August in Samos has been exceptionally hot with temperatures often in the mid 30s. Now it is September and there is still no sign of any cooler weather over the next few weeks. For the refugees coming ...

For many of those who live on the Greek Aegean island of Samos it is absolutely clear -- they want no more refugees, no new camps and to be left alone as they were before the migrant crisis broke in ...

While Syrians around the world are celebrating the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, they are still cautious about what comes next. Celebrations erupted around Syria and crowds ransacked President ...

Amnesty International released a report on Tuesday criticizing the living conditions of the residents of the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) in Greece. The report stated that the ...

ABOARD THE SS NISSOS CHIOS, Greece – Mohamad Alhajer was desperate to leave the Greek island of Samos. He worried about the health and safety of his young family after weeks of winter hardship living ...

Dozens of tents stud a hillside surrounded by olive trees, while children in flimsy sandals — the lucky ones wearing socks — play on mounds of stinking garbage as the sun rises on the Greek island of ...

Exactly one year ago, the first EU-funded Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) for asylum seekers in Greece was inaugurated on the island of Samos. Concerns were raised from the outset, that ...

Last week, Turkey opened its borders allowing refugees to reach Europe. Since then it has been reported that thousands of refugees have attempted to cross the border into neighbouring Greece – some by ...