A group of twenty-five people, believed to be undocumented migrants, has been rescued from the burning forest of Dadia in Evros region, north-eastern Greece, where a wildfire has been raging for the 14th consecutive day. The group was reportedly located in a burning part of the forest between Dadia and …
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5 migrants die in boat incidents off Lesvos and Samos
Four men and one woman have lost their lives on Monday morning in two separate incidents with boats carrying migrants and refugees from Turkey to Greece. According to Greek authorities, four people died and 18 were rescued Monday after a boat carrying migrants apparently sank northeast of the Greek island …
Read More »Charred body found in Dadia forest; number of migrants burned in Evros rises to 20
Τhe body of one more person has been found charred in the forest of Dadia in Evros, north-eastern Greece. The fire victim was most possible a migrant, raising the number of migrants who lost their lives in the wildfires to 20. The body was found with burn injured in the …
Read More »Authorities press charges against Albanian “sheriff” and his migrants victims
The prosecutor in Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, on Thursday pressed charges on three men arrested for illegally detaining 13 migrants. He also pressed charges against their victims, though. The three men had forced the migrants into a trailer and uploaded a video on social media thus accusing them of starting wildfires …
Read More »Albanian national “arrests” migrants in Greece, accusing them for wildfires (video)
A video with a racist delirium depicts a man going out into the streets of Alexandroupolis in northern Greece, “arresting” migrants and refugees, as if he was the local …sheriff! The man, an Albanian national and well-known constructor in the area, and well as two Greek accomplices have been detained …
Read More »Greece foils illegal entry of 2,720 undocumented migrants Aug 14-17
Greek authorities foiled the illegal entry of 2,720 undocumented migrants into the country between August 14 and 17, 2023. it was announced on Sunday. During the same time frame, police apprehended 85 undocumented migrants, as stated in the same announcement. Furthermore, the authorities successfully apprehended 29 human traffickers, with 12 …
Read More »Human trafficker tears with a knife dinghy carrying migrants (video)
At least 11 irregular migrants were located on a half-sunk inflatable dinghy at the sea area of Agrelia, south of Lesvos airport, the Greek Coast Guard reported on Thursday. One of the people on board, suspected of being a trafficker, tore the dinghy with a sharp object, while the coast …
Read More »Greek Coast Guard vessel fires warning shots at migrants boat
A Greek Coast Guard vessel fired warning shots to stop a speedboat carrying migrants from Turkey to the island of Rhodes. The speedboat eventually stopped, coast guards rescued the 10 migrants on board and arrested the 43-year-old human trafficker. Nobody was hurt from the warning shots. The incident reportedly took …
Read More »+++78 bodies recovered, 104 rescued, dozens missing after migrants boat sinks south of Greece
A big search and rescue operation is underway off south Peloponnese after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank on early Wednesday morning. So far, 32 bodies have been recovered and 104 people have been rescued, while there are fears for dozens of missing. UPDATE Death toll …
Read More »90 migrants rescued from sailboat in distress off Kythera
Greek authorities on Sunday announced the rescue of 90 refugees and migrants, among them 18 women and 37 children, on board a sailboat in distress off the island of Kythera, off south Peloponnese. Responders to a call to the European emergency number 112 on Saturday evening found the vessel southeast …
Read More »Evros: 91 migrants incl 34 children stranded on an islet
Greek authorities on Sunday rescued a total of 91 people stranded on an islet in Evros river. it is the second large group that stranded in the area in the last 3 days. According to police, a group of “migrants were brought to Greek territory by a smuggler who transported …
Read More »Evros: A caravan of 135 migrants incl 53 children crossed into Greece
A caravan with over 130 migrants was detected by Greek border guards near the village of Nea Vyssa near the Evros river, the natural border with Turkey, in an area where there is no border fence. A total of 135 immigrants illegally crossed on foot from Turkey to Evros and …
Read More »Six migrants bodies recovered from sunk boat off Mykonos
The bodies of five people have been recovered from a boat carrying migrants that capsized near Mykonos last Friday, while the body of one woman was washed ashore of the island of Antiparos. A special divers unit on Tuesday recovered the dead bodies of four women and a man from …
Read More »Evros: Ten border guards arrested for involvement in migrants trafficking
Greek Police has arrested ten border guards serving at the Evros border with Turkey in north-eastern Greece for being involved in illegal trafficking of migrants. The operation of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Hellenic Police in the prefecture of Evros is in progress, with the arrests το have …
Read More »3 dead, 12 missing when migrants boat capsizes off Mykonos (vid)
Three people have died and 12 are missing when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the island of Mykonos early Friday morning. Two migrants have been rescued, so far. The one Syrian and one Palestinian men, were spotted swimming in the area north-eastern of Mykonos. They were transferred to safety …
Read More »EU Commissioner urges full investigation into alleged migrants’ pushback in Greece.
The European Commission has called on Greek authorities to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into fresh allegations of illegal migrant deportations, stated Ylva Johansson, the EU’s Home Affairs Commissioner, on Monday. Video footage published by the New York Times on Friday shows the Greek Coast Guard rounding up asylum …
Read More »Migrants’ boat runs aground off south Peloponnese; one dead
A half-sunken sailing boat with 47 migrants on board, including many women and and children, was located on Thursday morning on Arfigia beach at Neo Itylo, in southern Peloponnese. The boat had run aground and the passengers were found stranded on a beach, were also the body of a passenger …
Read More »Four migrants missing in boatwreck off Samos
Greece’s Coast Guard was alerted at dawn on Thursday when it was informed of missing migrants in the sea area off Samiopoula of the island of Samos in the eastern Aegean Sea. A Coast Guard vessel, a Frontex vessel and a Super Puma helicopter rushed in the area for the …
Read More »Three dead, many missing after migrants’ boat crashes into Lesvos rocks (video)
Greece’s Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of two women and one man after a boat carrying migrants crashed into rocks on the island of Lesvos on Tuesday morning. So far 19 people have been rescued and more are missing as survivors said there were a total of 41 people …
Read More »3 children, one woman die when migrants’ boat capsizes off Leros
Three children and a young woman died when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the island of Leros early Sunday morning. The body of the woman, estimated age 17-20, was found floating in the water. The children, two boys aged 5 and a 4-year-old girl, were alive but in serious …
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