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Coastguard: Nearly 300 migrants arrive on Greek islands and Cyprus

Marietta Daily Journal 21 Sep 2023
Athens — Hundreds of people have arrived in the last 24 hours at the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos and the island of Cyprus, the coastguard reported on Thursday.There were 175 people who crossed from Turkey to the two ... .
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Nearly 100 migrants rescued from a yacht off southwestern Greece

Ekathimerini 21 Sep 2023
Nearly 100 migrants were safely evacuated Wednesday from a yacht reported to be in difficulty off the southwestern coast of Greece, authorities said ... The Greek coast guard said that a total of 115 migrants were rescued from three small boats off the eastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos on Wednesday, and another 24 people off the island of Samos.
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Dozens migrants rescued off Greek island of Lesbos

Ekathimerini 07 Sep 2023
The coast guard said Thursday that, in addition to the people picked up off Lesbos, 50 migrants were rescued from small boats in the eastern Aegean over the previous 24 hours in three separate incidents ... On Tuesday, the Legal Center Lesbos group, which provides free legal ...
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Dozens of migrants rescued off Greek island of Lesbos. Search is under way for woman feared missing

Stars and Stripes 07 Sep 2023
The coast guard said Thursday that, in addition to the people picked up off Lesbos, 50 migrants were rescued from small boats in the eastern Aegean over the previous 24 hours in three separate incidents ... On Tuesday, the Legal Center Lesbos group, which provides free legal ...
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Dozens of migrants rescued off Greek island of Lesbos. Search is under way for woman ...

Killeen Daily Herald 07 Sep 2023
The coast guard said Thursday that, in addition to the people picked up off Lesbos, 50 migrants were rescued from small boats in the eastern Aegean over the previous 24 hours in three separate incidents ... On Tuesday, the Legal Center Lesbos group, which provides free legal ...
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Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey

Wtop 01 Sep 2023
Another 50, including 10 children, were rescued later from an inflatable boat near the eastern island of Symi, 47 people were evacuated from two boats off Lesbos, and 24 were found on a rocky coast on the islet of Oinousses, according to the coast guard.
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Greek authorities say that dozens more migrants have reached Aegean islands from Turkey

Federal News Radio 01 Sep 2023
Another 50, including 10 children, were rescued later from an inflatable boat near the eastern island of Symi, 47 people were evacuated from two boats off Lesbos, and 24 were found on a rocky coast on the islet of Oinousses, according to the coast guard.
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Migration Greece Fashion

Citrus County Chronicle 24 Mar 2023
... of Lesbos, Greece, Friday, March 24, 2023.
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Meet the Rescue Workers Facing Prison Time in Greece for Helping Refugees at Sea

Breakthrough News 23 Jan 2023
The 24 defendants worked for a search and rescue group operating on the island of Lesbos from 2016 to ...
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Some charges against Irish aid worker Seán Binder set to be dropped in Greek trial

The Irish Times 13 Jan 2023
Kerry man among 24 humanitarian workers facing trial on Greek island of Lesbos after taking part in migrant rescue operation. Rescue worker Sean Binder pictured outside the court in Mytilene, Lesbos, on Tuesday.
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The Guardian view on European migration policy: a cruel, myopic shambles | Editorial

The Guardian 13 Jan 2023
As Sweden takes over the EU presidency, the prospects of a coherent approach are minimal, thanks to the influence of the radical right On the Greek island of Lesbos this week, 24 NGO volunteers went on trial in a case condemned by a European parliament report as a ...
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Long-awaited trial of 24 aid workers accused of espionage starts in Lesbos

The Observer 13 Jan 2023
Sarah Mardini, the refugee immortalised in the recent Netflix movie, The Swimmers, was the talk of Lesbos this week as the long-awaited trial of 24 aid workers accused of espionage, got underway on the island ... In 2015, at the height of the refugee crisis, Lesbos was on the frontline of the greatest movement of people since the second world war.
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The Guardian view on European migration policy: a cruel, myopic shambles

The Observer 13 Jan 2023
On the Greek island of Lesbos this week, 24 NGO volunteers went on trial in a case condemned by a European parliament report as a “criminalisation of solidarity” ... the organisation they worked for no longer dares to operate off Lesbos, where at least 22 migrants died in October attempting the crossing from Turkey.
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Greek Court Drops Spying Charges Against Migrant Rescuers

MENA FN 13 Jan 2023
(MENAFN - The Peninsula) AFP Lesbos Island, Greece. A Greek court on Friday dropped espionage charges against 24 activists involved in rescuing migrants, after a lengthy trial denounced by rights ... .
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