Since coming to power, the New Democracy party has taken a much harder stance on immigration and asylum than its Syriza predecessors
Several Greek islands are weathering a sharp uptick in refugee arrivals as the country’s parliament weighs a controversial new asylum law prompting criticism from rights groups and watchdogs.
The coast guard intercepted a boat carrying 27 people near the northeastern port city of Alexandroupolis, another boat with 42 people not far from the Aegean Island Farmakonissi, and a third vessel with 47 individuals near Samos Island. In addition to sea arrivals, at least 11,452 refugees and migrants have reached Greece by land, most of whom cross the country’s northeastern border with Turkey.
“Of course, we are worried,” Yonous Muhammadi, president of the Greek Forum of Refugees, told TRT World. “The provisions on detention, even for very vulnerable people, and classifying people according to their ethnicity, are very worrying for us." He said the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece is “disproportionate” to the country’s size.
Late last month, Greek officials said at least one person died during a fire that broke out at an overcrowded refugee camp on the island of Lesbos.
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