Greece has suspended the ability for people coming by boat via North Africa to seek asylum –violating their rights, ...

Greece began detaining the migrants arriving from North Africa who have been rescued off Crete after Athens suspended the ...

The measure is a death sentence on many desperate people who are trying to flee economic hardship, political persecution or ...

In the early hours of Wednesday, over five hundred people were rescued off the tiny Greek island of Gavdos, having packed into a boat from Libya in the hope of reaching Europe. That same afternoon, ...

Greece drafts tougher law for rejected asylum seekers, PM says By Reuters May 28, 20255:17 AM PDTUpdated May 28, 2025 ...

STORY: Thanos Marmarinos pilots his small fishing boat out of the harbor on the northern shore of the Greek island of ...

Human rights organizations in Greece condemned a new law for its alleged violation of international and EU legal protections for asylum-seekers in a joint release on Wednesday, which bans ...

Greece says it is suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island of Crete by sea. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the decision in parliament on Wednesday, citing a ...

The Turkish Coast Guard Command rescued 19 irregular migrants from certain death in the Aegean Sea after their Greek counterparts reportedly pushed ...

, 4,165 people seeking asylum arrived in Greece in June 2025, up from the 3,205 people in May 2025. From them, 3,514 reached Greece via the islands of Lesvos, Samos, Chios, Crete, Gavdos, Leros, Kos ...

By Edward McAllister and Vania Turner LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) -Sailing in the June sunshine off the island of Lesbos, Greek ...