countries, traveled to Greece through the Promachonas border at Serres region. The groups were
pictured on social media, holding Greek and Austrian flags and a banner that said: “No way. You will
not make Europe your home.” Incidents at Kastanies and Buffer Zone continued to occur and on
March 24th, it was estimated that approximately 2.000 to 2.500 individuals were present on the
Turkish side of the border. Meanwhile, for all these persons a camp had been established by the
Turkish authorities, providing food and carrying out disinfection procedures in the light of the
COVID-19 outbreak.
On March 27th, 2020, amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in its own territory, the Turkish authorities
finally evacuated the refugee camp on the Turkish side in Kastanies borders by using violence,
destruction, and fire, assuring the transfer of these people at the Turkish mainland.
photo: Marios Constantinides
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