Refugees

The Maltese government's approach may have led to avoidable deaths, the rights group argued, in a new report. The report was published hours after the UN called on Malta and the EU to work to end a humanitarian crisis aboard a cargo ship off the island nation. … [Read more...] about Amnesty slams Malta over ‘illegal’ refugee tactics

Moria refugee camp: A new kind of hell awaits Keeping the tradition alive An Afghan woman makes bread in a makeshift underground oven which she then sells for €1 ($1.10) to other refugees. Due to deteriorating conditions and food provisions that are below standard quality many refugees who remain for long in the camp of Moria have found new ways to pass the day and remember home. … [Read more...] about Fires erupt at Greece’s largest refugee camp

"It has not been easy to handle this delicate situation," Avramopoulos explained. "The Greek authorities have provided whatever they could for these desperate people. But it is true to say that a number of migrants were stuck and the hotspots were overwhelmed by the big number of new arrivals." … [Read more...] about Moria migrants: German state offers to take in 1,000 refugees from Greece

At least three dozen people living in the camp had been diagnosed with Covid-19 before the fire erupted. Local islanders’ fears that the virus could spread were exacerbated when authorities admitted that by late afternoon on Wednesday they had only managed to locate eight of them. … [Read more...] about Thousands need aid after fire destroys Europe’s largest refugee camp

He said: "It was seeing the images of what was happening when they were going in the boats and landing in Greece, seeing families dying, it just struck me as so intolerably sad. … [Read more...] about Gary Lineker thanks refugees for ‘bringing fish and chips to Britain’ in as he invites migrant into his £4m house