Report from Schisto refugee camp
Τhe refugees and migrants that live on the camp of Schisto are facing an irrational imprisonment. They are not allowed to exit the camp despite the fact that there are no confirmed coronavirus cases. Of course the existence of such a case does not justifies the imprisonment of hundreds of people. It is obvious that the Greek government is trying on a basis of lies and pretexts to go on with its agenda that includes the unacceptable and immoral imprisonment of tens of thousands of migrants and refugees. People that have left their homelands also due to the financial and military actions of the European Union and the Western states. The sanitary conditions inside the camp are tragic. While the lockdown is supposed to protect public health the residents of the camp have basically zero access to healthcare. Even the few that have managed to access the General Hospital of Nikaia cannot receive the medicine they have prescription for. The doctors inside the camp do not supply these medicine and the management of the camp and the Greek police apply a cruel prohibition on all exits. Moreover the responsible authority for collecting the trash hasn’t visited the camp due to covid! (The camp is located within the limits of the municipality of Haidari). Τhe garbage pile inside the camp. Dozens of families live outdoors, the fact that children have fever due to the coldness of night is being called as an example of “possible coronavirus cases”. Due to the terrible sanitary conditions all children have serious skin ailments. During the night rats have repeatedly attacked and bit children. Police has fined a number of migrants (5000 euros). After a series of protests(including refusal to receive food) the management of the camp was committed to supply clothing to immigrants that live outdours. At the same time it claims it is obliged to take care only for the residents that have apllied for asylum. It doesn’t provide for their basic needs either.
Refugees, migrants, locals, we demand:
Stop the war on migrants / waged by the Greek state and the EU, stop all their military operations abroad.
Shut down all concentration camps and “hot spots” now, and replace them with truly open, social structures in our cities, open structures for homeless and marginalized migrants and locals as well.
Papers, healthcare, financial aid, housing, equal work rights and schooling for all! Equal rights for all.