freezing refugees
Greece
Amnesty Int'l. Among 12 Groups Asking Greece to Move Refugees Before Winter
The Greek government, with the support of EU leaders, should act now before the onset of winter to end Greece’s “containment policy,” twelve human rights and humanitarian organizations -Amnesty International among them-, said in a campaign that began today.
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Greece
UNHCR: Greek Refugee Camps Overcrowded, Unfit for Winter Weather
The government must speed up winter preparations at refugee camps on islands in the Aegean Sea where there has been a sharp rise in arrivals, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
Nearly 5,000 refugees; mostly Syrian or Iraqi...
Environment
Freezing Refugees Leave Moria to Bunker Down in Old Ottoman Castle
Several refugees and migrants left the camp in Moria, Lesvos, and set up their tents in a ruined Ottoman castle in Mytilene, in a desperate effort to escape the bitter cold and heavy snowfall which has affected the island...