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Syrians, risking everything to flee war, find chilly reception in Europe
27 Dec 2013 With more Syrians taking to boats to reach Europe, one family finds cold comfort once they reach European shores. -
A Syrian in Greece: remembering better days, hoping to return one day
17 May 2013 Several thousand Syrian civilians have reached Greece in search of safety. They have been regarded as irregular entrants, but that's changing. -
Dozens queue every week in Athens to apply for asylum
23 Mar 2012 UNHCR and other humanitarian groups urge Greece to give foreigners unhindered access to the asylum procedure. -
More than 1,500 drown or go missing trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2011
31 Jan 2012 UNHCR figures also show that a record 58,000 irregular migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees managed to make it to Europe by sea last year. -
Three face justice in Athens for attacks on foreigners
27 Sep 2011 A rare court trial brings charges for the stabbing of an Afghan asylum-seeker after a wave of racist attacks. -
UNHCR urges Greece to step up implementation of asylum reform
21 Sep 2010 UNHCR calls on Greece to accelerate implementation of its planned asylum reform. This is in light of the absence of a functioning asylum system. -
UNHCR chief Guterres backs planned Greek asylum reform
20 Jan 2010 UNHCR welcomes plans by the Greek government to undertake an ambitious reform of the country's asylum system and pledges full support. -
UNHCR delegation visits detention centre on Greek island, urges closure
23 Oct 2009 UNHCR official calls for a crowded detention centre on the Greek island of Lesvos to be closed after visiting the facility with a government minister. -
Concern for asylum-seekers, refugees left homeless after makeshift camp closed in Greece
14 Jul 2009 UNHCR expresses concern about the fate of hundreds of irregular migrants following the closure of a makeshift camp in the Greek city of Patras. A fire later destroys the camp.