UNHCR calls for urgent action over worsening conditions in Greek migrant camps

After a devastating fire destroyed Europe’s largest refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has ...
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“Even the animals do not live in the conditions we live in now,” said a girl living in a Greek island camp

Florence, a 17-year-old migrant girl from Afghanistan, dreamt of a happy life in Europe. But her hope for a better life has faded...
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Greece: Thousands of migrants left homeless after fire destroys Moria camp

Almost 13,000 migrants are homeless after fast-moving fires destroyed the largest migrant camp in Europe on the Greek island of...
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Fifty Iraqi migrants return home voluntarily

Fifty asylum seekers travelled home to Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, voluntarily on 2 September. They had...
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Greece rescued 96 migrants from a sinking yacht

Greek coastal guards rescued 96 migrants after their yacht sank west of Halki island in the Aegean Sea on 26 August. The actual...
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Greece extends the fence on the border with Turkey to hamper migrant crossings

The Greek government has decided to lengthen a cement and barbed-wire fence that runs along its northern border with Turkey to...
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Three more migrants tested positive for coronavirus in Greek island camp

Three more migrants at the Vial migrant camp on the island of Chios tested positive for Covid-19, Greek media reported on 17...
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North Macedonia police found 135 migrants inside three trucks

North Macedonia police have intercepted 135 migrants and asylum seekers inside three separate trucks during routine checks in the...
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Over 130 Iraqi migrants return home voluntarily

A total of 134 Iraqi migrants have returned home voluntarily from Greece on 6 August. The process is part of a European...
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