The persecution and abuse of refugees is becoming policy, including in Europe, Great Britain, Australia and the United States. It does not matter that the U.S. bears a direct responsibility for the more than 37 million people who have fled the wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan since 2001, not to mention the U.S.-backed wars Central America.
The U.S. proxy war in Ukraine has only exacerbated the crisis. The EU is providing money to Greece and Turkey to detain and prevent refugees from seeking asylum in other European countries. The EU is testing sound canons to blast at asylum seekers trying to cross into Greece from Turkey.
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with Chris Hedges
TheRealNews on Dec 30, 2022
In their book, Map of Hope and Sorrow, co-authors Helen Benedict and Eyad Awwadawnan trace the stories of five refugees trapped in Greeceās brutal refugee camps.
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