Four days after a deadly shipwreck involving migrants off the Greek Aegean island of Mykonos, the reported number of fatalities has risen to nine – three times as high as the original count.
The five border guards were arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes and breach of duty. Amidst tighter sea patrols, more migrants are attempting to cross the River Evros, Greece’s natural border with Turkey.
The NGO Doctors without Borders (MSF) has sounded the alarm about the disappearance of 940 persons who arrived in Lesbos and who went missing over the course of one year. The organization further called out the violation of refugees' rights at the centers on the island.
Following a shipwreck in the Greek Aegean waters, three migrants have been reported dead and a dozen missing.
Greece has been accused of pushing back refugees by allegedly abandoning them at sea, leaving them for Turkish authorities to deport them back to Turkey.
A video published by the New York Times last week captures Greek authorities abandoning migrants at sea, a violation of international law.
The latest events around Europe indicate an increasing alignment to get tougher on migration. The UK's plans to outsource asylum procedures or a recent meeting between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Czech counterpart are just two examples.
Once described by media observers as "hell on earth", Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos looks significantly different to how it did a few years ago. According to the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi, the transformation is a result of the efforts of the Greek government.
A group of 17 Syrian migrants, including eight children, have been rescued by police from a small island in the Evros River in north-eastern Greece. They were taken to a pre-removal detention center near the Turkish border.
Migrants continue to risk their lives trying to cross the Evros River separating Turkey and Greece. Many of them die in the attempt to enter the EU – last year more bodies than ever were recovered, a documentary film by the German broadcaster ARD has revealed.
A damning new report released by a prominent NGO in Greece claims that the so-called Closed and Controlled Access migrant camps on Greece's islands represent "black holes for the fundamental human rights of asylum seekers".
Greek police say 39 migrants have been rescued from an islet in the Evros river bordering Turkey. Rights groups say the migrants had been calling for help for more than two days before authorities responded.