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Category Archives: Refugees
“I’m not illegal, I’m a human being”
Ahmed, born in Somalia, has settled in Sweden. He is speaking to the European Parliament today about his dramatic experiences on the way to his new home. He told Amnesty International how he came to be there and what his … Continue reading
‘What does Europe want from us?’ – Migrants detained for months on end in Greece
By Irem Arf Rayfield, Researcher on Refugee and Migrants’ Rights in Europe Flying back from our research mission in Greece, I can’t shake off the image of exhaustion in the eyes of the newly arrived migrants on the island of … Continue reading
‘The world needs to know what’s happening here’ – Migrants living on the margins in Athens
By Naomi Westland, Press Officer at Amnesty International UK who has joined Amnesty’s researchers in Greece investigating what happens to refugees and migrants trying to get to Europe Last week I wrote from the island of Lesvos, where my colleagues … Continue reading
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Tagged Greece, migrants, racist attacks, xenophobia
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‘Why don’t they just send me back to die?’ – Migrants despair on Europe’s borders
By Naomi Westland, Press Officer at Amnesty International UK who has joined Amnesty’s researchers in Greece investigating what happens to refugees and migrants trying to get to Europe There is a rustic charm about Mytilene, the ramshackle port capital of … Continue reading
‘I want all the world to know about us’
By Giorgos Kosmopoulos, Amnesty International’s EU team campaigner and Carmen Dupont, European campaign coordinator on migration. For many people flying to Greece means sunshine and leisure. Indeed the sun is shining today and the sea is blue and tempting. But … Continue reading