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Greece: Striking for Refugees on Samos?

Topic
Refugees
Country/Region
Greece

15 February 2019

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"Where were the refugees?

As for the strike itself there was one overwhelming question as far as I was concerned: “Where were the refugees?” What was supposed to be an act of solidarity was massively diminished by their absence. Yet on fine weather days such as this, you will always see many refugees on the streets, walking by the sea front or with their children in the play areas. But on this day, apart from a scattering of young African men on the very edges of the gathering, there were no refugees to be seen. It was startling and disturbing."

See: Striking for Refugees on Samos? (Samos Chronicles, link)

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