Activists warn Greece has still not acted on ECHR order to rescue 34 refugees trapped on Evros River island for three days
The 34 people (with their faces blacked out) stranded on an islet in the river that separates Greece from Turkey
THE Greek government has still not rescued 34 refugees stranded on an island in the River Evros, despite the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) having ordered it to do so, activists said today.
Activist-run refugee rescue organisation Alarm Phone alerted the Greek authorities on Wednesday to six children, four women — one pregnant — and 24 men stuck on an islet in the river separating Greece from Turkey.
Having attempted the crossing earlier this week, they contacted Alarm Phone and the Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) on Wednesday and said that they were having to save the last of their food and water for the children.
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