Published : 19-01-2019
Dozens of Palestinian refugees rallied on Thursday outside of the the European Asylum Support Office on the Greek island of Samos, protesting the slow pace of asylum procedures and delays in the transfer of refugees from the island to Greek mainland.
The migrants have also railed against the dire living conditions they have been facing on the Island and called on the Palestine Liberation Organization and international humanitarian institutions to urgently step in.
Reporting from Greece, an AGPS field correspondent said nearly 7,000 migrants, among them 30 Palestinians from Syria, have been sheltered on Samos Island.
Palestinian refugees from Syria who have been stranded in Greece continue to sound distress signals after most European states opted for a closed-door immigration policy, leaving hundreds of refugees trapped in underequipped makeshift refugee camps.
An agreement between Turkey and Greece to tighten grip on refugees from Syria trying to creep into the Greek territories via the Turkish borders has made the situation far worse.
Dozens of Palestinian refugees rallied on Thursday outside of the the European Asylum Support Office on the Greek island of Samos, protesting the slow pace of asylum procedures and delays in the transfer of refugees from the island to Greek mainland.
The migrants have also railed against the dire living conditions they have been facing on the Island and called on the Palestine Liberation Organization and international humanitarian institutions to urgently step in.
Reporting from Greece, an AGPS field correspondent said nearly 7,000 migrants, among them 30 Palestinians from Syria, have been sheltered on Samos Island.
Palestinian refugees from Syria who have been stranded in Greece continue to sound distress signals after most European states opted for a closed-door immigration policy, leaving hundreds of refugees trapped in underequipped makeshift refugee camps.
An agreement between Turkey and Greece to tighten grip on refugees from Syria trying to creep into the Greek territories via the Turkish borders has made the situation far worse.
