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Actions in over 50 European cities demand opening of refugee camps on Aegean islands

On World Refugee Day 2020, Europe Must Act is coordinating actions across Europe to demand the opening of the camps on the Aegean islands.

Join us for the World Refugee Day on June 20, 2020 to #OpenTheCamps

On the 20th June cities around Europe will unite. Join us as we call out our EU leaders who ignore their duty of care!!

What Will We Have Left: Stories of Search and Rescue at Sea

Refugee Rescue is the last remaining professional and humanitarian search and rescue organization working on the North Shore of Lesvos.

Reflection on the EMAction Day from the Nottingham City Chapter

We are not consumers of politics. We are not a fragmented collection of individuals. We are an organized open-ended collective.

PART 2: The Aegean Island refugee camps – An unprecedented mental health emergency

MSF observed that nearly a quarter of the children participating had self-harmed, attempted suicide or had considered ending their lives

PART 1: The Aegean Island refugee camps – An unprecedented mental health emergency

Trigger warning: readers might find the following content distressing as it discusses mental illnesses, suicide and self-inflicted harm.

Dear Inhabitants of the Planet

The following message was sent to us by a volunteer and comes from Hasan, a Syrian refugee currently trapped in Thessaloniki 

Join us for Action Day May 23, 2020 to show Europe #WeHaveSpace

On May 23rd we call on Europe to recognize what is possible. We call on our leaders to recognize that #wehavespace to welcome asylum seekers

The Consequences of the EU-Turkey Deal

The EU-Turkey deal has shaped the way Europe has responded to refugees arriving at its borders and its manifestation has highlighted the EU’

Why hostile action towards refugees is not the solution to overflowing camps on the Aegean Islands

The Aegean island refugee camps are almost 600% over capacity. To say they are dangerously overcrowded would be a serious understatement.

CAMP UPDATE: Vial Camp in Chios, May, 2020

[The original post was written in German. For the English version, see below ⬇️] Hier ein Bericht aus Chios von einer unserer...

SHARING VOICES: A young Afghan in Kavala, Greece

The following piece was written by Danishyar Musta, a 20-year-old Afghan, now living in harsh conditions in Kavala, north of mainland...