Greek riot cops evict refugees from Lesbos's only decent camp
Human rights organisations condemn ‘absurd decision’ to evict the asylum seekers
Greek cops stand by as buses are brought to transport the refugees from Pikpa camp
by Bethany Rielly
GREEK riot police forcibly evicted refugees from one of Lesbos’s only decent camps today.
The 72 residents of the Pikpa camp, among them children, victims of torture and people with severe health conditions, were removed in the morning by police in full riot gear.
All were transferred on coaches to Kara Tepe, another camp on Lesbos run by the local authority.
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