We received the following letter from a resident of the Ritsona camp and we publish it. We stand against the Greek state, the system of camps’ management and the official organizations that reproduce the conditions of oppression in the camp. Our position is that the responsibility for the miserable living conditions lies with the state authorities and not with the migrants. We invite other people to send their letters to our page too.
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In Ritsona, while over 3000 people lives in unknown condition, waiting for their passports and ID, they are told to leave the camp and tensions are getting more everyday.
There are families who live for one and half of two years in the camp, but they haven’t received any response.
The families who are obliged to leave the camp should have registration under (Helios) system, but one of the system’s condition is to rent the house and find a job and then they will be accepted in the system.
For many family they gave extension time that means, their money cards are working in case of having vulnerability in family members, but is not yet clear how long they can be in extension.
The only way to take our rights(ID, Passport, money cards…) back, is to protest. But even in and after the protest we cannot have any answer.
When the problem is from any of communities or the people who are suffering the condition, and they make the protest by closing the entrance gate not to let the organizations come inside will affect all residents.
The police is standing, it doesn’t seem they are for the protection of residents, as in every case they only stood far away and were witness of everything that was happening.
When we don’t have organizations inside, it means there is no medical department, no lawyer, no social stuff and the educational programs that are given by communities.
There are people who needed to have appointment in the medical care, there are people who had appointment with their lawyers, there are many who came for their classes but faced closed doors.
Some protest, all get affected.
Some steal the stuff that are left by ministry of education for teachers from communities, and the classes get closed.
Some make noises in the medical care and all the appointments get canceled.
These some people are also residents of the camp, that couldn’t have answer for their questions and it is their last tolerance.
How can the law (Greek state is responsible of refugees until they are recognize refugees) be logical when the hot spots are far from the town and the opportunity of finding work is low?
We are waiting for tomorrow, but will we have a brighter future?
Written by : migratorygirl