Lesbos

Greece

Five dead and dozens rescued after two ships sink in Aegean Sea

Five people, including four children, died and dozens were rescued Monday in two separate incidents involving migrant boats heading to Greek islands from nearby Turkey.

28/08/2023

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Emergency evacuation on the Greek island of Lesbos due to forest fire

Evacuation of the popular resort of Vatera on the island of Lesbos due to a forest fire threatening the first houses of the village.

23/07/2022

Greece

Investigation claims Frontex involved in Aegean sea migrant pushbacks

A new investigation claims that the EU's border agency, Frontex, has been involved in forcing back over 950 refugees and migrants in the Aegean sea between March 2020 and September 2021.

28/04/2022

Greece

Bodies of seven suspected migrants found on shores of Lesbos

Greek authorities said they were not aware of any boat in distress near the island.

01/03/2022

Greece

Greek police detain protesters after arson at planned migrant camp

A small group of protesters set fire to excavators used by a private contractor to build a new migrant camp on Lesbos, authorities say.

08/02/2022

Greece

Pope blasts 'shipwreck of civilisation' on Lesbos migrant camp visit

"Please, let us stop this shipwreck of civilisation!" Francis said as he visited a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

05/12/2021

Cyprus

Watch: Pope Francis begins five-day visit to Cyprus and Greece

Pope Francis is expected to raise the issue of migration when he arrives in Cyprus on Thursday on the first leg of the trip.

02/12/2021

Greece

'Life-saving on trial': Duo face jail in Greece for rescuing migrants

Sean Binder, a German-Irish volunteer, and Sarah Mardini, a Syrian human rights worker, go on trial in Athens on Thursday. They deny the charges which include spying and forgery.

17/11/2021

Greece

Euroviews. Greece's most vulnerable refugees are being denied safe shelter | View

"The closure of Kara Tepe municipal camp marks the end of an era for refugee reception in Greece."

20/05/2021

Greece

New migrant camp approved for Lesbos but exact location undecided

The municipal council of Mytilene approved the construction of a new 3,000-capacity facility on the Aegean island - but without agreeing where it will be located.

13/04/2021

Greece

Greek refugee programme offers alternative to overcrowded camps

Greek refugee programme offers alternative to overcrowded camps

31/03/2021

Greece

Brussels allocates €276M to Greece for migrant camps on its islands

About 40,000 people currently live in overcrowded facilities on Greek islands.

29/03/2021

Greece

Greek police accuse 33 NGO members of migrant smuggling

Authorities said the investigation began several months ago and included Greece's intelligence service and anti-terror police. Neither the names of the NGOs nor the nationalities of those involved were made public.

29/09/2020

Germany

Thousands protest in Germany to demand EU action over Moria migrants

The aunt of Alan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian boy who drowned in the Mediterranean in 2015, joined protesters in Berlin to urge politicians to act.

20/09/2020

Germany

Germany to take in 1,500 migrants from Greek islands after Lesbos fire

This represents a sharp increase from the initial pledge to host some of the 400 unaccompanied children evacuated from Lesbos to mainland Greece following the September 8 blaze.

15/09/2020

Greece

Lesbos migrants march against new camp facility after Moria fire

Migrants are demanding to leave the island and be allowed to travel to mainland Europe after last week's fire which destroyed the Moria camp.

15/09/2020

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Migrants still stuck in limbo on Lesbos after Moria camp blazes

Thousands of migrants have been sleeping rough after multiple fires hit the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp last week.

14/09/2020

Greece

Migrants moved to new Lesbos camp as Mitsotakis demands more EU help

Greek authorities have promised that 12,000 migrants and asylum-seekers left homeless after fire gutted an overcrowded camp will be moved shortly to a new tent city.

14/09/2020

Greece

Displaced migrants on Lesbos protest in wake of fire at Moria camp

Over 12,000 people were left homeless after fires on Tuesday and Wednesday gutted the Moria camp in the midst of a coronavirus lockdown.

12/09/2020

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Thousands of migrants, still living on the streets, protest in Lesbos

Thousands of protesting migrants left homeless on the Greek island of Lesbos after fires destroyed the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp gathered on a road leading to the island's main town Friday, demanding to be allowed to leave.

11/09/2020