The migrants, who find themselves as Syrians, have now been carried to Greece
A group of 38 migrants, along with a pregnant woman, have been found stuck on a small, anonymous island across the Turkish-Greek border.
The 22 men, nine women, and seven kids said, “They have been on the Evros river peninsula since mid-July.” On Monday, after they had been found, they were carried to mainland Greece.
The nation’s migration minister said, “The migrants were all in a fine state, and the pregnant lady had been rushed to the hospital as a precaution.”
But, according to the migrant and human rights agencies, one kid died on the peninsula, which is close to the Greek city of Lavara. The Greek police still have to confirm this.
There were some doubts about the migrant’s whereabouts and, thus, whether Turkey or Greece should have intervened to help.
At first, Greek officials said, “The individuals—who police say all identify themselves as Syrian, were on the Turkish border.”
They were finally found about 4km south of the coordinates outside the Greek border that was first reported a few days ago. Therefore, Greek police suggest the migrants had not been found before.
Greece’s Treatment of Migrants
Baida, one of the women from the group of migrants, reported being treated like a football match between the two borders—Turkey and Greece. She added, “No one wants us. No one listens to us. No one wishes to help.”
For many years, Greece’s treatment of migrants attempting to arrive in Europe from Turkey has been a feature.
The Human Rights group argued that thousands of people looking for asylum have been forced to wait before being offered the chance to apply for asylum.
It’s also caused rows within the EU after a senior officer alleged the previous year that the nation was breaking European fundamental rights. Several refugees said, “They have unwillingly returned to Turkish waters.”
The Greek government has always refused these demands and requested that it follow European and international law.
Dimitra Kalogeropoulou, the Greece Director of the International Rescue Committee, said, “This event on the Evros River features the cruelty of pushbacks.”
According to the UN, between January and June 2022, 232 Syrians reached Greece by sea.
: 38 people were discovered stranded on a tiny, unnamed island
