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A cemetery is seen from above at Kato Tritos village on the northeastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. After years of neglect, a primitive burial ground for refugees who died trying to reach Greece's island of Lesbos has been cleaned up and redesigned to provide a dignified resting place for the dead. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas)

A neglected burial ground for migrants on Greek island of Lesbos has been given a drastic overhaul

Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 photo refugees and migrants aboard an overcrowded dinghy as they cross the Aegean Sea, from Turkey, that is seen in the background, to the coast of Lesbos island, Greece. Greek authorities have invited private contractors to bid on supplying a 2.7-kilometer-long (1.7 miles) floating barrier system aimed at stopping migrants from reaching the country's islands from the nearby coast of Turkey. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Rights group criticizes Greek sea barrier plan for migrants

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Greece is sending back some of the desperate refugees who have landed on its islands. (Associated Press)

Syrian refugees sent back to peril in hands of Islamic State

By Nikolia Apostolou Special to The Washington Times - The Washington Times

A volunteer carries a young boy after a boat with refugees and migrants sank while crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. The condition of the child is not known. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

38 missing in the Aegean after migrant boat sinking

Associated Press