Seven migrants die in a car crash in northern Greece

A car crashed into roadworks on a highway in northern Greece, killing seven people, police said on 5 August. The passengers of...
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Two Iraqi Kurdish men found dead en route to Europe

The bodies of two Kurdish migrants, who died in two separate incidents, were discovered in Greece and Turkey. They will be...
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Greek forces push migrants back to Turkey violently, HRW says

Human Rights Watch has accused Greek law enforcement officers of violently pushing migrants and asylum-seekers aiming to reach...
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Sixty migrants assumed dead after boat sank in Lake Van

Turkish rescue teams have recovered the bodies of five more migrants who died after their boat ran into trouble in Lake Van in...
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Turkey intercepts 545 migrants in 10 days

In the first 10 days of July, the Turkish Coast Guard has intercepted 545 migrants and asylum seekers on rubber boats and ships...
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North Macedonia finds 211 migrants crammed into a truck

North Macedonian border officials found 211 migrants, including 63 minors, packed into a truck during a routine check near the...
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Almost 60 children among the 276 migrants found in an air-tight boat compartment near Turkey

Turkish authorities stopped a ship carrying 276 irregular migrants close to the Aegean coastal city of Izmir, Turkey’s state-run n...
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Migrants arrivals to the Greek islands halved since last year

The number of arrivals of migrants and asylum seekers to the Greek islands is down by 51% compared in the first half of 2020...
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Greece extends quarantine for migrants until July 5

Despite easing some coronavirus-related restrictions, Greek migration authorities have extended lockdown for more than 120,000...
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