I send you love and light and pray for you and all the refugees, to be safe on this terrible journey of their life, that it may be over soon and you and they will be safe.
I tried to put this in perspective, imagine if you in Vancouver BC lived near the beach and boatloads of people were arriving everyday...so hard to even think of such a thing...but this is the reality in Lesvos, Greece.
I don't think I'll ever look at life jackets the same way. #Lesvos #refugeecrisis pic.twitter.com/czpB9YLalG
— Neetu Garcha (@NeetuGarcha) January 16, 2016
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“I never got the chance to sleep in settlements. I was too scared that anyone would touch me. The tents were all mixed and I witnessed violence.”http://globalnews.ca/news/2460849/female-refugees-endure-sexual-violence-exploitation-as-they-escape-war-torn-syria-iraq-amnesty“If this humanitarian crisis was unfolding anywhere else in the world we would expect immediate practical steps to be taken to protect groups most at risk of abuse, such as women travelling alone and female-headed families,” Amnesty’s Hassan said.
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Dinghy full of #refugees arriving to #Lesvos today. Sun shining after few days of rain, wind, snow. Still very cold. pic.twitter.com/A3desyU0XH
— Neetu Garcha (@NeetuGarcha) January 19, 2016
Life jackets left on shore after refugees arrived to #Lesvos today. Very cold but better weather than past few days. pic.twitter.com/33omtJYLPN
— Neetu Garcha (@NeetuGarcha) January 19, 2016
Boats and life jackets recycled after #refugees arrive, used for shelter at receiving camp in northern #Lesvos. pic.twitter.com/eoAFBVEGrw
— Neetu Garcha (@NeetuGarcha) January 19, 2016
Snowing in #Lesvos. Terrible conditions for refugees to be arriving to the island. High risk #refugeecrisis pic.twitter.com/Tb7v8pULKR
— Neetu Garcha (@NeetuGarcha) January 18, 2016
Looking across to Turkish mountains from #Lesvos on this cold, windy, snowy day hoping there are no boats out there. pic.twitter.com/Z0pOhzzU7s
— Neetu Garcha (@NeetuGarcha) January 18, 2016
Significant rainfall in #Lesvos has lead to few boats arriving in past cpl days. Expecting many once weather clears. pic.twitter.com/9tRY9kh5m5
— Neetu Garcha (@NeetuGarcha) January 17, 2016
UPDATE: Arrested volunteers helping refugees in Greece have been released on bail https://t.co/re17Dw6RlB pic.twitter.com/uMuI0QODJs
— Global National (@GlobalNational) January 17, 2016
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| http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/ngos-decry-arrests-volunteer-lifeguards-greece-160116193522648.html |
Police charges carrying prison sentences of up to 10 years in jail made against volunteer lifeguards who rescue refugees have angered the NGO community in the Greek island of Lesbos, with some reporting a growing crackdown on their activities.
On Thursday, the Greek coastguard arrested two Danish and three Spanish volunteers from the Team Humanity and Proem Aid groups, respectively.
They are accused of people smuggling, Themistoklis Kefalas, a Danish citizens' lawyer, confirmed to Al Jazeera.
The Danish volunteers are Mohammed Abbassi, 26, and Salam Aldeen, 33. The three Spanish volunteers are Manuel Blanco, Jose Enrique and Julio Latorre.
Late on Saturday, the five volunteers who all deny the charges were released on bail.
All except Aldeen were made to pay a 5,000-euro ($5,450) fee.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/ngos-decry-arrests-volunteer-lifeguards-greece-160116193522648.html
TIMELAPSE: Mountains of life jackets on a cloudy, windy day in northern #Lesvos. Very surreal sight. #refugeecrisis pic.twitter.com/cKwsoYWyf2
— Neetu Garcha (@NeetuGarcha) January 16, 2016
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