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Violence breaks out at Moria refugee camp

Mayors of Greek islands are meeting to flesh out plans to deal with the problem of suffocating conditions in the reception centres

Two gigantic petrified tree trunks found in Lesvos (photos)

Four much smaller tree trunks were also found, which will be preserved

Lesvos Court changes refugee trans female’s name and sex details

The District Court justified its ruling by stating the applicant's appearance did not match their id details

236 refugees arrive in Lesvos and Chios

They were all taken to the receptions centres and applied for asylum

Asylum seeker at Moria camp found dead

The cause of death is being examined

Twenty-nine buildings in Plomari, Lesvos evacuated following landslide

It is an area prone to landslides which have also occurred in the past

Lesvos: Huge Christian cross near refugee hot-spot destroyed! (photos)

An NGO had demanded its removal as offensive to the Muslim asylum seekers

New York Times: A Greek Refugee Camp’s Epidemic of Misery

Squalid conditions and an inscrutable asylum process have led to what aid groups describe as a mental health crisis

DW: Islamic State gangs run drug and prostitution rings at Moria hotspot (video-german)

Lawlessness reigns in the worst hotspot in Europe

Spiegel Online: Situation in Greek island refugee hotspots reaching a breaking point

Minister says facilities are overstretched by the numbers of refugees

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