- Megan Fisher
- BBC
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1 hour back
photograph produced, Baida
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The group of migrants, who identify on their own as Syrians, was transferred from the island to Greece
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Greek authorities discovered a team of 38 migrants, together with a pregnant lady about to give delivery, stranded on a modest, unidentified island alongside the Turkish-Greek border.
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The migrants, 22 adult men, 9 gals and seven small children, said they had been on an island on the Evros River since mid-July.
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The migrants, who are explained to be Syrians, were transferred to Greece following staying located on Monday.
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The Greek immigration minister said all migrants ended up “in excellent issue” and the expecting female was taken to clinic as a precaution.
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In spite of this, human rights corporations say at the very least 1 boy or girl has died on the island, which is positioned near the Greek metropolis of Lavara, and Greek law enforcement have not confirmed this information so much.
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Authorities have earlier been not able to track down the team, to see if Turkey or Greece should action in to enable.
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Greek authorities initially claimed that the people today, who law enforcement have identified as Syrians, had been on Turkish territory.
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They ended up at some point identified about 4km south of the coordinates that were in that place outside of Greek territory, which is why the migrants have been not discovered faster, Greek law enforcement say.
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Baida, one of the ladies in the group, described it as a “soccer match involving two groups,” Turkey and Greece.
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“No person desires us. No person listens to us. No person wants to support us,” he additional.
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Greece’s therapy of migrants trying to find to reach European territory by means of Turkey has been in the highlight for a long time.
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Human legal rights corporations say countless numbers of asylum seekers were barred by the Greek authorities right before they were given the chance to utilize for asylum. It also brought about friction inside of the European Union right after a senior formal claimed previous 12 months that the place was violating European elementary legal rights.
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Some refugees declare to have been forcibly returned to Turkish waters.
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The Greek government has long denied these allegations, stressing that they respect European and intercontinental legislation.
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The incident on the Evros River “highlights the brutality of the interdictions,” mentioned Dimitra Kalogeropoulou, director of the Global Rescue Committee in Greece.
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232 Syrians experienced arrived in Greece by sea among January and June 2022, in accordance to the United Nations.
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