbor on the island's northwestern coast, AP reports.
The boat was towed to the harbor early Friday morning after having been spotted late Thursday...
Greece
EU Council Urges Greece to Reconsider Turkey as Safe for Syrian Refugees
There is much frustration in Greece over the new EU-Turkey migration deal. The European Council on Justice and Home Affairs has stepped in to try to coax Greece into changing its stance on sending back Syrian refugees to Turkey.
Council representatives are pressing...
Greece
Idomeni Migrant Camp Speaks Volumes of Greek Administrative Inefficiency and Makes Mockery of EU Pledges to Human Rights
Greece has begun refugee transfers from the Greek border town of Idomeni where some 13,00 people are stuck after Balkan countries completely sealed off the migrant trail as part of an EU plan, although Germany has publicly denounced the...