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Lesbos camp fire: No help for the homeless and hungry refugees of Moria, only tear gas
The Times of London–Greek police fired tear gas at migrants and asylum-seekers yesterday as they protested against desperate conditions on Lesbos after fire destroyed the overcrowded Moria refugee camp.
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Moria tragedy: Abandoned refugees hemmed in, given little support
Al Jazeera–Chaos and confusion plague thousands of people made shelterless after a fire struck Europe’s largest refugee camp.
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Growing calls to evacuate Greek refugee camps amid virus threat
Al Jazeera–As Greece sets rules for refugees to stop infection spreading, NGOs renew calls to clear overcrowded, unhygienic camps.
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Refugees caught in the middle of Greek-Turkish political standoff
The World– Even before Turkey opened its borders for refugees and asylum-seekers to leave for Europe, the Greek island of Chios was an epicenter of tension over EU policies that made several Greek islands de facto holding sites for some 42,000 refugees and migrants. Erdoğan’s move only exacerbated those tensions. And refugees are caught in the…
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Greece’s new asylum law ‘poses continuous traps’ for refugees
The World– When the new law passed on Nov. 1, Rezai said he felt “severely upset.” The law includes sweeping changes that narrow the criteria for eligibility for refugee status and introduces several stringent provisions that, if not strictly followed, would render one’s asylum’s application void. “It would be much better for the government to treat us…
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Moira Lavelle 