{"id":2306,"date":"2018-10-04T01:53:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T01:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/europeandrussiablog\/?p=2306"},"modified":"2018-10-04T01:53:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T01:53:13","slug":"greece-to-move-refugees-from-island-camp-following-reports-of-teen-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/europeandrussiablog\/2018\/10\/04\/greece-to-move-refugees-from-island-camp-following-reports-of-teen-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece To Move Refugees From Island Camp Following Reports Of Teen Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Greek government will move 2,000 refugees from a camp on the island of Lesbos to the mainland following outrage from aid groups over the camp\u2019s squalor and regular suicide attempts among its young inhabitants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The move from the Moria camp will happen by the end of the month,\u00a0Reuters reported<\/a>on Wednesday. With occupancy at the camp at about 9,000 people, almost three times what it can accommodate, refugees have been living amid garbage and mud. Each toilet has to\u00a0accommodate 70 people<\/a>, and\u00a0physical violence<\/a>\u00a0is reportedly common.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe are always ready to escape, 24 hours a day we have our children ready,\u201d Sara Khan, an Afghan refugee,\u00a0told the BBC<\/a>\u00a0last month. \u201cThe violence means our little ones don\u2019t get to sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Doctors Without Borders, also called M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res,\u00a0called for an emergency evacuation<\/a>\u00a0to other European countries on Monday as the situation continued to worsen. Self-harm and suicide attempts among teenagers are regular, the organization said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a study it conducted between February and June of this year, MSF found that nearly of a quarter of the participating children between the ages of 6 and 18 had \u201cself-harmed, attempted suicide or had thought about committing suicide.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cOther child patients were suffering from elective mutism, panic attacks, anxiety, aggressive outbursts and constant nightmares,\u201d MSF said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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More than 1,500 people arrived on the island in the first two weeks of September, MSF said, adding to the burden of an already overfilled encampment. The refugees are largely fleeing violence and war in their home countries, with Syria and Iraq at the top of the list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Greece is considered a front-line country for migrants seeking to enter Europe given its proximity to Turkey. More than\u00a082,000 people have arrived in Greece<\/a>\u00a0so far in 2018, down from about 172,000 in 2017 and 363,000 the year before, according to United Nations data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Although most have continued west to seek asylum in other European countries, about\u00a060,000 have remained in Greece<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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