Doctors Without Borders

Sixty Greek and foreign artists have donated treasured pieces for a charity show at the Argo Gallery in support of the work of Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). The pieces have been specially priced so that proceeds can go to the humanitarian organization. The show opens on Tuesday, March 13, at 7 p.m. and runs through March 31.

At least 6700 representatives of the Rohingya minority were killed in the first month of the Myanmar armed forces' crackdowns, which began at the end of August, said Doctors without Borders.

One day after residents and officials from three eastern Aegean islands protested in Athens at the increasingly precarious and overcrowded conditions for newly-arriving migrants and refugees, humanitarian aid groups on Wednesday gave added voice to the concerns.

From the top-floor sniper position in western Raqqa, members of an American-backed militia scanned the ground for any signs of movement.

“We have hot soup, we have bread: Come out and surrender,” one of the fighters said on a loudspeaker. “The ISIS members and their families who surrendered to us are safe.”

A rescue ship with hundreds of migrant children from more than 15 countries arrived in Italy, the BBC reported.

Aquarius, run by non-governmental organizations SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders, arrived with a total of 606 people aboard, including 241 children rescued Tuesday and Wednesday. Nearly 180 of the children were unaccompanied, non-governmental organizations said.

In a series of letters to the Greek government, mayors and the Union of Municipalities and Communities of Greece (KEDE) have raised the alarm bell over the congestion at hotspots hosting asylum seekers in the islands of the northeastern Aegean.

A mental health emergency is unfolding in migrant camps on Greece's islands, fueled by poor living conditions, neglect and violence, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday.

Medical staff have seen a sharp increase in people trying to get help after attempting suicide, harming themselves or suffering psychotic episodes, the humanitarian organization said in a report.

In a month, hospitals in Switzerland will be equipped with a revolutionary medicine delivery system, said Mashable.com.

A man throws gas cylinder from the balcony at police and crowds, reported Express.co.uk

Tension arose at dawn when police arrived in Piazza Indipendenza, Rome to empty a building that had been allegedly illegally occupied.

During the operation, officers were met with violent resistance from the migrants.

Stones were thrown at them and a short street fight ensued.

The Italian government yesterday (13 August) welcomed Libya’s decision to bar foreign vessels from a stretch of water off its coast,a move that has prompted almost all international charities to halt migrant search and rescue operations in the area.