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| UN raps violence against refugees at Macedonia-Greece border |
| 2016-04-12 |
| [Iran Press TV] The UN refugee agency has strongly denounced the use of tear gas by Macedonian police against refugees who were trying to break a border fence and get into the Balkan state. Adrian Edwards, the front man for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said in a statement that the use of tear gas by Macedonian police against refugees on the border with Greece would tarnish Europe's image. "Time and again in recent months we have seen tension unfolding at various European borders, between security forces on the one hand and people fleeing war and in need of help on the other," UNHCR front man said in a statement, adding, "People get hurt and property is damaged. Harm is done to perceptions of refugees and to Europe’s image alike. Everyone loses." The development come after Macedonian police on Sunday used tear gas to disperse hundreds of refugees who were trying to break through a fence on the Greece-Macedonia border. Some 300 maimed refugees have reportedly been treated in the field clinic of a medical charity group near the Idomeni crossing.. The festivities reportedly erupted after the crowd reacted to rumors that the border was about to open. Although the Macedonian police denied rumors of border re-opening refugees in their hundreds, including children, tried to scale the fence. The refugees demand the border be re-opened to allow them to continue their journey into Europe. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 would tarnish Europe's image The silver plating is already worn pretty thin. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-04-12 10:53 |