Clashes have broken out overnight on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios, where residents tried to prevent the arrival of riot police and excavating machines to be used to build migrant detention camps. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds that gathered early Tuesday to try and prevent the ships from docking. The government says it will move ahead with plans to build the new facilities on... 

Greek police have arrested ten Syrian migrants who were disguised as Ukrainian volleyball players. The group, who all wore matching tracksuits, was arrested at Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos airport after borders and customs officials discovered that they were using Ukrainian passports that were clearly not their own, and had been reported lost or stolen. According to police, the group had hoped... 

Authorities on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios have deported more than 200 migrants on boats bound for Turkey. The operation is part of what human rights groups label a “dangerous” EU deal to limit the scale and scope of migration to Europe. “This is the first day of a very difficult time for refugee rights. Despite the serious legal gaps and lack of adequate protection in Turkey, the... 

Police have fired tear gas at protesters on the Greek island of Kos, where several thousand people rallied against the construction of a refugee facility. Kos is a tourist hub that found itself on the frontline of Europe’s migrant crisis last year. Locals fear that migrants will deter holiday makers from visiting the island. “Some 2,000 people have turned up to the protest on Sunday,” RT’s...