Published : 09-04-2021
Violent and racist attacks against migrants and asylum-seekers, including Palestinian refugees, have skyrocketed on the Greek island of Kios.
Palestinian refugees from Syria told AGPS that a Palestinian refugee sustained leg injuries and was transferred to the hospital after a Greek national hit him with his motorcycle.
Incidents of racist violence have been increasingly reported among Palestinian refugees and other asylum seekers in Greece.
Greece has seen a massive influx of migrants since 2015, with thousands of people from war-torn countries like Syria seeking safety there. They either cross the Aegean Sea to get to the small southeast European country or its land border with Turkey.
Violent and racist attacks against migrants and asylum-seekers, including Palestinian refugees, have skyrocketed on the Greek island of Kios.
Palestinian refugees from Syria told AGPS that a Palestinian refugee sustained leg injuries and was transferred to the hospital after a Greek national hit him with his motorcycle.
Incidents of racist violence have been increasingly reported among Palestinian refugees and other asylum seekers in Greece.
Greece has seen a massive influx of migrants since 2015, with thousands of people from war-torn countries like Syria seeking safety there. They either cross the Aegean Sea to get to the small southeast European country or its land border with Turkey.