September 21, 2020
Refugees
Six Afghan nationals were remanded in custody by order of a prosecutor on the island of Lesvos on Monday. They were arrested last week on charges of arson and participation in a criminal group, for the fire that destroyed the Moria refugee camp earlier in September. Four of the six …
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August 4, 2020
Refugees
Greece will build three controlled-access refugee and migrants facilities on the islands of Samos, Kos and Leros in eastern Aegean Sea. For this purpose the European Union has approved 130 million euros. At the same time, Greece continues decongestion of the islands camps, while refugee and migrants flows have significantly …
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July 20, 2020
Refugees
Danid, a firefighetr from Sierra Leone and asylum seeker on the island of Samos, is volunteering at the local fire service, providing information to the camp residents on fire risks and setting up a group of volunteers at the camp. Before leaving his country to seek asylum, Danid was working …
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April 27, 2020
Refugees
Three successive fires broke out in the migrants camp on the island of Samos on Sunday evening destroying accommodation for over 100 people. Fire brigades rushed to the area, an operation to evacuate the structure was launched. Tension between police forces and refugees occurred when the first initially prevented the …
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March 28, 2020
Refugees
The First Aid infirmary opened on Saturday outside the migrants and refugees reception center in Moria, Lesvos. The medical center facility is for first assessment of possible coronavirus incidents among the population of the asylum seekers hosted in the hotspot. According to north Aegean regional governor Kostas Moutzouris the medical …
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March 8, 2020
Refugees
A fire broke out at a refugee center facility on the island of Lesvos late on Saturday evening, totally destroying the facility that was offering education and workshops lesson to some 25,000 refugees. Communicty center OPne Happy Family is jsut a few meters away from the accommodation center Kara Tepe …
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March 5, 2020
Greece, Politics
Greece is stepping up deterrence measures at the sea border to Turkey as the government expects the pressure at the Evros borders to be transferred to the northeast Aegean islands. The Greek Navy issued a Restricted Navigation Warning (NAVTEX) for the sea areas within the Greek territorial waters and for …
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March 1, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Politics, Refugees
Migration Crisis Made in Turkey: More than 500 people have arrived on the islands of Lesvos, Chios and Samos by Sunday noon, while more are reportedly on the way to Greece. The plastic boats started leaving from six different locations in west coast of Turkey since the early morning hours …
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November 21, 2019
Greece
Local authorities on the islands of Samos, Chios and Leros are up in arms less than 24 hours after the government announced the opening of five pre-departure centers on the five Aegean islands with capacities mostly exceeding the number of refugees and migrants currently been hosted there. Local authorities speak …
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October 21, 2019
Very Mix
A parent association on the island of Samos sued a teacher whom they accuse of encouraging students to ignore their parents’ wishes with regards to their opposition to refugee children entering the school. In February 2018, the primary school teacher in the town of Vathi spoke up against racism and …
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October 16, 2019
Refugees
Police on the island of Samos has arrested 12 foreign nationals aged 15-34 as responsible for the brawl and the attacks that left three people injured on Monday as well as for the fire in the hot spot. Seven of those arrested are charged for involvement in the incidents inside …
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October 14, 2019
Refugees
A fire broke out at the Reception and Identification Center of the islands of Samos late on Monday evening. According to initial media reports, the situation is serious, tents and buildings are burning down. A big force of firefighters is trying to extinguish the blaze. Thousands of refugees and migrants …
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September 7, 2019
Refugees
A Greek Coast Guard vessel fired warning shots and ultimately arrested an 18-year-old smuggler off the island of Samos in the eastern Aegean Sea. According to the Port authority central, the Coast Guard patrol vessel spotted the high-speed boat in the sea off Cape Prassos on Samos. The smuggler refused …
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September 6, 2019
Refugees
Thirteen migrants sailing from the Turkish coast to the island of Samos were rescued by members of the Greek Coast Guard early Friday morning. On board of the boat was also a woman who had died during the crossing to Greece. Officials said they found the dead 65-year-old woman. Other …
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August 30, 2019
Earthquake
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richer scale rattled the island of Samos and the neighboring areas on Friday. The earthquake occurred at 6:38 p.m. Friday in the sea area 24 km south of Samos and in a focal depth of 15 km. It was felt on the Greek islands …
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August 24, 2019
environment
A big forest fire is raging on the island of Samos and authorities have ordered the evacuation of two hotels as well residents of the area of Mesokampos near Pythagorio. The fire broke out in a forest in Mesokampos short after 5 o’ clock Saturday afternoon. It spread quickly and …
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July 26, 2019
Refugees
Greek authorities and the Frontex will release a huge surveillance Zeppelin above the island of Samos to monitor migrants who illegally try to reach Greece and Europe. The installation of the ominous balloon will be certainly a grotesque attraction for the tourists who visit the island in the East Aegean …
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July 17, 2019
Very Mix
On two islands in the eastern Aegean Sea, Greek Police has cracked down illegal networks that were earning money from asylum seekers facilitating them either to fly to European countries or to be relocated to the mainland. On the island of Samos, it was doctors, nurses and other personnel that …
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March 7, 2019
Refugees
Two boys aged 4,5 and their father were drowned in the early morning hours of Thursday, when the boat carrying them together with other migrants sank off the island of Samos. The Greek Coast Guard spotted eleven migrants, among them three children, swimming in the sea area East of the …
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January 29, 2019
weather
A unique combination of Sahara dust and heavy thunderstorm hit the island of Samos, creating an eerie scenery from another world or planet. Barometric low Phoebus caused a particularly intense thunderstorm while strong south winds were transporting billions of particles of Sahara Dust. The red particles ‘stole’ the blue of …
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