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A neglected burial ground for migrants on Greek island of Lesbos has been given a drastic overhaul
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoMost drowned making the hazardous sea crossing from nearby Turkey, while others died of natural...
On a Greek island, volunteers remake burial site for refugees lost at sea
Reuters via AOL· 3 weeks agoUnder an overcast sky on the Greek island of Lesbos, Afghan asylum-seeker Safika placed a red rose...
Greece: Stranded on tiny island, migrant mother gives birth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAuthorities in Greece say a woman from Eritrea has given birth on an uninhabited rocky islet after...
Greek court rejects charges against aid workers
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA court on the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday rejected charges against a group of aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue...
Wildfires burn coastal homes, forests in Greece as Europe's heatwave spreads east
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGreek firefighters battled wildfires on the island of Lesbos for a second day on Sunday as well as...
Dozens of migrants rescued off Greek island of Lesbos. Search is under way for woman feared missing
Associated Press via AOL· 8 months agoDozens of migrants were rescued from a small boat in difficulty off an eastern Aegean Sea island and...
12 crew members are missing, 1 dead after a cargo ship sinks off a Greek island in stormy seas
Associated Press via AOL· 5 months agoA cargo ship sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in stormy seas early Sunday, leaving one crew...
Greece: Somali man beats life sentence for migrant smuggling
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn appeals court in Greece has ordered the release of a Somali migrant who had been sentenced to...
Sea Rescue ‘Hero’ Targeted by Bizarre Dirty Tricks
The Daily Beast· 11 months agoDocDays Productions/Safe Passage FilmsLike many others, Sara Mardini fled her home in Syria as the civil war raged, but the extraordinary circumstances...
5 dead, including 4 children, in 2 migrant boat sinkings off Greek islands near Turkish coast
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFive people, including four children, died and dozens were rescued Monday in two separate incidents...