108 refugees rescued south of Gavdos
29/12/2025
A search and rescue operation was launched at dawn in the sea area south of Gavdos, where 108 refugees were found aboard a wooden vessel.
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More than 350 refugees rescued from vessel south of Gavdos
26/12/2025
A major search and rescue operation took place on Friday south of Gavdos, the southernmost point of Greece, where 361 refugees aboard a fishing vessel were located and rescued 35…
Shipwreck in the Aegean: Search under way for missing refugee child
25/12/2025
A search-and-rescue operation is under way in the southeastern Aegean Sea, near the small Greek island of Farmakonisi (close to the Turkish coastline), after authorities located 13 refugees and migrants…
Greece and 18 other EU countries ask Commission to fund refugee detention centres outside the EU
17/12/2025
Nineteen EU member states, including Greece, have urged the European Commission to adopt an even harsher anti-immigration stance by providing financial and diplomatic support for the creation of refugee detention…
New refugee boat lands off Crete; four taken to Venizelio hospital
23/11/2025
A dinghy carrying 35 migrants was rescued on Monday morning 55 nautical miles south of Ierapetra, after being spotted by a Liberian-flagged ship. Four people showing signs of severe exhaustion,…
Minister says Greece joins German-led plan for migrant return hubs in Africa
19/11/2025
Immigration and asylum minister Thanos Plevris said Greece has joined an initiative, in close cooperation with Germany, to establish migrant return hubs in Africa, and suggested the scheme could operate…
New shipwreck off Gavdos: at least six dead, nine missing
17/11/2025
The death toll from a new shipwreck off Gavdos remains unclear, with six bodies recovered so far and serious concern that the number of victims will rise. According to survivor…
Greek government under fire for medical age testing of refugees
11/11/2025
Far-right Minister of Migration and Asylum Thanos Plevris has sparked outrage after announcing that medical age tests were conducted on 104 migrants, claiming that 59 were found to be adults.…
The exhibition All Eyes on Palestine comes to Athens in December – contemporary art as a tool of resistance
11/11/2025
The landmark exhibition of contemporary Palestinian art All Eyes on Palestine will open on Thursday 11 December 2025 in the historic neighbourhood of Monastiraki, Athens. The exhibition honours twenty Palestinian…
RSA: Greek Coast Guard responsible for deaths, pushbacks and destruction of refugee boats
11/11/2025
Serious human rights violations and refugee deaths are being recorded in the Hellenic Coast Guard’s maritime border operations, according to a new report by Refugee Support Aegean (RSA).