Raids on migrant squats in Greece push solidarity efforts further to the margins

In a series of raids on 27 July 2016, the Greek police arrested and moved on dozens of migrants and refugees living in squats in the city of Thessaloniki. The clampdown on these squats, which were run by refugees, volunteers and anti-authoritarian groups, was an example of how refugees were being criminalised at the hands of the authorities across Europe.

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Kathimerini: Tag: Migration http://www.ekathimerini.com/tags?t=Migration

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