The 24 former volunteers, including the refugee turned campaigner Sara Mardini, were prosecuted after helping migrants during the European refugee crisis nearly a decade ago.
Tag: Lesbos (Greece)
E.U. Asks Greece to Investigate Video of Migrants Left at Sea
Citing a report by The Times, a top E.U. official said the Greek authorities had been urged to investigate after footage showed the Greek Coast Guard leaving asylum seekers at sea.
Greece Opens Espionage Trial of Aid Workers Who Helped Migrants
Sara Mardini, a Syrian refugee turned activist, is among 24 people facing charges. Amnesty International has called the case “farcical.”
Pope Francis Laments That for Migrants, ‘Little Has Changed’
At a Greek refugee camp, Francis lamented the hardening of hearts against asylum seekers, whose plight he called a “shipwreck of civilization.”
Refugees Who Left Lesbos With Pope in 2016 Settle Into Rome Life
Three Syrian families who traveled on the papal plane after the pope’s last visit to the Greek island have made new lives for themselves in Italy’s capital.
‘They Just Left Us’: Greece Is Accused of Setting Migrants Adrift at Sea
Frustrated by more than a year of picking up people they say Greece has illegally pushed out, Turkish officials invited journalists to witness rescues firsthand.
He Saved 31 People at Sea. Then Got a 142-Year Prison Sentence.
Greece is prosecuting migrants on charges of people smuggling, and imposing heavy jail terms. Rights groups say many migrants are being unfairly accused and sentenced.
Refugee Who Set Herself on Fire in Greece Is Charged With Arson
A woman set fire to her tent on the island of Lesbos in a suicide attempt after her family’s relocation to Germany was delayed.
After Fire at Refugee Camp, Europe Faces a Reckoning
Years after the Syrian refugee crisis subsided, asylum seekers from other nations face even higher obstacles to enter Europe, which is more ambivalent about accepting them than ever.
Police Move Migrants From Greek Camp to Temporary Lesbos Site After Fires
The move comes a week after fires destroyed the Moria camp, where 12,000 people were living. But rights groups say the new camp is only a temporary solution.