Submitted on Fri, 12/05/2014 - 7:47pm

Almost 300 Syrian refugees sit in Syntagma square, outside the Greek parliament, asking for asylum from the Greek state and solidarity from the Greek society. Women, men and children have occupied the central square of Athens since Wednesday afternoon, protesting in peace against the apathy of the Greek government. It’s been longer than a month that these people have been wandering in the city’s streets with no shelter, spending their nights in one of the few Athenian parks (Pedion tou Areos). They have already submitted a resolution with their demands to the Parliament but the only answer they have received is a warning by the police that they won’t be allowed to spend the night in Syntagma square.

The members of the Greek government through their inertia show once again their disregard for human rights and at the very end for human life per se. Through the policemen’s mouth they threaten people who have fled from war with arrests and violence. Mr. Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commisioner for migration, felt no need to make a statement or to take action in order to offer to these people the basic facilities until their asylum requests get examined. In the meantime, in Amygdaleza detention centre, an immigrant died due to the lack of medical services…

IWW Greece supports the refugees and call for everyone to go to Syntagma square in solidarity.

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