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Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros

Friday, January 22, 2016

Chaotic Lesbos far from a refuge for many women and children

The journey to Europe is miserable for refugee women travelling alone or with children, as they lack security, basic hygiene and privacy “My husband was killed in the war. I can’t lose my kids too.” Rozin’s tone is flat, matter of fact. She’s in shock. Clutching her three-year-old daughter, Falaq, she recounts how she arrived in Greece three days ago wet, cold and terrified. “We saw death with our eyes. There were four boats with ours. One went into the water and a lot of kids drowned. Everything fell in the water – my money, my phone.” At this she becomes hysterical. “How can I find them? How can I find my kids?” Related: Syrian refugees living in darkness in a derelict factory in Lebanon – in pictures Continue reading...


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