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.
Greece sees plunge in migrant population
The number of refugee and migrant populations in Greece was 55% lower in January 2023 than in the same month last year, according to new figures announced by Greek migration authorities. However, the number of unaccompanied minors continues to raise concern.
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.
Greek government fears new wave of migration following earthquakes
Greek authorities are preparing to boost border protection measures, fearing rising migrant flows following a devastating earthquake on February 6 in Turkey and Syria.
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.
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.
Germany unable to send back most migrants under 'Dublin' rules
According to Germany's biggest tabloid newspaper Bild Zeitung, in 2022 Germany tried to send back over 68,000 migrants to other EU countries under rules governed by the Dublin accords. The majority of those attempts failed.
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.
Turkey says it rescued 81 migrants, accuses Greece of sea pushbacks
The Turkish coast guard says it has rescued 81 migrants who had tried to reach Greece via the Aegean Sea in rubber dinghies. They accused Greek officials of pushing the migrants back into Turkish waters illegally.
Greece: ESTIA housing scheme for vulnerable asylum seekers to close for good
A housing program in Greece funded by the EU is set to close down for good at the end of 2022. Rights groups say hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers are being forced to move to isolated camps, where they have little or no chance of integration.
Centers on Greek islands lack psychological and medical support, says MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has denounced the conditions at closed hosting centers for asylum seekers on the Greek islands, in particular Samos. They believe there is not enough medical staff, and that the "prison-like" camps can "exacerbate psychological trauma" suffered by refugees and migrants.