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Further signs of tension were evident early today at the Piraeus port in the city of Athens, Greece when minor scuffles broke out between Afghan migrants. One 18-year-old required hospital treatment. Meanwhile, another migrant was detained after being accused of attempted theft....

The U.N. refugee agency is confirming reports that up to 500 people may have lost their lives when an overcrowded boat capsized and sank earlier this month in the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Italy. The incident reportedly happened...

Τhe European Commission announced the granting of 83 million euros within the framework of the new emergency support mechanism, for the improvement of the living conditions of the refugees in Greece. The financial assistance will be immediately granted to UNHCR,...

82-year-old Panagiota Vasiliadou in Idomeni is "giving lessons of humanity" as she helps in any way possible, refugees and migrants from the near-by refugee camp. Despite her age and the fact that her pension does not exceed the 450 euros...

The U.S. mission to Athens and the 409 Contracting Support Brigade(CSB)of the U.S. Army on April 7-8 donated essential humanitarian supplies for migrants and refugees in Greece on behalf of the U.S. Government. Beds, sleeping bags, blankets and other...

Some 325 migrants have been deported to Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos under an EU deal. They wait to learn of their fate inside a fenced reception and removal centre in the town of Pehlivankoy. The United Nations...

UNHCR staff at the refugee camp in Idomeni, near the border crossing between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), on Monday reported that the refugees were showing a greater interest in the EU relocation programs than...

Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas had a series of meetings with officials representing countries affected by the refugee crisis during the UNHCR Conference on Refugees in Geneva. Mouzalas met with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi,...

The UN Refugee Agency announced it is suspending some of its activities in Greece as it opposes mandatory detention, UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming said during a press conference in Geneva, adding that open hot spots are being turned into...

PM Alexis Tsipras met with UN Special Envoy for Refugee Issues, Angelina Jolie-Pitt on Wednesday afternoon, in Maximos Mansion. Earlier in the day, the famous actress and activist visited the refugee and migrant hot spots in Piraeus port and Elaionas. "I'm...