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Oct 2026
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45 migrants rescued off Ierapetra

A boat carrying 45 migrants was spotted approximately 27 nautical miles south-east of Ierapetra, Crete, by a Panama-flagged cargo ship. The migrants were rescued by the Hellenic Coast Guard and are being transferred to Ierapetra

Greece to ban overcrowded migrant sleeping quarters: €10 for a chair, €20 for a mattress in exploitative rental racket

Proposed legislation will outlaw the commercial rental of individual sleeping spaces in residential flats, with fines of up to €10,000, daily penalties and property closures

Within a single day, 610 irregular migrants arrived in Crete: not one, not two, but ten search and rescue operations

The continuous arrival of migration flows over the past few hours has placed the port authorities of Crete on heightened alert

32-year-old migrant arrives in Crete by boat and gives birth – Newborn in critical condition

The woman belonged to a group of migrants who recently arrived in Ierapetra - New refugee boats continue to arrive on the southern coast of Crete

Video and photos from the Hellenic Police operation to dismantle human exploitation ring targeting migrant workers

13 gang members arrested and 170 individuals detained – Suspected ringleader among those arrested – How the ring operated

Fire in Preveza: Battle to save the migrant shelter of Filippiada – See photos

The migrant shelter was evacuated on Tuesday night - The Secretary General of the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum, Dimitrios Glymis, is in the area

Rhodes: Three arrests for migrant smuggling from Turkey, charging €5,500 per person – 76 foreign nationals located

The yacht attempted to evade the Coast Guard using dangerous maneuvers

At least 20 dead in a shipwreck with migrants in the Red Sea

According to the International Organization for Migration, the victims include nine women and eleven men

Dramatic arrest of two migrant smugglers in Lesvos – They tried to ram a coast guard vessel

The Central Port Authority of Mytilene seized the speedboat and a knife carried by one of the two arrested individuals

Migration: Closed detention centre in Rhodes and 3 generals in deportations

The government is stepping in to address a problem that has been exploited by parties positioned to the right of New Democracy (ND) - New figures are taking on critical roles

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