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Lesvos Solidarity provides hope for thousands of refugees

Posted January 21st, 2020

In the shadow of what many consider the worst refugee camp in Europe is a beacon of hope, operated mostly by volunteers, a group called Lesvos Solidarity.

Lesvos Solidarity provides hope for thousands of refugees

Posted November 7th, 2019

In the shadow of what many consider the worst refugee camp in Europe is a beacon of hope, operated mostly by volunteers, a group called Lesvos Solidarity.

Built to hold 3,000 people, Greece’s Moria Camp now shelters more than 13,000

Posted November 1st, 2019

The Greek island of Lesvos, just off the coast of Turkey, has become an important stop for migrants fleeing from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa. The Moria Refugee Camp was built as a temporary shelter for 3,000. Today it shelters more than 13,000 people living in terrible conditions while their asylum cases are being processed.