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Saturday, January 23, 2016

Refugee crisis: Hundreds stranded in freezing weather as Macedonia shuts border with Greece

Hundreds of refugees have been stranded at the border of Greece and Macedonia in the freezing cold. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia stopped accepting refugees that were not heading to Germany or Austria on 22 January, leaving around 750 stuck near the Greek village of Idomeni. "Even if they are Syrian, Afghan or Iraqi nationals, if [their paperwork] does not say Germany or Austria, they are turned back from the border," said Gemma Gillie, spokesperson for the local Doctors Without Borders mission.


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