カテゴリー: Greece
After Greece finished building a 40km fence along its natural border with Turkey, the minister for citizen protection, Michalis Chrisochoidis, defended the move, saying the country could not wait for EU decisions. Amid concerns that the …
Surveillance system also installed at fence bordering Turkey as Greek ministers vow to turn back refugeesGreece said it has completed a 25-mile (40km) wall on its border with Turkey and installed a new surveillance system to prevent possible asylum see…
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In One Thousand Dreams, award-winning photographer Robin Hammond hands the camera to refugees. Often reduced by the media’s toxic or well-meaning narratives, the portraits and interviews capture a different and more complex tale‘Never stop dreaming’: r…
Lawyers criticise 10-year terms given to four asylum seekers, saying three should have been tried in juvenile courtDraconian prison sentences handed down to four Afghan youths found guilty of starting the fire that destroyed the Moria migrant camp on t…
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Data shows Covid has taken far greater toll than flu, to which it is often dismissively comparedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 20.5 million years of life may have been lost to the coronavirus pandemic in 81 countr…
Afghan asylum seeker accused of endangering six-year-old’s life after family tried to reach Greek island of Samos from TurkeyThe father of a six-year-old who died trying to reach the Greek island of Samos from the Turkish coast has been charged by Gree…
Russia to start mass testing of vaccine next week; WHO warns about high average of new cases in Europe; Africa CDC reports drop in new casesSouth Korea fears fresh nationwide outbreakThree quarters of New Zealand public intend to get vaccine, study fin…
Spain and Portugal reopen border as global tourism industry predicted to lose up to £2.6tnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first tourist flights in four months landed on the Greek island of Crete, and Spain and Portugal r…
Agreed shortlist of permitted countries also excludes Russia, Brazil and IndiaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMost visitors from the US are set to remain banned from entering the European Union because of the country’s risin…
US reports highest daily new infections as EU says it may exclude US from list of ‘safe countries’; Brazil records nearly 47,000 new casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia passed half a million coronavirus infections as …
Partial quarantine remains in Beijing; European countries continue to open borders to neighboursChina detected its highest number of daily coronavirus cases in months on Sunday, locking down parts of Beijing in a warning of the difficulties of avoiding…
Infections keep falling in EU but reports suggest Russian death toll much higher than official figuresCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance is to lift its state of emergency on 10 July, Denmark said opening its bars, restau…
Infection rates in Latin America growing rapidly as lockdowns ease in EuropeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization gave a stark warning on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over, afte…