Monday, February 24, 2020

DESPERATE JOURNEY - Greek Residents vs Migrants

"In these parts of Greece, crisis is building between residents and migrants" PBS NewsHour 2/17/2020

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SUMMARY:  Amid growing unrest in Greece, the government there is temporarily halting construction of permanent detention centers for asylum seekers.  Tens of thousands of migrants have been stranded in the country for more than four years, since its border with Macedonia was sealed and the European Union failed to find enough alternative destinations.  Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.




"Yearning for ‘peace,’ when a Greek refugee camp has become hell" PBS NewsHour 2/19/2020

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SUMMARY:  Five years into Europe's migration crisis, the conditions in the notorious Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos are hellish.  Refugee children are especially vulnerable, facing hunger, bad sanitation and the threat of violence.  Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports that angry local residents are demanding a solution.



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