ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece moved another 400 people from its biggest migrant camp on Tuesday as the International Rescue Committee (IRC) charity warned of a mental health emergency there with 30 percent of people having attempted suicide. The government, under pressure from aid groups and local authorities, has said it will
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Humanitarian ship rescues 141 migrants in first mission since row with Italy
Around 10,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Greece from Turkey
ATHENS - More than 10,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Greece from Turkey through the northern Evros river crossing in the first half of 2018, a non governmental organisation said on Thursday, a quicker pace of arrivals compared to 2017. The figure outstrips an estimated 7,500 of arrivals from Evros in
U.N. says vagrants’ arrival to Libya by Italian watercraft could be unlawful
At least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean in 2018
By: Middle East Affairs GENEVA - On Friday, the U.N. migration agency said that For the fifth straight year, no less than 1,500 transients have died in the Mediterranean, with the course amongst Libya and Italy being the deadliest, killing one of every 19. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said: "Spain,