Lesvos to hold general strike on Monday to protest overcrowding of refugees
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The municipality of Lesvos called a general strike on Monday to protest the overcrowding and living conditions of refugees and migrants on the island. Due to the strike, public services, clinics, pharmacies and shops will remain closed.
“They have put a noose around our necks. We’ll remove it,” island mayor Spyros Galinos said in a press conference earlier today, adding that “Lesvos’ voice will be heard and reach the decision-making centers in Athens.”
More than 8,400 people are currently trapped in Lesvos and Mytilene in particular, waiting to be processed in the hope of leaving Greece. Of those, 6,500 people live in Moria’s camp in tents or shacks they?ve built themselves inside and outside the camp.
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