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Refugees & migrants set fire in Chios hot spot, protest conditions in Samos (video, picts)

November 10, 2016 Refugees, Very Mix Comments Off on Refugees & migrants set fire in Chios hot spot, protest conditions in Samos (video, picts)

For one more time, frustrated refugees and migrants stuck in the hot spots of the islands of Chios and Samos launched protests. In the hot spot Souda on Chios, the protest started Wednesday noon when young camp residents having block the street leading to the camp with garbage bins, which …

Clashes among migrants on Samos, dozens injured, detention center on fire (picts, video)

June 2, 2016 Refugees, Very Mix 3

Clashes among migrants broke on Thursday night in the hot spot of Samos, Greek media speak of dozens injured. According to police, the clashes started when a scuffle broke out among Moroccan, Algerian and Pakistani migrants. Soon the situation got out of control, the angry mob started fires in several …

Deportations to Turkey resume amid uproar, protests and ugly scenes

April 8, 2016 Refugees, Very Mix 6

Deportations to Turkey resumed on Friday morning amid protests and activists jumping in the water to prohibit the ship’s journey to Dikili. While almost 150 people were deported according to EU Turkey deal, another 149 arrived in the last 24 hours. In an emergency meeting, Turkish Parliament confirmed that Turkey …

6 Children drowned off Samos – Tsipras to visit Turkey to discuss Refugee Crisis

November 2, 2015 Refugees, Very Mix Comments Off on 6 Children drowned off Samos – Tsipras to visit Turkey to discuss Refugee Crisis

Sunday morning, 6:30 am: a plastic dingy struggles against the waves while the wind is blowing with intensity of 7 Beaufort. 50 people on board are in panic. Twenty meters away from the shore of Galazio on the island of Samos, the boat capsizes. Men, women and children fall into …

Samos: Two-month old refugee baby boy dead after boat sunk

September 6, 2015 Refugees, Very Mix 11

A two-month old baby boy from Syria died after the boat carrying refugees to Greece sunk in the Aegean Sea. Saturday morning, around 5 a.m. and the boat crashed at the rocks on Agathonisi island. All 40 passengers fell into the sea, the parents and the baby included. “The baby …

Samos: Human trafficker throws migrants into the sea

May 6, 2014 Very Mix Comments Off on Samos: Human trafficker throws migrants into the sea

A new tragedy with illegal migrants was averted in the last minute, after a human trafficker told to 24 people to jump into the sea in order to be rescued by the Greek coast guard. Tweny two men and two women were rescued by a boat of the Greek coastguard. …

22 migrants drown when boat sinks off-shore of Samos

May 5, 2014 Very Mix 2

At least 22 migrants were drown off shore of the island of Samos when the boat carrying them to Greece sank. Among the victims are four children, six men and twelve women – some of them pregnant, others holding their children in their arms. The incident occurred in the early …

Greek Mirage 2000 Crashed into the Sea off Samos

June 9, 2011 Very Mix 1

A double-seater Mirage 2000 of the Hellenic Air Force crashed into the sea area off the island of Samos on Thursday. The two pilots used the ejector seats to escape the falling aircraft. They were later rescued and are been transported on a C-130 to Athens military hospital. The Mirage was on training …

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