{"id":7203,"date":"2025-07-23T08:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/?page_id=7203"},"modified":"2025-07-31T17:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:12:09","slug":"eastern-mediterranean-route","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/en\/migration-flows\/eastern-mediterranean-route","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Mediterranean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MIGRATION FLOWS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastern Mediterranean<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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Migration flows<\/a><\/span> > Eastern Mediterranean<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n
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This route runs mainly from the coasts of Turkey to the Greek islands, although there are also departure points from Libya and, to a lesser extent, Egypt. It played a major role between 2015 and 2016, during the Syrian refugee crisis, when hundreds of thousands of people arrived on the Greek islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, most of those taking this route come from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia, and, to a lesser extent, Sudan, South Sudan, or more eastern regions of the DRC and Uganda. Although it is the shortest route to Europe, it remains extremely risky. In addition to the dangers of the journey itself, people face pushbacks by Greek police, abandonment at sea in inflatable rafts, and other serious threats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Salidas y destinos<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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