10 years after Europe's migration crisis, the fallout reverberates in Greece and beyond

Hard EU line on migration rose from the ashes of compassion

A DECADE ago, the image of a 3-year-old Syrian boy washed up dead on a Turkish beach prompted an outpouring of emotion and renewed commitments from European governments to take in refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Photos of Lesbos 10 years after the migration crisis - Alton Telegraph

Most Channel Migrants Already Lived in Europe for Years

New reporting shows that some of those in Calais ‘jungle’ camps waiting to take a ‘small boat’ crossing to England have previously resided in European Union member states. The Sun newspaper claims to have found that “a huge majority” of the migrants based in coastal northern France had spent years in western Europe already. This helps explain how reporters met scores of Afghans, Eritreans, and Somalis who are fluent in conversational German, Swe…

Migration Crisis Documentary ‘Roads Of Fire’, Winner At Santa Barbara Film Festival, Gets U.S. Deal Amid Tension Over ICE Raids

EXCLUSIVE: New Mountain Films has acquired Roads Of Fire, winner of the Best Feature Documentary Award at the 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Director Nathaniel Lezra’s film about the global migration crisis, interweaves the lives of a human smuggler navigating the treacherous Darién Gap (the only land bridge between North and South America), an […]

A decade on, Lesbos still bears the scars of the refugee crisis

Lesbos has changed. The infamous Moria camp is gone, tourists are returning, and the island is trying to shift focus. “We want Lesbos to be talked about for its culture and history,” said Mytilene’s mayor, Panagiotis Christofas.

10 years after Europe's migration crisis, the fallout reverberates in Greece and beyond

Amena Namjoyan arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos as part of a migration crisis that would rock the European Union. She spent months in an overcrowded camp.