Published : 16-09-2022
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) denied it has been encouraging migrants to illegally enter Europe from Turkey.
The UNHCR warned of the life-threatening repercussions of illegal immigration from Turkey to Greece or Bulgaria.
The UN Agency said illegal migration leads to disastrous humanitarian consequences that can lead to death.
Calls for Syrians to gather on the Turkish border in so-called “peace caravans” began to be circulated on social media around two weeks ago.
In parallel, Syrian refugees in Turkey were urged to gather on the Turkish-Greek border seeking entry to Europe, convoys labelled the “al-Nour Caravan”, or Caravan of Light. The two caravans hoped to convene in Turkey.
Activists in Turkey who promoted the convoy on social media were summoned by authorities, and an opposition figure was arrested after he called on Syrian refugees to perform a week-long general strike.
WhatsApp and Telegram groups organising and promoting the Peace Caravan have hundreds of members and followers.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) denied it has been encouraging migrants to illegally enter Europe from Turkey.
The UNHCR warned of the life-threatening repercussions of illegal immigration from Turkey to Greece or Bulgaria.
The UN Agency said illegal migration leads to disastrous humanitarian consequences that can lead to death.
Calls for Syrians to gather on the Turkish border in so-called “peace caravans” began to be circulated on social media around two weeks ago.
In parallel, Syrian refugees in Turkey were urged to gather on the Turkish-Greek border seeking entry to Europe, convoys labelled the “al-Nour Caravan”, or Caravan of Light. The two caravans hoped to convene in Turkey.
Activists in Turkey who promoted the convoy on social media were summoned by authorities, and an opposition figure was arrested after he called on Syrian refugees to perform a week-long general strike.
WhatsApp and Telegram groups organising and promoting the Peace Caravan have hundreds of members and followers.
