Refugees will in future be treated like criminals in Greece. That is the essence of the tougher asylum law that the Greek government, under the right-wing New Democracy (ND), pushed through parliament ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned over government-arranged exit of some 9,000 recognized refugees from Greece’s reception system which began yesterday (1 June). In the coming months ...

Hundreds are feared dead after the latest mass drowning of refugees off the coast of Greece. What was described as a vastly overcrowded 20-30 metre fishing vessel sank in the early hours of Wednesday.

ATHENS, Greece (UNHCR) - Thousands of young refugees in Greece have found a voice, thanks to a just-concluded awareness- and fund-raising campaign that brought together renowned musicians, the media ...

The U.N. refugee agency says that governments around the world are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 2015, hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and repression were trying to ...

Report alleges 'invasive' surveillance technology is used at closed migrant camp on the island of Samos – and claims Greek authorities often remove asylum seekers' phones. Closed migrant camp on Samos ...

ATHENS, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Two people died and ten others were injured after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Greek island of Chios, Greek authorities said on Friday. The boat crashed onto rocks ...

ATHENS (AP) — A fire broke out at a refugee center on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece’s firefighting service said Sunday, causing considerable damage to a warehouse but no injuries. It was the ...

Overcrowded and poorly made boats are still causing deaths in the Mediterranean. A refugee appears exhausted while swimming towards the shore after a dinghy carrying Syrian and Afghan refugees ...

LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Queen Rania of Jordan met refugees at a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday in a visit to highlight the plight of people she said had "seen unspeakable horror and ...

Refugees departing from Turkey in people smugglers' boats are being given a booklet which includes maps of Europe, tips and phone numbers of organisations including the U.N. refugee agency and the Red ...