Greece: One migrant dies and 30 rescued off Samos
The Greek coast guard confirmed that one migrant died on Tuesday, and 30 were rescued, after smugglers ejected the migrants into the sea to avoid being caught by Greek patrols.
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Greece and Austria condemn Germany's decision to bolster border security
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has voiced opposition to Germany’s plans to impose tighter checks on its land borders. He said the move amounted to a unilateral scrapping of Europe's open-border Schengen zone. He also claimed that this would further burden frontline states -- such as Greece -- and was backed up by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.
Greek NGO warns staff lacking in migrant centers
In Greece, there is an average of one doctor per 635 people and not enough interpreters, with no physicians at all in over a dozen camps. The Greek NGO Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) warned in a September 5 report of "persisting severe reception deficiencies" and a lack of staff in migrant reception centers throughout the country.
Rights groups criticize EU plans to strengthen Frontex
As the EU decides to strengthen Frontex and combat what it says is in part a Russia-orchestrated migrant crisis, activists fear the move could lead to pushbacks driving migrants back into authoritarian regimes.
Smugglers force migrants off speedboats in Aegean to avoid arrest, Greek coast guard claims
Smugglers trying to bring migrants from Turkey to Greece's eastern Aegean Islands tried to push some passengers into the sea over the weekend to avoid being captured by authorities, the Greek coast guard said.
Migrant shot dead by Greek coast guard in Aegean Sea
Greek authorities confirmed that the crew of a Greek coast guard vessel had opened fire on a migrant boat, killing one passenger. The incident occurred northwest of the island of Symi.
'Real migrant smugglers don't board the boats'
Western states say they have made the fight against migrant smugglers their priority. However, Bram Frouws, director of the Mixed Migration Centre, argues that governments are deliberately equating some migrants with organized crime. In an interview with InfoMigrants, he discusses the concept of smuggling, which he believes lacks nuance in public debate.
Migrants reach Greek islands from North Africa, Turkish coast
More boats carrying migrants from Libya and Turkey have reached southern Greece in recent days. One group rescued from the island of Tilos included a 7-week-old baby.
Turkey rescued 116 migrants 'pushed back by Greece' in Aegean
Turkish officials say they have rescued 116 migrants in the Aegean Sea, claiming they were pushed back by Greek authorities. Multiple rescue operations took place off Turkey's western coast.
The Iranian men who walked for days to reach Germany
Omid and Milad undertook the mammoth journey on foot as well as boat, plane and bus in the wake of the 2022 mass protests.
Greece: Migrants on sailing boat rescued off mainland
A group of more than 75 migrants on a sailing boat were found in distress by a cruise ship off the coast of Pylos early Tuesday morning. Their rescue was coordinated by the Greek coast guard.
EU-funded Greek migrant camp described as 'dystopian nightmare' by Amnesty International
The human rights organization Amnesty International has described an EU-funded closed migrant detention facility on the Greek island of Samos as a "dystopian nightmare." The Amnesty report follows several other alarms sounded over conditions in Greek migrant camps by other human rights groups.