Those who have left their hometowns and traveled to Europe for various reasons may not have thought that they would be forced to become "tool people" who are kicked around and pulled by each other.
Recently, a photo posted on social media by Greece's Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Nottis Mitarahi, sparked a new scolding battle between Greece and Turkey .
Turkey border, Evros river, 92 men, naked...Mitalahi accused Turkey of mistreatment of refugees in the caption to this photo: "We rescued 92 refugees at the border. What Turkey did to them , is the shame of modern civilization." In response, Turkey shouted that this was "fake news" and accused Greece of being the culprit in the abuse of refugees.
The refugee issue has always been one of the triggers for the tension between Greece and Turkey. Sadly, as the two countries continue to wrestle for this for many years, those refugees who have traveled from the Middle East, Africa and other places have become innocent victims.
Greece and Turkey accuse each other
In the past two days, Greece and Turkey have fought a war of words between neighboring countries.
Greece said on the 15th that the police "rescued" 92 refugees near the Evros River on the junction of Greece and Turkey on the 14th. According to photos released by Mitaraqi, the refugees are all male, naked and with injuries. Photos posted by
Mitaraqi showed the refugees, all male, naked and with injuries. Source: Twitter
Greek Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorkakos said that the refugees were transported by three Turkish military vehicles to the Evros river, and then took the rubber boat to cross the river into Greece. .
Subsequently, various departments of Greece "fired" towards Turkey. Theodore Kakos publicly condemned Turkey's "tooling of illegal immigration". Greece's immigration and asylum ministry said "Turkey's provocative actions have breached the lower bound" and called for a full investigation into the matter.
And Turkey has another version of what happened to these refugees. Turkey's Deputy Interior Minister Kathakli said that the "naked refugee picture" posted by Mitarahi on social media was an old picture from 2019, and even these refugees were looted and humiliated by Greek security forces and then abandoned. wilderness.
"Greece's fake news machine is working again. Hope Greece will drop its harsh treatment of refugees and stop baseless and false accusations against Turkey," tweeted Fahreddin Alton, head of the Turkish Communications Agency. "Greece Through these futile and ludicrous efforts, it is once again proving to the world that it does not respect the dignity of refugees."
Right now, the two sides are sticking to each other and firing at each other, and the truth behind the naked refugee incident remains a mystery. The European Border Agency revealed that these refugees were mainly from Syria and Afghanistan . The UN refugee agency said it was "deeply saddened" and called on the parties involved to launch an investigation, saying it would be in direct contact with the victims in the next few days.
The two countries have been "fighting" for many years. In fact, Turkey and Greece, both members of NATO, have long had differences on a series of issues such as refugees. Blaming each other over the refugee issue is a perennial drama between the two countries.
In February, 12 refugees were found dead in a Turkish town on the border with Greece. This incident once triggered a diplomatic dispute between Greece and Turkey. At the time, both countries blamed each other for the tragedy. Turkey says the group of refugees was turned away by Greek border officials and stripped of their shoes and clothes. Turkey, for its part, called the Greek border patrols thugs and accused EU of "weakness and lack of humanitarian sentiment". Greece has denied Turkey's accusations, calling them "false propaganda".
Refugees walking on the banks of the Evros River on the Greek-Turkish border. Source: france24
In July, Turkey accused Greece of "pushing a boat carrying refugees from Greek territorial waters"Back” to Turkey’s territorial waters. Greece has denied the accusation and said it intercepted ships at sea to protect its maritime borders. In September, Greece decided to extend its border wall with Turkey again to stop people gathering in Turkey. Refugees pour into Greece. Greece says it is determined to "oppose those who use human suffering to serve hidden interests" and "those who use refugees as weapons to blackmail Europe".
Unsolved EU problems
Since 2015 After the European refugee crisis broke out, nearly one million refugees from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan landed on Greek territory from Turkey by sea, hoping to use this as a springboard to enter other EU countries and seek asylum. In order to restrict the entry of refugees, the EU and Turkey The agreement was signed in 2016. The EU contributed 6 billion euros (about 41.43 billion yuan) in exchange for Turkey's assistance in blocking refugees from Europe and accepting refugees repatriated from Europe.
But Turkey has repeatedly complained that the EU has not fulfilled its commitments, and in 2020 In 2008, a ban was introduced to prohibit refugees whose asylum applications were rejected by Greece from returning to Turkey. However, Greece has been taking strict regulatory measures to deny the inflow of refugees. It is not difficult to see that behind the endless disputes between Greece and Turkey over refugees, there are also tensions between the two countries and the EU The factors exist. For many years, the two countries have also pinned their hopes on the European Union to solve the problem, but the reality is not satisfactory. After the outbreak of the refugee crisis, Turkey has become the world's largest refugee host country due to its geographical location. The number of refugees in Turkey Up to about 5 million. But in February 2020, Turkey claimed to be embarrassed and decided to "open the gate" to allow refugees to enter Greece and then go to other European countries. "European Politico" believes that the destruction of the agreement is not Turkey's unilateral responsibility, for many years Come, Turkey's "payments" are not proportional to "returns", and the "responsibility lies with the EU".
On March 2, 2020, near the Kastanis border crossing in the Orestiada region of northeastern Greece, a large number of Refugees and illegal immigrants gathered on the Turkish side. Source: Xinhua Refugees are distributed to other EU member states from their first destination, such as Greece and Italy. However, the Greek government accuses other EU "teammates" of unwillingness to share the pressure of resettling refugees. Some people may not have imagined that they will be forced to become "tool people" who are kicked around and pulled by each other. What is even more sad is that some of them even lost their lives and Dignity...
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