Greece is to close the migrant camps on the islands and replace them with closed detention centers, the government announced on Wednesday. The new centers, planned for next year, would make it easier to control the flow of asylum seekers.
A nine-month-old baby has died from severe dehydration in the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. The baby's death was confirmed on Saturday as hundreds more migrants arrived on the Greek Aegean islands.
The Greek government has vowed to do something about its overcrowded island migrant camps. But things are not getting much better, as Max Zander reports from the island of Lesbos.
This camp is not Moria: Even though set up right outside the notorious Moria refugee camp, living conditions at the "CampUS" migrant camp are significantly better than inside Moria. "CampUS" is run by a Dutch NGO, Movement on the Ground, which puts a focus on community and empowerment.
Afghan migrant Samiullah is one of many who have arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos in recent months. Samiullah complains of abuse in Turkey, but his decision to migrate to Greece was also based on rumors that are circulating among migrant groups in Turkey. Here is Samiullah's story.
Many migrants at the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos have experienced horrific things during their treacherous journeys to Greece. One Afghan couple we met in early October told us they almost lost their son.
The situation in the overcrowded Moria refugee camp on Lesbos is getting worse by the day. Minors are particularly vulnerable. InfoMigrants spoke with teenagers who said they had no other option left than to sell their bodies for money.
The Moria refugee camp on Lesbos, Greece, was designed for 3,000 people. There's currently over 13,000 people living there. InfoMigrants visited the camp in October 2019.
Every migrant and refugee has a story. InfoMigrants recently spoke to some people on the Greek island of Lesbos and heard their stories. Here are three such stories from migrants and refugees from different parts of the world.
At least three people were hurt in a clash between asylum seekers in a town on the Greek island of Samos. After mass violence erupted and fires broke out in the severely overcrowded migrant camp, Greek authorities evacuated the camp.
Greece has seen a 200% increase in the number of refugee arrivals in recent months. It's forced Athens to introduce fresh measures to handle the new migrant crisis. But there are serious fears that migration flows may grow even further in the wake of Turkey's offensive in Syria. Anthee Carassava reports from Athens on how Greece's ancient tradition of hospitality to foreigners is fading.
Pakistani migrant Naseer Ahmed lives at the Moria Refugee Camp on the Greek island of Lesbos in a makeshift tent. He has Hepatitis C but is not permitted to travel to Athens to receive treatment. We talked to him in early October.