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Photo: Demonstrators in Berlin and Riga demand reception of migrants from camps in Greece

Thousands of people in a demonstration in Berlin on Sunday demanded that Germany The government is showing greater support for migrants stranded in Greece, many of whom have been left homeless following a fire in the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos.

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Police reported that about 5,000 people took part in the demonstration in Berlin. A similar demonstration took place in Cologne, Munich and Leipzig.

In Greece, more than 12,000 illegal immigrants, mainly Afghans, Syrians and citizens of various African countries, were left homeless in Camp Moria last week after the fire. Greek The authorities believe that the fires were deliberately caused by the immigrants themselves, who are dissatisfied with the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. About 9,000 migrants were housed in a new temporary camp after the fire.

The German government announced last week that it would receive 1,553 migrants – 408 families with children – from various Greek islands. The government has also agreed to take in about 150 immigrant minors from Camp Moria. However, the demonstrators demanded that the government do more and not prevent individual municipalities from receiving migrants.

In Riga, in the Freedom Monument Square, the organizations “I want to help refugees” and “Europe Must Act” organized a protest demonstration “Enough! We have a place!” with the aim of encouraging Latvia to take in refugees on the Greek islands. About 15 people took part in it, as well as two had come to protest against the reception of refugees in Latvia.

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