Tag: Syrian migrants
Up to 500 migrants may have drowned in Mediterranean shipwreck: UNHCR
Up to 500 migrants might have drowned in the Mediterranean last week when human traffickers crammed people onto an already overcrowded ship, causing it...
Greece blasts Macedonia for using ‘excessive force’ on migrants
Greece on Monday lashed out at Macedonia for using “excessive force” after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on migrants trying to breach...
Rights groups say next UN chief must tackle refugee crisis
The next United Nations secretary general must commit to a new global deal for refugees and to end the death penalty during his or...
Turkey will ditch migrant deal if EU breaks promises: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of...
Pakistani man threatens suicide in Lesbos camp protest
A Pakistani migrant threatened to hang himself during a demonstration inside the Moria registration centre on the Greek island of Lesbos on Wednesday after Turkey...
Greece counts down to first Turkey migrant returns under EU deal
Greece was on Sunday making final preparations to return hundreds of migrants to Turkey, the first to be sent back under a landmark EU...
Hundreds of migrants march out of Greek camp, cross to Macedonia
Hundreds of migrants marched out of a Greek transit camp, hiked for hours along muddy paths and crossed a rain-swollen river to get around...
