Dozens of officers sent to guard sites for planned migrant camps were injured; two had shotgun wounds. Ten residents were also hurt in the escalating protests.
Tag: Greece
The Scenic Isle Where the World’s Chaos Comes Home to Roost
On Samos, islanders and asylum seekers bear the shared brunt of forces beyond their control — like chaos in the Middle East and the cold shoulder of the European Union.
Greece’s Answer to Migrants, a Floating Barrier, Is Called a ‘Disgrace’
Rights groups have condemned the plan, warning that it would increase the dangers faced by asylum seekers.
Amid Death and Debris From Earthquake, Albania Clings to Hope
The death toll rose to 31 a day after the Balkan country was struck by one of the strongest tremors there in decades.
Greece Announces Steps to Shut Down Notorious Refugee Camps
The government’s plan to redistribute asylum seekers was presented as a more humane alternative, but it was also clearly intended to deter new arrivals.
ISIS Suspect Trapped at Turkish-Greek Border Is to Be Deported to U.S.
Turkey said it had received assurances from Washington that the American would not be refused entry.
Teenage Rescuer, Now 92, Meets Family She Saved From Nazis
Melpomeni Dina was reunited with the two surviving members and 40 descendants of the Jewish family she and her sisters helped escape occupied Greece during World War II.
Greek Refugee Camps Are Near Catastrophe, Rights Chief Warns
Conditions in overcrowded, unsanitary camps on the Aegean Islands have turned into “a struggle for survival.”
Pompeo Defends Trump’s Ukraine Conspiracy Theory
In Athens, the American secretary of state dismissed the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry and the political drama that it has sparked as a “silly gotcha game.”
Riots Erupt at Greek Migrant Camp on Lesbos After Deadly Fire
The authorities said the situation had stabilized, but others saw a need for more urgent action at the chronically overcrowded facilities.