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Two men arrested for migrant’s murder in refugee camp
Two men were arrested on Saturday over the murder of a migrant inside a refugee camp in central Greece.
Both the suspects and the victim were living in the Ritsona refugee camp, the police said.
New trial for four Afghans over Moria camp fire
Four Afghans who were sentenced to 10 years in prison for the fire at the Moria refugee camp on Lesvos in 2020 will be back in the dock on Monday for a second trial at the Mixed Jury Court of Appeal of the North Aegean.
The fire in the overcrowded camp, which housed four times its capacity, had started after riots on the night of September 8, 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Three injured, ambulance attacked in refugee camp brawl
Three people had to be rushed to hospital while a paramedic called to the scene was injured during a violent brawl between residents at a migrant and refugee camp in Serres, northern Greece, on Monday night.
Larissians take shelter in refugee camp
A resident of flood-hit central Greece prepares to take up quarters at a refugee camp in Koutsochero, some 20 kilometers from the city of Larissa, on Monday, as a new storm swept into Greece.
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Migration minister tours camps on Lesvos
Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Keridis was on his first visit to the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos since being appointed on Tuesday, touring migrant and refugee camps and meeting with local officials.
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Girl, 11, files complaint of gang rape attempt at migrant camp
Authorities in the Evia town of Halkida are investigating the attempted gang rape of an 11-year-old resident of a migrant and refugee camp in Ritsona, northeast of the capital.
Bulgaria will Accommodate Refugees in Containers due to Overcrowded Centers
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) will open up more than 1,200 places for refugees in containers in Lyubimets near the refugee accommodation center there. The measure is necessary because of the increased migration pressure, which in the last week of August caused 90% of the places in the homes for foreigners to be filled.
Bulgaria’s Refugee Camps are Overcrowded
All refugee centers in Bulgaria are over 20% overcrowded. "Pastrogor" is overcrowded, as is the refugee camp in Busmantsi. There, with a capacity of 300 people, are currently accommodated more than 420 people. There has not been such a load for the last 2-3 years.
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Bosnia’s Troubled Lipa Camp Set Alight on Closure Day
The troubled Lipa migrant and refugee camp near Bihac in northwest Bosnia was set on fire on Wednesday as it was due to close.
The camp has been at the centre of a battle between the local authorities and the International Organization for Migration, IOM, which has long threatened to close the camp if the authorities do not improve winter conditions.
Greek photographer wins UNICEF’s annual “Photo of the Year Award” for 2020
The picture captured the moment a child was running to take shelter from a raging fire at Moria refugee camp