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Greece to replace island refugee camps with 'detention centres'

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Government announces plans to relocate 20,000 people from islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos by early 2020Greece has announced plans to close its three largest migrant camps and replace them with facilities on the mainland that campaigners have likened to detention centres.People living in overcrowded camps on the islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos will be moved to closed complexes for identification, relocation and deportation with a capacity of at least 5,000 people each. Continue reading...

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Migrant children on Greek islands to be flown to Luxembourg

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Luxembourg to take in 11 minors after member states and Switzerland pledge to find homes for...
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'Coronavirus doesn't respect barbed wire': concern mounts for Greek camps

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Calls grow for EU countries to accept refugees as outbreaks fuel fears that virus could rampage...
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