Syria to Libya to the EU: How people-smugglers operate
By AFP – Aug 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES An interforce officer carries a child as migrants, picked up at sea attempting to cross the English Channel from France, are helped ashore from […]
At 100 years, the Treaty of Lausanne still provides a powerful lesson
Hamza Karcic23 July 2023 17:07 BST | Last update: 1 week 3 days agoA century later, the peace treaty is still in force and continues to have a profound impact on Turkey and beyond […]
Closing Turkish schools in Western Thrace risks Muslim Turks’ future
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL AUG 01, 2023 – A Turkish Greek woman holds up a sign that reads “Justice for Turkish community of Iskeçe (Xanthi)” during a protest against […]
New Accusations against Greek Coast Guard “We Thought They Knew What They Were Doing”
Hundreds of refugees died when their ship sank off the coast of Greece. Sixteen survivors accuse the Greek Coast Guard of having caused the disaster – and inconsistencies in the […]
A NEW BOOK OF MIGRANT STORIES EXPOSES EUROPE’S WAR ON REFUGEES
POSTED INTHE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT In their book, ‘Map of Hope and Sorrow,’ co-authors Helen Benedict and Eyad Awwadawnan trace the stories of five refugees trapped in Greece’s brutal refugee […]
‘Europe or death’ – the teenage migrants risking it all to cross the Med
bbc,com Migrants saved in one of the first rescue operations in the Mediterranean since hundreds of people died when a boat sank off the Greek coast, say nothing could deter […]
EU lawmakers urge international probe of Greece migrant tragedy
African migrants wait for a train as they flee to Tunis amid unrest in the coastal city of Sfax. Racial tension in Sfax has flared into violence targeting migrants. (File/AFP) […]
EU must prioritize safety in Mediterranean amid refugee deaths: UN
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA JUL 03, 2023 – 9:51 AM GMT+3 A Sea-Watch 3 crew member on a lifeboat approaches an inflatable boat with 120 people on board in the central […]
A sea of difference: Media coverage of Titanic-touring sub and migrant boat tragedy reveals deep bias
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 2 This undated handout image provided by Greece’s coast guard on June 14, 2023, shows scores of people on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and […]
Grief-stricken Pakistani town mourns sons lost in Greek shipwreck
Pakistan Poverty drove young men from small Kashmir town to board ill-fated fishing trawler, say families Shah Meer Baloch in KhuirattaMon 19 Jun 2023 18.02 BST The last time Mohammed Yousaf […]
‘Evil people smugglers’ are easy to blame for migrant boat tragedies. Here’s the truth
OpinionRefugees Diane Taylor With a disaster off Greece in the headlines, governments are keen to repeat a convenient myth rather than face scrutiny themselves Mon 19 Jun 2023 The Greek […]
Endless Mediterranean deaths guaranteed unless broken system is fixed
CHRIS DOYLE June 20, 2023 It is that time of year again, when wealthy Northern Europeans dust off their swimsuits and descend on the warm, sun-drenched beaches of the continent’s […]
‘I want answers’: hope gives way to fury in Greece as hunt for survivors ends
Greece As families mourn, questions have mounted over inconsistencies in the coastguard’s account of events Helena Smith in Kalamata Sat 17 Jun 2023 At a little after 8am on Friday, Fadi, […]
Greece boat disaster: ‘People are waiting for any piece of good news’
bbc.com Related Topics By Lina Shaikhouni, Fernando Duarte & Kawoon Khamoosh BBC World Service Shaheen Sheikh Ali knew something bad had happened when he saw frantic activity in a family […]
Greece boat disaster: Capsized boat had 100 children in hold – reports
bbc.com Related Topics By Nick Beake in Kalamata & George Wright in London BBC News Survivors from a fishing boat that sank off southern Greece in one of Europe’s worst […]
Greece boat disaster leaves at least 79 dead and hundreds missing
bbc.com Related Topics By George Wright & Laura Gozzi BBC News At least 79 people have died and more than 100 have been rescued after their fishing vessel capsized off […]
Greek govt under pressure for migrant pushbacks at Aegean
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL MAY 19, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Migrants arrive with a dinghy accompanied by a Frontex vessel at the village of Skala Sikaminias, on the Greek […]
Turkish, Greek elections may test transatlantic solidarity
YASAR YAKIS April 16, 2023 Turkiye will hold elections on May 14 and Greece on May 21. Depending on the outcomes, these two dates may signal the beginning of a […]
The Portuguese rediscovering their country’s Muslim past
Historians and archaeologists are showing just how integral Islam is to the country’s identity. By Marta Vidal Published Jun 2020 Lisbon, Portugal – After fleeing war in his native Iraq, 33-year-old Mustafa […]
How ‘earthquake diplomacy’ can mend EU ties with Turkey
SINEM CENGIZ February 24, 2023 In what became known as “earthquake diplomacy,” Turkiye and Greece put decades of enmity behind them and provided aid to each other after a series of powerful earthquakes hit both countries in 1999. The mutual solidarity created a new climate that led to Athens dropping […]