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Greece returns refugees to Turkey first time since the failed military coup
• 9 years agoGreece resumed returning refugees to Turkey for the first time since the failed military coup of 15 July in Ankara and the 18 March EU-Turkey refugee return agreement.
Migrants in Greece get free electricity from sun-powered phone charger
Fp Archives • 9 years agoFor refugees and migrants stuck in Greece, a smartphone is a lifeline -- as long as its battery lasts. But access to electricity can be hard to find in overcrowded camps, nor is it always free in cafes where young and old crowd together over a socket, waiting anxiously to phone home.
Greece resumes deportation of migrants amid protest; refugees sent back to Turkey
• 9 years agoAmid protests, Greece on Friday resumed deportations of refugees and migrants from its islands to Turkey after a four-day pause, sending back 124 people on two boats from Lesbos to a nearby port on the Turkish coast.
Tragic end: 33 Greece-bound migrants drown off Turkish coast
Fp Archives • 9 years agoAnadolu Agency says coast guards rescued 75 others from the sea Saturday near the resort of Ayvacik en route to the Greek island of Lesbos.