XANTHI PRDC
Source: OpenStreetMap, 2023
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History
Xanti, Zanti
August 2012
210 [159]
786 [160]
210 [161]
0 [162]
0 [163]
4-10
Yes with cameras
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No
UNHCR, IOM, ICRC, GCR
Xanthi PRDC, a former police academy, was opened in August 2012 and is located in the north-eastern city of
Xanthi, western Thrace, which is over 200km away from Thessaloniki and just 100km away from the Evros
border. In 2012, the facility had a capacity of 480 people, who are held in 76 dormitories across two, twostorey buildings enclosed within a fenced area.[164] Upon its opening, GCR visited Xanthi, and reported
complaints of guards beating minors who were subsequently taken to hospital.[165] A lack of healthcare,
medication, hygiene items and cleaning products were also acknowledged at the time.[166]
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