Large Number of Refugees Stranded at Greece Macedonia Border

Описание: Thousands of refugees and migrants continued arriving to the Greek-Macedonia border despite that border police may clear the area of anyone not from Iran, Syria or Afghanistan. But most of the migrants said they were not seeking opportunity in Europe, they were fleeing from the persecution.

Barred from crossing into Macedonia, Iranians protested on the border, many were fleeing oppression from their homeland.

Among refugees, Zara, twenty-five years old left Isfahan, Iran months ago, running from marriage to a fifty-year-old man she didn’t know, arranged by her uncle. If she returns, the wrath of her caretaker uncle and brother will be upon her. Her covered face and fake name in order to protect her family.

According to Zara, if she goes back to Iran, they would kill her so that she does not have choice.

Denied a university education by her uncle, she secretly studied psychology in Iran for three years. She intends to complete her degree in Germany.

The journey here were difficult, some refugees and migrants, including Zara would had likely died at sea when their boat failed. Her SOS and GPS coordinate message to the Greek coastguard saved their lives.

Now, mere meters from the Greece-Macedonian border, Zara shares a tent with four others from Iran.

Like all Iranians barred from entry, they were frustrated, venting frustration and struggling to be heard by protesting.

Right now, it's one of the only options they had got. More onThousands of refugees and migrants continued arriving to the Greek-Macedonia border despite that border police may clear the area of anyone not from Iran, Syria or Afghanistan. But most of the migrants said they were not seeking opportunity in Europe, they were fleeing from the persecution.

Barred from crossing into Macedonia, Iranians protested on the border, many were fleeing oppression from their homeland.

Among refugees, Zara, twenty-five years old left Isfahan, Iran months ago, running from marriage to a fifty-year-old man she didn’t know, arranged by her uncle. If she returns, the wrath of her caretaker uncle and brother will be upon her. Her covered face and fake name in order to protect her family.

According to Zara, if she goes back to Iran, they would kill her so that she does not have choice.

Denied a university education by her uncle, she secretly studied psychology in Iran for three years. She intends to complete her degree in Germany.

The journey here were difficult, some refugees and migrants, including Zara would had likely died at sea when their boat failed. Her SOS and GPS coordinate message to the Greek coastguard saved their lives.

Now, mere meters from the Greece-Macedonian border, Zara shares a tent with four others from Iran.

Like all Iranians barred from entry, they were frustrated, venting frustration and struggling to be heard by protesting.

Right now, it's one of the only options they had got. More on: http://news.cctvplus.tv/NewJsp/news.j...

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