Sep 11 Watch 8:23 Refugees urgently in need of mental health help flounder on Lesbos By PBS NewsHour Migrants fleeing the Middle East envision Lesbos, Greece, as a springboard to new lives, but many find themselves stuck on the island for months, living in bleak conditions, and unable to get help for mental health problems. As concerns about… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 10:49 Greek fishing village welcomes migrants, while others turn them away By PBS NewsHour Amidst the wave of anti-migrant sentiment coursing through Europe, one village has shown a rare level of hospitality to those making the journey across the Mediterranean. In Skala Sykaminia, located on the Greek island of Lesbos, Nobel-nominated villagers rescue and… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 8:03 A waypoint for refugees, Lesbos braces for hardship as tourism declines By PBS NewsHour The island of Lesbos is one of the Aegean’s most idyllic locales, and long a destination for tourism in Greece. But local residents and businesses are bracing for potential economic catastrophe, as tens of thousands of vacationers are staying away… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 3:09 Behind Pope Francis’ trip to Lesbos amid migrant crisis By PBS NewsHour Described by the Vatican as a “gesture of welcome,” Pope Francis visited the island of Lesbos and brought three refugee families back to Rome with him on Saturday. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant, who has reported extensively on the migrant crisis… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 5:45 Uncertain times for refugees on the migrant trail in Greece By PBS NewsHour The UN refugee agency is refusing to cooperate with European authorities in processing and deporting the migrants stranded in Greece -- a move that could destabilize the recent deal with Turkey to stem the migrant flow. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant… Continue watching
Jan 30 Update: 37 dead, including 10 children, as migrant boat overturns By Michael D. Regan At least 35 people, including five children, died on Saturday as they attempted crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Turkey into Greece, adding to already staggering totals of migrants and refugees who drowned or were killed in recent years, many of… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 6:40 Migrant crisis crashing ashore, Lesbos fishermen now fish for people By PBS NewsHour More than 800,000 migrants have arrived in Greece by sea during 2015, with most of them landing on the island of Lesbos. The crisis has had both economic and emotional impacts for the island inhabitants. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant talks… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 6:24 Cash-strapped Greece struggles against overwhelming tide of refugees By PBS NewsHour As the E.U. debates what to do with a steady flow of migrants and war refugees, Greece remains Ground Zero for refugee arrivals, and fears are growing that resistance to migrants in central and northern Europe will lead to refugees… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 4:36 Deadly tide of migrant trafficking crashes on Greek shores By PBS NewsHour A boat carrying an estimated 300 people capsized while crossing from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos -- just one of a series of deadly accidents involving traffickers’ boats on Wednesday. More than 240 passengers were saved, but the… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 5:16 Traffickers’ trade turns to refugee tragedy off Greece By PBS NewsHour Continue watching