More protests have been planned for next week on the Greek island of Chios after the local municipal council of the eastern Aegean island rejected government proposals to open a new, closed pre-departure center for migrants on the island.
Several German state governments have said they would be prepared to take in refugee children from Greece. One state, Thuringia, has even suggested it would do so in the face of the refusal in Berlin.
No running water, no electricity, putrid toilets, no heating – many have long called for the Vucjak migrant camp in Bosnia to be closed. Today, authorities reportedly started transferring migrants out of the camp, after announcing its closure last week.
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.
After being overwhelmed with migrants, authorities in the Bosnian city of Bihac moved hundreds of them to an old garbage dump. DW looks into key elements of what has become an escalating crisis.
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.
A Greek nationalist group's plan to throw a pork barbecue near a refugee camp has led to a debate in the country's parliament. Critics want to do something, but some say that would mean attacking the Greek way of life.
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.
Selsela used to be an actress and singer in Afghanistan. Now she is living in a makeshift camp on Lesbos, Greece, as a refugee. "If I could go back in time I would prefer death over coming here," she says.
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.
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.