Today, on World Refugee Day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Greece is pleased to announce the winners of its 25th National Student Contest with the theme “Education cannot wait!”. UNHCR’s National ...

Lesbos, Greece — A group of 24 aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue operations on an eastern Greek island went on trial Tuesday in a smuggling-related case widely criticized ...

(Athens) - In a letter made public on June 15, 2023 Human Rights Watch joined 41 other organizations in sending an open letter to a series of high-level Greek and EU officials about a decision to stop ...

Greece has declared a three-month halt to all asylum applications for migrants arriving from North Africa. The European Union is hardening its borders, even if it means trampling on its own laws. In ...

Sarah Mardini faces years behind bars for helping save refugees and migrants at risk of drowning in the Aegean, only months after her and her sister’s own dramatic escape from the Syrian war became ...

Greece wants to use tough measures to deter refugees from entering the country by sea from Libya. Large numbers are arriving on the island of Crete, but not on the same scale as in 2015. The rhetoric ...

“Is this Europe?” That’s the question German photographer Kai Löffelbein heard again and again from refugees landing on the island of Lesbos, Greece this past fall. The refugee crisis in Lesbos is one ...

A group of Afghan women and girls talk in the Vial refugee camp on the island of Chios, in Greece. (Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP via Getty Images) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at ...

Two separate shipwrecks of boats carrying refugees across the Aegean occurred within hours of each other last Thursday, resulted in at least 23 deaths. Bodies of migrants are seen next to floating ...

This week marks one year since the EU launched its Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion (2021-2027) – its roadmap towards strengthening integration for asylum seekers, refugees and others with ...

Just hours before the start of 2025, the Suji family celebrated the New Year in Athens with immense joy. After nearly a decade of separation, Mahmoud, Maryam, and their two sons, Maher and Mahdi, were ...

Ten years ago, migration made headlines across Europe as 1.2 million people arrived in search of safety—a number that, in a single year, has only been surpassed by the displacement caused by the war ...