Protestors in northern Greece have stopped a group of asylum seekers from reaching new accommodation. The migrants had been brought to the mainland from Lesbos as part of the government’s plan to ease overcrowding on the Aegean islands.
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The refugee crisis in Greece continues to intensify. Local residents on the island of Chios staged a roadblock near the Vial reception center to protest against the camp's overcrowding on Monday.
Small-scale protests continued in northern Greece over the weekend against the transfer of migrants from the islands to the mainland. The Greek government is intending to transfer 20,000 migrants from the islands by the end of the year.
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Riot police clashed with protesters at a Lesbos rally against the EU's migration policy. Some groups have warned that the island is "reaching breaking point" with thousands of refugees stranded by the policy.
Tensions on the Greek island of Lesbos remain high following the recent attack on refugees in the city center by far-right groups. Member of Parliament Giorgos Pallis insists that fascism "will not survive" on the island.
There were tensions on the French-Italian border at the weekend, after anti-fascist groups responded on Sunday to a "wall" along the border that had been created by the far-right group, "Generation Identitaire," on Saturday.