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Greece denies new report of brutality to migrants, including claim dozens were left to die at sea
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Greece denies a new report that accuses its coast guard of brutally preventing migrants from reaching Greek shores and resulting in dozens of deaths. A BBC report claims that 43 migrants drowned, including nine who were thrown into the water, in 15 incidents off Greece's eastern Aegean Sea islands from 2020-2023. Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis denies the allegations, stating that there is no evidence to support them. Greece is a major gateway for migrants from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia seeking a better life in the European Union. Migrant charities and human rights groups have accused Greece's coast guard and police of illegally preventing arriving migrants from seeking asylum by returning them to Turkish waters. Greece has denied these allegations and argues that its border forces have saved hundreds of thousands of migrants from sinking boats. The new BBC report includes claims of brutality, including a Cameroonian man who says he and two other migrants were picked up by masked men, including policemen, and thrown into the sea, resulting in the deaths of the other two men. The report also quotes a Syrian man who says survivors were put in life rafts and left adrift in Turkish waters, where several died before being rescued by the Turkish coast guard. Greece denies these claims and states that they are not backed up by evidence.
#Greece #Migrants #CoastGuard #Brutality #BbcReport
https://www.yahoo.com/news/greece-denies-report-brutality-migrants-163102986.html
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Greece denies a new report that accuses its coast guard of brutally preventing migrants from reaching Greek shores and resulting in dozens of deaths. A BBC report claims that 43 migrants drowned, including nine who were thrown into the water, in 15 incidents off Greece's eastern Aegean Sea islands from 2020-2023. Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis denies the allegations, stating that there is no evidence to support them. Greece is a major gateway for migrants from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia seeking a better life in the European Union. Migrant charities and human rights groups have accused Greece's coast guard and police of illegally preventing arriving migrants from seeking asylum by returning them to Turkish waters. Greece has denied these allegations and argues that its border forces have saved hundreds of thousands of migrants from sinking boats. The new BBC report includes claims of brutality, including a Cameroonian man who says he and two other migrants were picked up by masked men, including policemen, and thrown into the sea, resulting in the deaths of the other two men. The report also quotes a Syrian man who says survivors were put in life rafts and left adrift in Turkish waters, where several died before being rescued by the Turkish coast guard. Greece denies these claims and states that they are not backed up by evidence.
#Greece #Migrants #CoastGuard #Brutality #BbcReport
https://www.yahoo.com/news/greece-denies-report-brutality-migrants-163102986.html