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Afghans Stranded in Northern Greece Stage Protest: “Why Racism?”

HeadlineFeb 23, 2016

Thousands of Afghans fleeing violence in their home country have been left stranded in northern Greece after Macedonia barred Afghans from crossing its border. Macedonian authorities say they took action after countries further along the refugees’ route decided to accept fewer Afghans, sending hundreds of them back to Macedonia. On Monday, hundreds of stranded Afghans staged a sit-in in no-man’s-land and occupied the railway line connecting Macedonia and Greece. They held signs reading “We can’t go back” and “Why racism?”

Salih: “Our plan is either to cross the border or to die over here. There is no place for us to go back to Afghanistan, all the Afghans, especially me. I am a soft target for the Taliban in Afghanistan.”

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