- Greece begins to deport refugees to Turkey. Latest updates from the ground:
- “The entire #EUTurkeyDeal is illogical & unethical” - Panos Navrozidi, IRC's Greece country director on @guardian: http://bit.ly/1MNTQ1w
//twitter.com/theIRC/status/717004713376489472
— IRC Intl Rescue Comm (@theIRC)Mon, Apr 04 2016 15:03:39 - Greece insists refugee deportations will begin despite doubts over EU-Turkey deal @theIRC concerned abt the process http://gu.com/p/4t3m2/stw
//twitter.com/luckycardigan/status/716884304865927168
— Lucy Carrigan (@luckycardigan)Mon, Apr 04 2016 07:05:12 - "Desperate people will continue to do desperate things." @SanjSrikanthan tells @raconteur on the #EUTurkeyDeal http://bit.ly/22V5cbf
//twitter.com/theIRC/status/716750582434938880
— IRC Intl Rescue Comm (@theIRC)Sun, Apr 03 2016 22:13:50 - "Closed borders are smugglers' gold." @luckycardigan on why #EUTurkeyDeal won't work: http://bit.ly/1SoZmUF via @vicenews
//twitter.com/theIRC/status/716628610099109889
— IRC Intl Rescue Comm (@theIRC)Sun, Apr 03 2016 14:09:09 - .@theIRC protection team accompanied vulnerable cases to Kara Tepe from Moria. All glad to see this happen. Concerned 4 those left behind.
//twitter.com/luckycardigan/status/716673084120567808
— Lucy Carrigan (@luckycardigan)Sun, Apr 03 2016 17:05:53
In #Idomeni, 10,000 refugees are stranded in squalor. Must-read from @mashable: http://bit.ly/1RRhtFB pic.twitter.com/yFnDml6NBg//twitter.com/theIRC/status/716341098403217409
— IRC Intl Rescue Comm (@theIRC)Sat, Apr 02 2016 19:06:41
13-year old Zeinab has been in #Idomeni since late February. This is her story on @TIME: http://bit.ly/1Mw9dLL pic.twitter.com/Ne2uMMCEUX//twitter.com/theIRC/status/714529246719447044
— IRC Intl Rescue Comm (@theIRC)Mon, Mar 28 2016 19:07:02- “A week's not enough to reveal a trend." IRC Panos Navrozidis on decline of refugee arrivals post #EUTurkeyDeal http://bit.ly/21PkeK2 @FT
//twitter.com/theIRC/status/714517408082497537
— IRC Intl Rescue Comm (@theIRC)Mon, Mar 28 2016 18:19:59 - In this series, the International Rescue Committee documents the plight of refugees trapped by border closings along the Balkan route. Here are stories of some of these forgotten souls.
Coloring time in @theIRC dedicated children's space in #Idomeni in an area set aside for vulnerable women and kids. pic.twitter.com/7QKYI6Xc8D//twitter.com/meganspecia/status/714421822817771520
— Megan Specia (@meganspecia)Mon, Mar 28 2016 08:43:59
.@theIRC has set up a dedicated women's space in #idomeni. Thanks to @luckycardigan for showing us around! pic.twitter.com/pVIjA4Bp35//twitter.com/meganspecia/status/714421972445298688
— Megan Specia (@meganspecia)Sun, Mar 27 2016 19:11:08
Here are stories of some of the forgotten souls stranded in Europe. Our latest on @Medium: http://bit.ly/25oyEFo pic.twitter.com/Q38OLs1o3B//twitter.com/theIRC/status/714147179091345410
— IRC Intl Rescue Comm (@theIRC)Sun, Mar 27 2016 17:48:50
#Idomeni #RefugeeCrisis refugees have been told that border will open at noon. Information is false. pic.twitter.com/E3sVSVn2mG//twitter.com/luckycardigan/status/714453270312431616
— Lucy Carrigan (@luckycardigan)Sun, Mar 27 2016 09:18:37
Refugees in Europe: Stranded lives-- our latest @Medium feature: http://bit.ly/1ZAQi4z #RefugeesWelcome pic.twitter.com/659aQaQIDe//twitter.com/theIRC/status/713874793422925824
— IRC Intl Rescue Comm (@theIRC)Sat, Mar 26 2016 23:46:28- -
- Mar 23, 2016 8:40 AM EDT
IRC says it won't transport refugees to detention center
- The International Rescue Committee and other aid agencies on the Greek island of Lesbos will not assist in transporting refugees to the closed facility in Moria. Read our full statement.
- We cannot participate in the transportation of vulnerable refugees when their freedom of movement is in question. http://bit.ly/1o691HF
//twitter.com/IRCuk/status/712617105603084288
— Intnl Rescue Comm UK (@IRCuk)Wed, Mar 23 2016 12:28:52
BREAKING: The IRC will not transport refugees to the closed facility at Moria, Lesvos. pic.twitter.com/GoyDGqY6y8//twitter.com/IRCuk/status/712604598561816576
— Intnl Rescue Comm UK (@IRCuk)Wed, Mar 23 2016 11:39:10
After #EUTurkeyDeal, conditions in #Idomeni continue to deteriorate. Our video: http://bit.ly/25goBST pic.twitter.com/Ok0BSztfCj//twitter.com/theIRC/status/712403030298198016
— IRC Intl Rescue Comm (@theIRC)Tue, Mar 22 2016 22:18:12Forcing refugees back to Turkey is "illogical and unethical" says the IRC
"Pushing people back to Turkey is not the answer." @luckycardigan in #Idomeni http://bit.ly/1U1NOwF @Telegraph pic.twitter.com/xJDSiWqmCS//twitter.com/theIRC/status/712266547746762752
— IRC Intl Rescue Comm (@theIRC)Tue, Mar 22 2016 13:15:52