Renata Brito

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Derek Gatopoulos |Lefteris Pitarakis |Renata Brito

Namjoyan spent months in an overcrowded camp. She learned Greek. She struggled with illness and depression as her marriage collapsed. She tried to make a fresh start in Germany but eventually returned to Lesbos, the island that first embraced her. Today, she works at a restaurant, preparing Iranian dishes that locals devour, even if they struggle to pronounce the names.

1 week ago | kdhnews.com | Derek Gatopoulos |Lefteris Pitarakis |Renata Brito

LESBOS, Greece (AP) - Fleeing Iran with her husband and toddler, Amena Namjoyan reached a rocky beach of this eastern Greek island along with hundreds of thousands of others. For months, their arrival overwhelmed Lesbos. Boats fell apart, fishermen dove to save people from drowning, and local grandmothers bottle-fed newly arrived babies. Namjoyan spent months in an overcrowded camp. She learned Greek. She struggled with illness and depression as her marriage collapsed.

1 week ago | startribune.com | Derek Gatopoulos |Lefteris Pitarakis |Renata Brito

By DEREK GATOPOULOS, LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and RENATA BRITO ''The way things are developing, it's not friendly for newcomers to integrate into Greek society,'' Latsoudi said. "We need to do something. ... I believe there is hope.''Brito reported from Barcelona, Spain. AP journalists Petros Giannakouris in Lesbos and Theodora Tongas in Athens contributed.

1 week ago | apnews.com | Derek Gatopoulos |Lefteris Pitarakis |Renata Brito

LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Fleeing Iran with her husband and toddler, Amena Namjoyan reached a rocky beach of this eastern Greek island along with hundreds of thousands of others. For months, their arrival overwhelmed Lesbos. Boats fell apart, fishermen dove to save people from drowning, and local grandmothers bottle-fed newly arrived babies. Namjoyan spent months in an overcrowded camp. She learned Greek. She struggled with illness and depression as her marriage collapsed.

1 week ago | goshennews.com | Derek Gatopoulos |Lefteris Pitarakis |Renata Brito

LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Fleeing Iran with her husband and toddler, Amena Namjoyan reached a rocky beach of this eastern Greek island along with hundreds of thousands of others. For months, their arrival overwhelmed Lesbos. Boats fell apart, fishermen dove to save people from drowning, and local grandmothers bottle-fed newly arrived babies. Namjoyan spent months in an overcrowded camp. She learned Greek. She struggled with illness and depression as her marriage collapsed.