No Border Kitchen Lesvos | 30.08.2017
- Afghan asylum seekers‘ occupation of Sappho Square in Lesvos ends
- Authorities promise to resolve all cases within two days, or face further action
- The protesters faced violent night-time attack and abuse from an off-duty Moria prison guard
On Wednesday 28 August, a group of 50 Afghan refugees occupied Lesvos’ historic Sappho Square, saying they will never return to Moria prison camp. After three days of struggle, police have promised to meet their demands by issuing their asylum decisions within two days.
The protesters have faced threats and harassment from the Greek police, and violence and abuse from off-duty Moria prison guards, but vowed they would not leave until they are given a decision on their asylum cases or transferred to Athens.
