Demonstrators from islands including Chios,Lesbos and Samos lead protests in Athens and demand government actsHumanitarian groups own warned of a looming emergency on Greece’s eastern Aegean islands, the day after residents converged on Athens in protest at policies that own led to thousands of migrants and refugees being marooned in reception centres.
A surge in arrivals from neighbouring Turkey has seen numbers soar with officials speaking of a four-fold increase in men, and women and children seeking asylum on Chios,Kos, Leros, or Lesbos and Samos. Related: Anger rises in Lesbos over crowded refugee camps Related: The Greek island camp where only the sick or pregnant can leave Related: Thousands of unaccompanied children in Greek island camps need wait on | Alfonso Montero Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com