Actions in over 50 European cities demand opening of refugee camps on Aegean islands
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On World Refugee Day 2020, Europe Must Act is coordinating actions across Europe to demand the opening of the camps on the Aegean islands.


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- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
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!!


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- Jun 15, 2020
- 2 min
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.


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- May 30, 2020
- 3 min
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.


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- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
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


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- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
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.


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- May 24, 2020
- 4 min
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


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- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
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


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- May 16, 2020
- 3 min
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’


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- May 11, 2020
- 3 min
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.


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- May 11, 2020
- 4 min
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...


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- May 9, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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