Greece illegally sends 194 asylum seekers back to Turkey, monitoring group…
Greece has illegally sent some 194 asylum seekers back to Turkey in the past month, a rights organization claimed…
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Greece quarantines second camp after coronavirus case confirmed
Greece has quarantined a second migrant facility this week after a 53-year-old man tested positive for coronavirus,…
Amnesty slams Greece, Turkey over migrant deaths
Greece and Turkey have come under fire from Amnesty International which accused Athens border forces of using live…
Migrant tensions flare on Greek-Turkish border
Teargas and smoke bombs clouded a Greek-Turkish land border on Saturday in a fresh flare-up in tensions over…
European Parliament called to action for migrant women and children
Several academics and rights activists penned down an open letter to the members of the EU Parliament and the…
Turkey sends 1,000 police to the border as Greece set to deport migrants
Greece has repulsed nearly 35,000 migrants trying to cross onto its territory illegally since Turkey opened its…
Migrants face tear gas on Greece-Turkey border
Greek riot police and troops used water cannon and tear gas on Wednesday against hundreds of migrants as they made…
Thessaloniki residents buy masks but no real panic as eight quarantined
Many locals are rushing to pharmacies around the city of Thessaloniki, hoping to find masks through which they…
Greek troops dig in along border after migrant clashes
Greek soldiers and riot police remained on high alert on Tuesday along the land border between Greece and Turkey,…
Child drowns at sea off Greece in first fatality after Turkey opens border
A young Syrian boy died on Monday after being pulled from the sea when a boat capsized off the Greek island of…