A little let-down after missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize this week, the Greek islanders of Lesbos who helped rescue refugees worry that the boats will resume after a six-month lull.
"I worry that it will begin again, all these people waiting across (in Turkey), chased by bombs still falling in Syria," says Thanassis Marmarinos, a 63-year-old fisherman.
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When a sea of humanity landed on their island's rocky shores last year, the people of Lesbos turned out with blankets and hot food to help thousands of refugees emerging from the cold waters of the Aegean.
In the months that followed, Lesbos' citizens were hailed for their compassionate response by everyone from Pope Francis to UN Secretary General BanRead more
Twenty-nine Czech police officers Friday took off from a military airport in Prague Kbely for the Greek island of Lesbos to help tackle the migrant crisis.
They will join the program of the European border agency Frontex to return refugees to Turkey, said Czech police president Tomas Tuhy.
Tuhy said the police went to Greece with a mission as agreedRead more
Jordan's Queen Rania Al Abdullah on Monday called for a collective global response to the growing refugee crisis.
The Queen made the remarks during a visit to the Kara Tepe refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday as advocate for the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
"This is an exceptional crisis and it requires an exceptional response. ItRead more
Pope Francis received an emotional welcome Saturday on the Greek island of Lesbos during a visit aimed at showing solidarity with migrants fleeing war and poverty, a small group of whom he hopes to bring back to the Vatican.
The pontiff's landmark visit comes amid controversy over a deal last month to end Europe's refugee crisis by sending all irregularRead more
Pope Francis wants to take back to the Vatican a number of refugees after his landmark visit Saturday to the island of Lesbos, an official of Greece's state refugee coordination agency said.
The refugees are expected to be among "vulnerable groups" who arrived on Lesbos before an EU-Turkey deportation deal took effect in March, the official told AFP, without specifyingRead more
Pope Francis on Saturday arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos for a high-profile visit to put pressure on a controversial EU deal with Turkey to tackle an unprecedented refugee crisis.
The pontiff arrived at Lesbos airport, an AFP reporter said, for a five-hour visit during which he will spend time with refugees alongside Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew, Church of GreeceRead more
The next transfer of migrants to Turkey from Greece under a controversial deal with the EU has been postponed until later this week at Athens' request, a Turkish official said Tuesday.
"It has been postponed to Friday" from Wednesday, the official told AFP, asking not to be named.
"Greece could not send the people. Everything is ready here butRead more
Greece sent more than 200 migrants back to Turkey on Monday, the first wave of deportations under a hugely controversial deal aimed at easing Europe's worst migration crisis since World War II.
The orderly return of the 202 migrants aboard three chartered Turkish ferries stood in stark contrast to the journey many have taken over perilous seas aboard crowded rubberRead more