Syrian refugees
Greece
Chines Artist Puts on a Performance in Idomeni for a Young Aspiring Syrian Pianist
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, who had announced plans earlier in the year to create a memorial on the Greek island of Lesbos for the plight of refugees, many of whom have lost their lives trying to reach Europe, made...
Greece
Greek Authorities Force Turkish Smuggler to Face Bodies of His Dead Victims
A Turkish captain of a smuggler boat which capsized off the coast of Agathonisi killing three Syrian children under five years of age that were aboard, has been arrested by Greek authorities on the island of Samos.
Turkish smugglers are...
Greece
Charlie Hebdo Overdoes Itself with Death of Little Syrian Boy Aylan
When satire is used as a vehicle for spreading hate and to inflame public opinion, the case can be made that it no longer reflects an expression of free speech but rather a political tool that, more than anything...
Canada
Nurse Urges Canada to Help Greece with Refugee Crisis
Nurse Melie De Champlain from British Columbia in Canada, just returned from the Greek island of Lesbos, where she was helping locals deal with the refugee crisis. Upon her arrival in Canada, the nurse stressed that her country need...
Hollywood
Hollywood Stars Talk Refugee Crisis from the 2016 Golden Globes
As dozens of refugees die daily in the Aegean sea trying to reach Europe, we asked some of Hollywood's favorite actors and filmmakers to voice their opinion about the refugee crisis.
The crisis started mainly after the beginning of the civil...
Crime
Greek Coast Guard Detains Turkish Nationals for Human Trafficking
The Hellenic Coast Guard apprehended two Turkish nationals on Monday, suspected of assisting the trafficking of Syrian refugees to the Greek islands.
According to Greek media, the men were caught facilitating the smuggling of 14 Syrian refugees to the Greek island of Kalymnos. "The...
Canada
Family of Alan Kurdi Reaches Canada
The family of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian refugee who drowned in the Aegean Sea and washed on the shores of Turkey in September has reached Canada, almost four months after Alan's death.
The three-year-old's uncle Mohammed Kurdi reached Canada on...
Greece
Refugee Crisis Brings Greek Orthodox and Muslims Together in Prayer (Video)
A surprising incident took place on the Greek island of Lesvos. Greek Orthodox Christians and Muslims gathered in order to pray together for the refugees’ struggle.
A memorial service was organized on the island Wednesday, November 4, in memory of...
Europe
Europe Facing Largest Refugee Crisis Since World War II
Based on data released by Frontex on Tuesday, a total of 170,000 irregular migrants entered the European Union in the month of September and as a result yearly totals rose to 710,000 people.
According to Reuters, Europe appears to be...
Greece
There Was A Time Greeks Sought Refuge In Syria
As thousands of refugees from Near East are arriving in Greece in order to progress to the rest of Europe and while the immigration problem is exacerbating, it is time to travel back to the period when Greek refugees were seeking shelter...