Patmos Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===21st century=== In September 2008, the municipality of Patmos refused landing to a group of undocumented refugees from [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]. On the weekend of September 19, 2008, about 134 refugees were rescued at sea. The refugees were taken to Patmos, the nearest municipality, for processing and care. The administration refused them permission to land. Eventually they were sent to the island of [[Leros]] where they were processed and given humanitarian aid.<ref>[http://www.nylou.com/html/ent/319/ent.45319.1.asp Nylou Editorial]</ref><ref>[http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44017 Interpress Agency: ''Refugees Kept At Sea''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015010016/http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44017 |date=15 October 2008 }}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine, in 2009, named Patmos "Europe's most idyllic place to live", writing that "Patmos has evolved over the centuries but has not lost its air of quiet tranquility, which is one reason why people that know it return again and again".<ref>Forbes, webpage:[https://www.forbes.com/2009/09/03/europe-most-idyllic-places-lifestyle-real-estate_slide_11.html].</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page