Turkish Refugee Camp

The pandemic is dictating Greek asylum policy. The coronavirus forced Turkish President Erdogan to cease blackmail attempts at the border with Greece — but it has afforded Athens the opportunity to push through plans. In retrospect, it seems that residents of Greece's eastern border regions were justifiably skeptical about the…

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Munir Ahmed,  Noelle Whitestone,  Jennifer L. Patnaik,  Mohammad Awlad Hossain,  Lutful Husain,  Mohammed Alauddin,  Mushfiqur Rahaman,  David Hunter Cherwek,  Nathan Congdon,  Danny Haddad x Published: March 31, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003096 Abstract Background There is a growing awareness that addressing chronic as well as acute…

Migrant women subjected to domestic abuse are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus crisis due to being blocked from entering shelters and deterred from accessing healthcare, frontline service providers warned. Domestic abuse services and human rights organisations urged the Home Secretary to introduce emergency measures to help migrant women forced to…

CAIRO - The lives of Syrian refugees across the Middle East have become increasingly difficult as families are forced to address the potential spread of coronavirus to overcrowded camps in Lebanon, Jordan, Idlib and Turkey. Abou Mohammed, who lives in a tent camp in the rebel-controlled northern Syrian enclave of…

Source: hikrcm/Shutterstock Social distancing, washing our hands with soap for 20 seconds, and minimizing how often we touch our faces are all cornerstones of the global strategy to slow the spread of the coronavirus. They’re great preventive methods and the evidence base for their effectiveness is rapidly growing, as we…

The novel coronavirus has swept through developed countries like China, Italy, South Korea, Spain and the United States, killing thousands and disrupting their economies, but the world has yet to see mass outbreaks among the most vulnerable populations.These places include camps for refugees and internally displaced people in Iraq and…

"Around 70 million people are suffering displacement in crowded camps, awaiting the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic," an alarming report in Foreign Policy begins. It's been low on governments' radar considering many are bogged down battling the pandemic in their midst, but the UN High Commissioner has warned there's a looming…

Greece goes into complete coronavirus lockdown today. All public places are closed and citizens cannot leave their houses without signing a legal form stating their purpose.Even the anarchists have stopped fighting the police.Greece is home to hundreds of thousands of refugees, many of whom have no access to medical care.It's…

REUTERS/Alkis KonstantinidisA municipal worker wearing a protective suit disinfects Syntagma square, after the Greek government imposed a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Athens, Greece, March 23, 2020. Greece goes into complete coronavirus lockdown today. All public places are closed and citizens cannot leave…

Greece curbs migrants' movements in crowded camps on Lesbos and other islands to prevent the spread of coronavirusGreek authorities will restrict the movement of migrants living in migrant campsPeople in camps will be allowed to temporarily exit the facilities to obtain foodComes after the number of coronavirus-related deaths in Greece…