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Greek island of Lesbos – migrants forced onto a speedboatby by Greek Coast Guard (nytimes.com)
2 points by oriettaxx on May 19, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


I'm in the island of Leros, now, little south of Lesbos: I've just had a chat few hours ago with two migrants arrived here in January: they told me that the Greek coastguard in Leros did beat them up, including their wife (pregnant), till they cried like crazy so the let them in.

I do not blame much the single coast guard 'soldier' which have kind of a simple mind, but their bosses and more the EU white collar that push them to act (pretending they do not know).

Embarrassing for the EU which is promoting itself as a human right lighthouse.




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