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Πέμπτη, 24 Μαρτίου 2016 14:00

Migrants demand 'open borders' in protest through Thessaloniki

Some 100 Mideast refugees and other third country migrants being hosted in a temporary shelter in the Diavata site outside the northern city of Thessaloniki on Thursday staged a protest march towards the city’s center demanding the “opening of borders”.

Some 100 Mideast refugees and other third country migrants being hosted in a temporary shelter in the Diavata site outside the northern city of Thessaloniki on Thursday staged a protest march towards the city’s center demanding the “opening of borders”.

The group of protesters want governments along the so-called “Balkan route” to open their borders and allow them to reach preferred destinations in western and northern Europe, primarily Germany.