Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Greece Buses Thousands of Idomeni Refugees; Most Being Exiled South to State-Run Centers

Bulldozers and hundreds of riot police moved into the Idomeni refugee camp in northern Greece at dawn today (May 24, 2016), ordering residents to leave, according to the Euro News website.

At least 8,000 people have been stuck at the site since March after the Greek-Macedonian border was closed.

Despite terrible living conditions, many of the migrants and refugees in the camp had previously resisted attempts by Greece's government to get them to leave. Most have now been bused to state-run centers further south.

At its peak in February, more than 12,000 people were stranded in the Idomeni camp, having been prevented from continuing their journey further north, due to fences that were built along Greece's border.

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