September 10, 2020
Politics, Refugees
The situation on the island of Lesvos remain tense on Thursday, with thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers to have spent the night on roadsides, fields and even cemeteries, waiting for aid and a provisional shelter. Led by the Mayor of Mytilene, locals have set blockades to hinder the government from …
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June 24, 2020
FEATURED, Very Mix
Employees at a beach bar in Pieria, western Macedonia, were stunned to see a ship of the Greek Nay slowly sailing to the shore and mooring right in front of the beach. Landing ship LESVOS L176 anchored right there, in front of the umbrellas and the sunbeds of the beach …
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November 11, 2017
Refugees
Authorities on the island of Lesvos stand before a mystery as the bodies at least two children were washed ashore in the less than 24 hours. A third body was discovered later on Saturday. No information about age or sex so far, as coast guard members were heading to the …
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September 1, 2017
Refugees
For three days, Afghan refugees occupied Sappho Square in the center of Mytilene on the island of Lesvos demanding to have their asylum procedures are accelerated,. Wearing t-shirts with the date of their arrival, they vowed they would not end their protest until they are given a decision on their …
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July 25, 2017
Refugees
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has released a new report highlighting the drastic deterioration of the care and protection for vulnerable people in Lesbos, Greece, who have fled from violence and wars in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and suffer from post-war psychological trauma. “Vulnerable people are falling through the cracks and are …
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April 24, 2017
Refugees
At least seven people have drowned when a boat carrying refugees capsized in the Aegean Sea on Monday morning. Two women have been rescued, one of them is in advanced pregnancy. Unconfirmed reports speak of another four bodies to have been washed out on the Turkish coast. A Search and …
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March 27, 2017
Society, Very Mix
A young and good looking woman called a locksmith and asked him to open the door to her home claiming she was locked out. The locksmith opened the door, got paid and left. The only problem was that the woman was not the real owner but a real and common …
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March 3, 2017
Politics, Refugees
Port guards on the island of Lesvos could not believe their eyes when they opened a suitcase and found an adult male inside. With the help of his mother, the Syrian refugee was trying to leave the Greek island and reach the port of Piraeus on the mainland. The suitcase …
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January 31, 2017
Politics, Refugees, Very Mix
Three migrants died within a week at the Moria camp on the island of Lesvos, while a fourth was found dead at a camp on the island of Samos. The deaths have increased concerns about the living conditions of thousands of people who continue to live in tents, and cast …
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January 29, 2017
Politics, Refugees, Very Mix
A Syrian refugee was found dead inside a tent at the refugee camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesvos (Lesbos) on Saturday morning. the incident marks the second refugee death in Moria in a week. According to local media, the 46-year-old man was taken to the hospital of …
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December 8, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
It was an emotionally gripping picture what I saw this morning on television. Hollywood star Mandy Patinkin standing in front of a mountain of life-jackets. Hundreds if not thousands of live-jackets left at Molyvos, one of the villages of Lesvos island that has been flocked by thousands of men, women …
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