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Agence France-Presse on MSN1h
Greece freezes asylum claims over migrant 'invasion' from Libya
Greece on Friday enforced a three-month freeze on asylum claims from migrants arriving by boat from North Africa, to stem a ...
Greek Reporter6h
UN, Rights Groups Condemn Greece’s Asylum Ban for Migrants
Greece's three-month asylum ban for migrants from Libya and other North African countries has been condemned by the UN and ...
Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa
Greece will stop processing asylum applications of people coming from North Africa, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said ...
Courthouse News Service1d
Greece to halt asylum hearings for migrants on boats from Africa
The coast guard noted 7,300 asylum-seekers have reached Crete and a nearby island this year, up from fewer than 5,000 in 2024 ...
Anadolu Agency21h
Greece announces even harsher measures to deter migrants
Greece on Thursday unveiled a series of tougher measures aimed at curbing the arrival of migrants, following an earlier ...
In Greece, migrant registration sites 'have shifted from a jungle model to a prison model'
Hotspots,' originally conceived as migrant registration sites, have gradually turned into closed detention centers, such as ...
Greek lawmakers to vote on North Africa asylum ban as rights groups cry foul
AGYIA, Crete - Greek lawmakers were set to vote on legislation on Thursday that would temporarily halt the processing of ...
Tourists watch in horror as migrants jump from boat to run through holiday hotspot
Greek's coastguard said they had been called out numerous times over the weekend to rescue migrants stranded in boats.