At least four dead as migrant boats sink off Turkey
The Turkish coast guard said it has rescued 38 people and recovered four bodies after two migrant boats are reported to have sunk off Turkey on Tuesday.
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5 dead in migrant shipwreck in Aegean: coast guards
Five migrants have drowned in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey after departing for Greece on a rubber dinghy, the Greek and Turkish coast guards said on Saturday.
Two migrants found dead after shipwreck off island of Kos
At least two migrants were found dead after a ship carry 27 people sank off the Greek island of Kos on Wednesday.
Migrants on Turkey-Italy route doubled in 2022
Turkey is accusing Greece of blocking migrants in the Aegean Sea, forcing them to take longer journeys directly to southern Italy. Crammed in the hold of large sail ships or rusty fishing boats, migrants travel on desperate journeys that can last as long as a week, with little food and water, after having paid smugglers thousands of euros.
Four migrants missing off Greek Island
At least four migrants are missing off the Greek Aegean island of Samos, the Greek coast guard said Thursday. Officials from the EU border agency Frontex and the Greek coast guard pulled 18 people to safety from a small motorboat in distress on Wednesday night, according to the coast guard.
Migration is 'no longer a problem' for Lesbos locals -- Mitarachi
After the long crisis following the 2015 migration emergency, life for citizens on the Greek island of Lesbos is "back to normal" and the major issues related to refugees is past, according to Greece's Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi.
'Many missing' after another migrant shipwreck in Aegean Sea
In the second incident this week, a boat carrying migrants in the Aegean Sea has been shipwrecked. Three people have died and more than 12 are believed to be missing.
Shipwreck in Aegean: At least five dead and almost 40 survivors
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.
'I had dreams and desires': Migrants prosecuted as smugglers languish in a Greek prison (3/3)
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.
Fearing pushbacks, migrants seek a safe haven in Mavrovouni camp of Lesbos
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.
In Greece, a chaotic trial to deter the arrival of migrants (1/2)
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.
Migrant aid workers in Greece could face years in prison
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.