Migrant arrivals continue south of Crete as 400 rescued in one day
06/03/2026
A total of 400 people were rescued on Friday in eight separate incidents off southern Crete and Gavdos, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard.
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Organisations condemn 21-month delay in payments to asylum seekers
06/03/2026
Asylum seekers in Greece have not received the financial assistance provided for under European and Greek law since April 2024, according to organisations working in refugee support, which say they…
RSA: almost 300 people detained under new ‘illegal stay’ criminal penalties
25/02/2026
Refugee Support in the Aegean (RSA) says official state data confirms the harmful consequences of what it describes as unfair and disproportionate criminal sanctions for the offences of ‘illegal’ entry,…
Doctor jokes about 15 drowned migrants at Greek carnival as hospital director looks on
25/02/2026
During the carnival custom of the Agas in Mesta, southern Chios, on Clean Monday, a former doctor at Chios Hospital made remarks joking about the deaths of 15 migrants in…
Government spokesman threatens journalist with SLAPP over Chios shipwreck question
09/02/2026
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis publicly threatened journalist Christos Avramidis with a lawsuit during the political editors’ briefing, after being questioned about the circumstances of the deadly shipwreck off Chios that…
Moroccan refugee jailed despite unanimous survivor testimony in Chios shipwreck case
09/02/2026
The Moroccan survivor of the Chios shipwreck has been remanded in custody, despite the investigating judge hearing from all the witnesses she examined that they do not recognise him as…
TPP in Chios: Moroccan detainee denies charges, says Coast Guard rammed refugee boat
06/02/2026
The Moroccan survivor of the deadly shipwreck off Chios, who is accused of migrant smuggling and causing the deaths of 15 people, has pleaded not guilty to all charges. He…
Shipping minister defends Coast Guard narrative after deadly Chios shipwreck
06/02/2026
Shipping Minister Vassilis Kikilias launched a combative attack on the opposition during a session of parliament’s Production and Trade Committee, following the deadly shipwreck off Chios in which fifteen refugees…
Exclusive: Survivors told health workers the Coast Guard rammed them in deadly shipwreck
05/02/2026
Health workers on Chios who came into contact with survivors of a deadly shipwreck have told The Press Project they heard accounts that contradict the Hellenic Coast Guard’s official version…
New Left calls for ‘clear answers’ over Chios shipwreck as survivor disputes official version
05/02/2026
The New Left says the Coast Guard’s account of a deadly shipwreck off Chios is ‘collapsing’, after a survivor told party representatives that a Coast Guard vessel ran over the…