Women and child refugees protest in main square of Mytilene, the largest town on Lesbos
[Ahmad Ebrahimi]
HUNDREDS of women refugees protested in Lesbos today against the horrific conditions and violence engulfing the Greek island’s Moria camp — which is now 10 times over capacity.
Grandmothers, mothers and children chanted “we want to be free, we want to be human,” as they gathered in the main square of Mytilene, Lesbos’s largest town.
Overcrowding, coupled with a lack of basic services in the notorious camp has led to a spike in violence. Earlier this month a 20-year-old Yemeni man was killed by camp residents.
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