Greece’s New Democracy government has suspended asylum applications from North African migrants for three months, amid a 350% surge in arrivals to Crete. The EU-backed measure, part of a broader ...

The measure is a death sentence on many desperate people who are trying to flee economic hardship, political persecution or ...

From July 1 to 13, 2,619 migrants landed on Crete, a surge far beyond anything previously experienced on the idyll beloved by ...

Greece will implement Europe’s strictest migration policy, with illegal entrants facing prison or deportation, says Minister Thanos Plevris. A new amendment and upcoming bill aim to curb flows, ...

People who are in Greece illegally and do not want to leave voluntarily will face a minimum of three years in prison in ...

Human rights organizations in Greece condemned a new law for its alleged violation of international and EU legal protections for asylum-seekers in a joint release on Wednesday, which bans ...

Germany is no longer the number-one destination for asylum seekers in the EU after the end of the Assad regime led to a drop ...

The number of asylum applications in Cyprus have plummeted to 6,750 in 2024, compared to 11,660 in 2023, marking a staggering ...

Greece has suspended the ability for people coming by boat via North Africa to seek asylum –violating their rights, ...

The suspension passed by a vote of 177-74 despite fierce opposition from left-wing parties, which unsuccessfully challenged ...

An obsession with security is increasingly putting both migrants and human-rights defenders on the wrong side of the law. The ...