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Monday, July 27, 2015

These are refugees, not migrants, arriving in their thousands on Greek shores

As Europe turns its back, the compassionate crisis response of local Greek volunteers, despite harsh austerity, puts the international community to shameAs I stood in the middle of the squalid Kara Tepe transit camp on Lesbos, I was struck by the utter perverseness of the refugee drama unfolding on this Greek island.I was supporting a flash-mob of local volunteers and tourists – supported by local officials – to clean the camp, which is now a temporary home for 3,000 refugees. Litter was everywhere – and posing a health risk. The selflessness and dedication of the local volunteers, who have been responding to the crisis virtually unaided for several years, is awe-inspiring. Continue reading...


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