13 migrants arrested as violence returns to Moria, Lesvos
Police on the Greek island of Lesvos arrested 13 asylum seekers after violent clashes at the Moria refugee camp following a surge in arrivals at the overcrowded facility.
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Lawyers in Lesbos awarded peace prize
A group of lawyers providing legal assistance to asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos has been awarded this year's peace prize by the international Catholic organization, Pax Christi. Most of the lawyers are volunteers trying to help thousands of people who have nowhere else to turn.
Seven migrants dead after boat capsizes off Lesbos
At least seven people including two small children have been reported dead after a boat carrying migrants sank in the Aegean Sea. 57 others were rescued, the Greek coast guard said.
Greek coastguard and Frontex stop 234 migrants in the Aegean
The migrants were trying to get from Turkey to EU country Greece, which has seen a large number of arrivals recently. Boats continue to arrive despite the pact between the EU and Turkey, which allows Greece to sent rejected asylum seekers back to Turkey.
Cardinal visits migrants in Moria camp
A delegation from the Vatican met with refugees and migrants at the reception center in Moria, a village on the Greek island of Lesbos. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski promised: "The Catholic Church is ready to host refugees."
Pope donates 100,000 euros to help refugees on Lesbos
Through his papal charities chief, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Pope Francis is donating 100,000 euros to the Greek branch of Caritas to go towards the needs of asylum seekers and refugees on Lesbos as well as for local communities.
'We Africans will do anything to avoid Libya'
The only Catholic church on the Greek island of Lesbos has become a haven for many African migrants who have crossed the Aegean Sea from Turkey. Traveling through Turkey is an increasingly popular route for African migrants heading to Europe who are desperate to avoid torture and slavery on their journey through Libya.
Spanish NGOs to deliver aid supplies to Greek islands
Spanish charities including Proactiva Open Arms received the green light to set sail from the port of Barcelona on Wednesday. Instead of returning to the central Mediterranean to save migrants, the NGOs will deliver aid supplies to migrants on the Greek islands.
'Anyone who thinks they can do better than us is welcome to try,' says director of Moria Camp on Lesbos
The damp containers and tents of Moria Camp on Lesbos feel like a dead-end for many migrants and refugees, who have traveled weeks or months and paid people-smugglers often large sums of money to reach the European Union. Faced with criticism over poor living conditions, the camp’s director tells InfoMigrants he and his team are "doing our best, but we have new arrivals all the time."
Hollywood goes to Greek refugee camp
The Hollywood actress Katie Holmes and her daughter were on the Greek island of Lesbos last week working with refugees in the Moria refugee camp. Both Katie Holmes and the organization she was working with, (New York based) Artolution, posted photos on Instagram about the experience.
2 bodies wash up on shores of Lesbos
The Greek coast guard said it recovered the bodies of a girl and a woman on the shores of the island of Lesbos Sunday. The child is believed to have drowned in a migrant boat accident last month.
On Greek island of Lesbos, migrants' dreams turn to disillusion
A gateway to Europe, the Greek island of Lesbos saw tens of thousands of refugees arrive in 2015. Back then, the islanders rushed to help the new arrivals. But today, sympathy has given way to exasperation. Many migrants are stuck on the island, waiting for their asylum requests to be processed. Their living conditions are dire; some have lost everything in a fire. Our reporters went to Lesbos, where they witnessed the migrants' plight, but also the growing frustration of local residents.