Protest march over `Heartbreaking` deaths in Greek migrant camp

  03 February 2017    Read: 1257
Protest march over `Heartbreaking` deaths in Greek migrant camp
A protest march is taking place in Athens, Greece in memory of three refugees who died in cramped, cold and overcrowded conditions in a migrant camp on the island of Lesbos.
Three men, aged around 20, 22 and 46 reportedly inhaled toxic fumes from a heater; claims the Greek authorities neither confirm, or deny.

"The abuse that we see from police is more prevalent and more visible on Chios and Samos. On Lesbos, it`s not so much about a culture of police abuse but about the conditions, the hypothermia," Ariel Ricker, director of Advocates Abroad, an NGO that provides free legal advice to refugees and migrants told Sputnik.

riel Ricker has been working in Greece for the past 22 months.

"It`s been very difficult since the death of these individuals on Lesbos. Witnessing these situations is heartbreaking," Ricker said.

"There are some excellent volunteers who bring aid and blankets and sleeping bags for migrants and refugees. EU relief will take aid from volunteers and distribute how they see fit.

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