Since Greece’s new government came to power, there is a wind of change blowing through some parts of the country’s capital Athens. On Monday, the authorities raided squats in the neighborhood of Exarcheia in an effort to bring "orde1
A total of 859 migrants have died in the Mediterranean as of August 22, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM). It said 45,505 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe by sea so far this year, which represents a1
Lampedusa Mayor Totò Martello is criticizing the stall on transferring migrants rescued by the ship Open Arms, who are currently on the island, to Spain. "What's happening in Lampedusa is paradoxical," he said on Facebook. "Now thos1
The German charity Mission Lifeline said it had rescued some 100 people from a collapsing dinghy in the Mediterranean. It reportedly did so under great duress having been threatened by Libya's coast guard.
The migrant rescue ship Mare Jonio of the private Italian organization "Mediterranea Saving Humans" is back at sea. It has left the port of Licata in Sicily and is now on its fourth mission.