A shipwreck in the Aegean, off the Greek island of Leros, has left at least five migrants dead, four of whom were children. Between 36 and 41 migrants were rescued, said the Greek coast guard.
In a prison on the island of Chios, a dozen migrants, mostly Syrians, are serving sentences after Greek justice prosecuted them as smugglers. InfoMigrants met with them. Charlotte Oberti reports.
The Greek island of Lesbos is no longer overcrowded with migrants. Faced with stricter border controls, fewer people are arriving. For those who still make it to the island, the objective is to get to Mavrovouni camp while avoiding the authorities. Charlotte Oberti reports for InfoMigrants.
The trial of Mohammad Hanad, a Somali migrant sentenced to 142 years in prison in 2021 for "facilitating illegal entry" into Greece, took place on Monday on the island of Lesbos. The following day 24 volunteers and aid workers, also accused of people smuggling, appeared before the same court. Charlotte Oberti reports for InfoMigrants.
Humanitarian activists are back in a Greek court on Tuesday, accused of helping migrants cross the Aegean Sea.. Rights groups and EU lawmakers have called on Greece to stop criminalizing their lifesaving work.
The Greek coast guard says it has arrested four suspected human smugglers after a chase off the Aegean island of Kos. The suspects reportedly brought more than 40 migrants from Turkey to Greece with two speedboats Tuesday evening.
A two-month-old baby was recovered dead from the wreckage of a migrant boat off Lesbos on Friday. The child's mother is believed to have reached the island and is now missing.
Turkish authorities say they have rescued two groups of migrants who they claim were pushed back by Greek authorities.
The Greek coast guard has released a video showing officers trying to stop a speedboat apparently operated by a smuggler in the Aegean Sea.
The death toll from a shipwreck in the Aegean last week has risen to 26, Greek authorities say. Three more bodies were discovered off the port of Karystos on Saturday.
Searches continue, but the Greek coast guard said that hope was running out for dozens of migrants reported missing, after the overcrowded sailing boat they were traveling on capsized and sank in the Aegean sea.
Turkish media reports say that over 100 migrants have been intercepted by the Turkish coast guard on the Aegean coast off the western province of Izmir. Meanwhile, seven others were reportedly rescued at sea.