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  • Notice board with information in Arabic.<br />
Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
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  • Lady in a weelchair.<br />
Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
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  • Alsheikh family around the little food they could get during the food distribution. They come from Aleppo in Syria where the father worked as a gynaecologist until his hospital was bombed by the government forces after it was occupied by the Islamic State army. There are more than 10 groups plus the government forces fighting in Aleppo. They worried about their children’s future so they decided to leave their country where IS is forcing children to leaned how to fight. His life was also in danger if IS could find out that he was a doctor there. Already his wife’s brother who is travelling with them (in the back), had been injured by a bullet. The route they followed was: from Aleppo to Azaz by car, then  they walked for 21km to the border with Turkey, after crossing they walked for 10 more km until the first village Kilis, then they went to Urfa by a small bus they rented, then traveled for 36 hours by local bus to Izmir where they met the smugglers who arranged for them to go to Greece. They brought them 70km north of Izmir where they crossed by boat to Mytilene island. That was three days ago and they have been in the camp for 2 days while they are waiting for their registration papers so that they can continue their trip. They thought that they would find better conditions in Greece so they where quite disappointed. Their final destination is Germany. <br />
Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
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  • Syrian refugee smoking the small narghile that carries in his luggage, as he is waiting to cross the border.<br />
Refugees arrive at Eidomeni border by bus and some times on foot. There they can cross to the republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • Kids playing by the tents.<br />
Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
    043-LESVOS-KARA_TEPE-5378.jpg
  • Alsheikh family around the little food they could get during the food distribution. They come from Aleppo in Syria where the father worked as a gynaecologist until his hospital was bombed by the government forces after it was occupied by the Islamic State army. There are more than 10 groups plus the government forces fighting in Aleppo. They worried about their children’s future so they decided to leave their country where IS is forcing children to leaned how to fight. His life was also in danger if IS could find out that he was a doctor there. Already his wife’s brother who is travelling with them (in the back), had been injured by a bullet. The route they followed was: from Aleppo to Azaz by car, then  they walked for 21km to the border with Turkey, after crossing they walked for 10 more km until the first village Kilis, then they went to Urfa by a small bus they rented, then traveled for 36 hours by local bus to Izmir where they met the smugglers who arranged for them to go to Greece. They brought them 70km north of Izmir where they crossed by boat to Mytilene island. That was three days ago and they have been in the camp for 2 days while they are waiting for their registration papers so that they can continue their trip. They thought that they would find better conditions in Greece so they where quite disappointed. Their final destination is Germany. <br />
Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
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  • Food distribution. <br />
Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
    038-LESVOS-KARA_TEPE-5268.jpg
  • Mobile phone charging corner.<br />
Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
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  • Refugee whose arms are marked for identification, walking in refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
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  • Lady next to her tent, outside refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
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  • Morning at Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
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  • Grandmother playing with her dissabled grandson. <br />
Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
    041-LESVOS-KARA_TEPE-5356.jpg
  • Ladys talking next to the showers.<br />
Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
    036-LESVOS-KARA_TEPE-6055.jpg
  • Syrian man shaving in the morning light.<br />
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The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • Lighting a fire for the night.<br />
Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
    042-LESVOS-KARA_TEPE-5322.jpg
  • Mother combing her little girl's hair.<br />
Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
    037-LESVOS-KARA_TEPE-6116.jpg
  • Morning at Refugee camp Kara Tepe near Mytilene city. It hosts Syrian refugees who are waiting for their registration papers that will allow them to stay in Greece for some time till they can move to an other European country.
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  • Faris (24 centre) with his wife Nour (18,5 right) and his brother Mohamed (12) are from Aleppo in Syria. He married his wife just before they left Syria where he was a Telecommunications engineer and she had just finished a medical high school. They were travelling together with their parents who decided to stay in Turkey because they didn’t want to do the difficult trip to Europe. His father had a bus company that closed down during the war. He and his wife want to go to Norway because he heard that this country is the best when it comes to Human Rights. He thinks that is more important than money. He wants to continue his studies there and get a Phd. She wants to study Architecture.<br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • After a safe arrival, some times refugees enjoy some moments of relaxation swimming in the sea. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • The Zedan family among other refugees, in front of the bus to Eidomeni border.<br />
Refugees often arrive to Thessaloniki by train and then they go to the intercity bus station to board on the bus to Eidomeni border where they can cross to the Republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • Refugee in front of the bus to Eidomeni border.<br />
Refugees often arrive to Thessaloniki by train and then they go to the intercity bus station to board on the bus to Eidomeni border where they can cross to the Republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • Ahmed (20) is from Herat in Afghanistan. He used to study law but he stopped after two of his uncles were killed and his father became worried about his safety and his future and asked him to leave the country and study abroad. He has been travelling for 20 days. He crossed to Greece via Rhodes island and he hopes to be able to reach Germany and continue with his studies there. He was about to board the bus to Eidomeni border.<br />
Refugees often arrive to Thessaloniki by train and then they go to the intercity bus station to board on the bus to Eidomeni border where they can cross to the Republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • Refugees leaving Lesvos island on teh ferry to Athens.
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  • Young refugees waiting near the port police. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • One of the many neoclasic houses of Mytilene city stands empty by the port where refugees have to spend the night in tents. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • Refugee family that spent the night at the port. They didn't have a tent and they used carton boxes to protect their young son from the cold. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • People sleeping before the sunrize.<br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
    072-LESVOS-MITILENE_PORT-2473.jpg
  • Tarik Aljadoue (34) and his wife Samar Jamal (27) at the space that NGO Aggalia has organised as a temporary stop for refugees in Kaloni village, as they are on their way to Mytilene city. A local person drove them there the night before. The couple is from Alepo in Syria where Tarik was working as an IT engineer for a French owned oil company until they closed down their business there in 2011. Since 2011 he moved to Kafarhamra north of Alepo, as his house in Alepo was in a dangerous area. He got married to Samar one year ago and they were waiting to see what will happen to their country. 6 months ago internet was cut so it was difficult to learn any news of what was really happening. Local TV was only broadcasting propaganda from different armies. On Friday one week ago, they decided to find a safe country to have their children and leave Syria where they saw no work and no future as they could not see the end of this war. They want to try to reach Germany or any other European country where they can find work. <br />
Their trip started from Alepo to Tartus by bus, then on an other bus to a port from where they boarded a ship for one and a half day to Toshojo port (Tasucu port?) in Turkey near Mersin. From there they took a bus for 13 hours to Izmir but before they arrive they heard that there were police checks in Izmir and as soon as they arrived, they boarded an other bus for 9 hour to Istanbul. There they stayed for two days until the smugglers told them that they could start their trip to Greece. They payed 1250 USD each and after two days, at 8 am, they met the smugglers at a metro station, they boarded a bus with 60 people and no AC and they traveled to a location near Izmir. The trip lasted for 7 hours and it was unbearably hot. When they got off the bus somewhere near the sea, they were told to switch off their mobile phones and walk for one hour until they reached the sea. There there were three dinghy boats with engines and 33 to 40 people would board on each
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  • Brothers Riza (21 on the right) and Aftab (19 on the left) Wahdat are from Pol-e-Khomri city in Bahlan province of Afghanistan. They were still at school when they started their journey 3 months ago. They left because of the war between the Taliban and the Daish. They travelled via Pakistan, Iran and Turkey before arriving at Mytilene island. They said that they had to walk all this way and survive on biscuits because Afghani people don’t have money. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Refugee lady that collapsed dehydrated and shocked after her dangerous trip under the sun, is assisted by an Irish volonteer lady, her son and other refugees. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Refugees who arrive safely, often hug and kiss eachother.<br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Local lady hugging a refugee lady that just arrived on dinghy.<br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Local woman directing a refugee boat on where to arrive.<br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • The moment of arrival is the happiest for the sea battered refugees. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Refugee child eating an ice-cream on the train tracks near the border. <br />
Refugees arrive at Eidomeni border by bus and some times on foot. There they can cross to the republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • Refugees taking a nap at thecoffee shop of Thessaloniki intercity bus station. <br />
Refugees often arrive to Thessaloniki by train and then they go to the intercity bus station to board on the bus to Eidomeni border where they can cross to the Republic of Macedonia on foot.
    107-THESSALONIKI-2189.jpg
  • Refugees waiting for the ticket office to open so that they can buy tickets for the ferry to Athens. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
    085-LESVOS-MITILENE_PORT-6631.jpg
  • Refugees queuing in front of the Port police in order to apply for a permit to stay in Greece. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
    082-LESVOS-MITILENE_PORT-6572.jpg
  • Refugees queuing in front of the Port police in order to apply for a permit to stay in Greece. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
    081-LESVOS-MITILENE_PORT-2553.jpg
  • Refugees queuing in front of the Port police in order to apply for a permit to stay in Greece. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
    079-LESVOS-MITILENE_PORT-6646.jpg
  • Refugees staring at the ferry to Athens in the morning light. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • Giorgos Tirikos Ergas, one of the founding members of NGO Aggalia in Kaloni, talking with a refugee. He and his wife spend almost all of their free time taking care of refugees.
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  • Refugee lady assisted to climb a clif by the beach where her dinghy arrived.<br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Refugees walking on a beach as they try to reach theh nearest village.<br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
    023-LESVOS-MOLYVOS-5762.jpg
  • Askhari family who just landed in Mytilene island are from Kunduz city in Afghanistan. They are travelling together with their two children, the husband’s brother and the wife’s brother. They left Afghanistan because after the leader of the city died, killing started by the Taliban and there was chaos. They traveled for 4 months via Iran and Turkey before they crossed to Greece. Their final destination is Norway because they think they can live there without much worry. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Child playes with a dog that arrived with the refugees.<br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Refugee lady that just arived safely, praying to god. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
    010-LESVOS-MOLYVOS-5854.jpg
  • The moment of arrival is the happiest for the sea battered refugees. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
    004-LESVOS-MOLYVOS-5484.jpg
  • Refugees crossing the border to the Republic of Macedonia by following the train tracks. Busses come regularly to pick them up after they cross. <br />
Refugees arrive at Eidomeni border by bus and some times on foot. There they can cross to the republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • The Yakobi family came from Ghazni city in Afghanistan. The father is a tailor and had a shop selling fabrics but they decided to leave because life there was dangerous. Explosions were happening almost every day and they were also worried about their children’s safety and whether they could go to school. They have been travelling for a month. They left Afghanistan by crossing to Iran where they were hit by the police at the border. They crossed to Greece via Mytilene island and they want to go to Germany. <br />
Refugees arrive at Eidomeni border by bus and some times on foot. There they can cross to the republic of Macedonia on foot.
    116-EIDOMENI-2353.jpg
  • Refugee mother with her child waiting for her turn to cross the border.<br />
Refugees arrive at Eidomeni border by bus and some times on foot. There they can cross to the republic of Macedonia on foot.
    114-EIDOMENI-2365.jpg
  • Refugees waiting by the cone that marks the Greek border, for their turn to cross. Busses come regularly to pick them up after they cross. <br />
Refugees arrive at Eidomeni border by bus and some times on foot. There they can cross to the republic of Macedonia on foot.
    113-EIDOMENI-2252.jpg
  • Refugees waiting on the train tracks near the border, for their turn to cross. Busses come regularly to pick them up after they cross. <br />
Refugees arrive at Eidomeni border by bus and some times on foot. There they can cross to the republic of Macedonia on foot.
    112-EIDOMENI-2249.jpg
  • Refugees who just arrived at Eidomeni border by bus. <br />
Refugees arrive at Eidomeni border by bus and some times on foot. There they can cross to the republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • Refugees walking on a path towards the Eidomeni border, guided by GPS on their phones. <br />
Refugees arrive at Eidomeni border by bus and some times on foot. There they can cross to the republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • The Hassan family came from Kabul city in Afghanistan. They left the country because they had no work and no security. Their children are 2,5 and 5 years old and they have been travelling for 4 months. They crossed to Greece via Samos island. They now are waiting to board the bus to Eidomeni border. <br />
Refugees often arrive to Thessaloniki by train and then they go to the intercity bus station to board on the bus to Eidomeni border where they can cross to the Republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • Father with his cildren while waiting to board on the bus to Eidomeni.<br />
Refugees often arrive to Thessaloniki by train and then they go to the intercity bus station to board on the bus to Eidomeni border where they can cross to the Republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • Afghan refugees checking the information on their permit to stay in Greece. Many are only given 48 hours and they are excluded from passing via certain provinces. When their permit doesn't allow them to pass via Kilkis province, they cannot board on the busses from Thessaloniki to Eidomeni border. <br />
Refugees often arrive to Thessaloniki by train and then they go to the intercity bus station to board on the bus to Eidomeni border where they can cross to the Republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • Refugees disembarking a ferry that brought them from esvos island to Piraeus port near Athens.
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  • Refugee observing the port in the morning light. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • Refugees queuing in front of the Port police in order to apply for a permit to stay in Greece. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
    080-LESVOS-MITILENE_PORT-2532.jpg
  • People sleeping before the sunrize.<br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
    070-LESVOS-MITILENE_PORT-2432.jpg
  • Esmael (husband) and Saheb Zade (wife) Bashira with their children, inside the car that picked them up after they were walking many hours trying to reach Mytilene city. <br />
They are from Kabul in Afghanistan where the husband had a street stall selling clothes. After an explosion near their home killed her nephew who was a policeman, they got scared and decided to leave the country. They want to go to Switzerland.
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  • Couple in a happy moment after their safe arrival. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Refugees trying to dry their wet clothes. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • After a safe arrival, some times refugees enjoy some moments of relaxation by the sea.<br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • After a safe arrival, some times refugees enjoy some moments of relaxation, taking photos  on their mobile phones and swimming in the sea. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • As soon as they arrive safely, refugees call their relatives to tell them that they are ok. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Refugee lady that collapsed dehydrated and shocked after her dangerous trip under the sun, is assisted by an Irish volonteer lady, her son and other refugees. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Mother and child that just arrived on a dinghy boat. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Photographer helping refugees to get off the boat. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • The moment of arrival is the happiest for the sea battered refugees. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Mustapha Ahmed Jalal (21) with his wife (21) and their three children are from Talll Al Abyad city in Syria. They left from there 4 years ago and tried to make a life in Turkey where it was difficult to find jobs. They eventually decided to come to Europe and stay anywhere where they can be accepted. <br />
Refugees arrive at Eidomeni border by bus and some times on foot. There they can cross to the republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • Muhammad (14, on the left) and Muhammad (18, on the right) are refugees from Syria. They met in Izmir and decided to continue travelling together. They both left their families behind because there wasn’t enough money for everyone to travel. The youngest one comes from Aleppo and his family has a small mini market. His parents are originally from Palestine and they went to Syria as refugees. Muhammad is now a second generation refugee, this time from Syria to Europe. He has been travelling for a month before he reached Thessaloniki. The older Muhammad is from Edlib and his family has a real estate business. He has been travelling for one month and twenty days. <br />
They both keep in touch with their families via social media apps and email. <br />
They arrived to Thessaloniki in the night and they spent the night sleeping at the bus station so that in the morning they could board the bus to Eidomeni border.<br />
Refugees often arrive to Thessaloniki by train and then they go to the intercity bus station to board on the bus to Eidomeni border where they can cross to the Republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • The Zedan family came from Edlib in Syria. The father used to work as an electrician and the mother as a french language teacher. They travel with their children that are 5, 6 and 8 years old. They have been travelling for a month and they crossed to Greece from Turkey on a dinghy that landed at Samos island. <br />
Refugees often arrive to Thessaloniki by train and then they go to the intercity bus station to board on the bus to Eidomeni border where they can cross to the Republic of Macedonia on foot.
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  • Refugees gathering under the shade of a ferry. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • Refugees that spent the night at the port, using bottles with watter to wash themselves.<br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • Refugee smoking a cigaret while looking at the ferry to Athens that is about to dissapear in the horizon.<br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • Refgees boarding the ferry to Athens. <br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • Esmael (husband) and Saheb Zade (wife) Bashira with their children and Saheb Zade’s brother, in Mytilene city. <br />
They are from Kabul in Afghanistan where the husband had a street stall selling clothes. After an explosion near their home killed her nephew who was a policeman, they got scared and decided to leave the country. They want to go to Switzerland.
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  • Mother and child at the space of NGO Aggalia, in Kaloni village of Lesvos island. There refugees have some rest as they often have to walk from the beach where they arrive till the city of Mytilene where they can register and board a ferry to Athens. There is also a bus service but not so frequent so many end up walking for many hours.
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  • Refugees at Molyvos village, waiting for a bus that can bring them to Mytilene city of Lesvos island where they can register and get on a ferry to Athens.
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  • After a safe arrival, some times refugees enjoy some moments of relaxation by the sea.<br />
Refugees arriving on beaches <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Refugee lady, still shocked by the fear she experienced during her dangerous trip, praying to a small Koran that she caries with her. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • People sleeping before the sunrize.<br />
The port of Mytilene where many refugees stay while they apply for a permit to stay in Greece or while they are waiting to board the ferry to Athens.
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  • After a safe arrival, some times refugees enjoy some moments of relaxation, taking photos  on their mobile phones and swimming in the sea. <br />
Refugees arriving on beaches near Molyvos village in Lesvos island. Thousands of them come from Turkey, crossing the sea border on inflatable dinghy boats, on a dangerous trip that has claimed many lives. Local people or NGOs expect them and help them in some places but after their arrival, most of them have to walk to the nearest village where they can hope for a places on busses that can take them to the city of Mytilene where they can register and eventually board on a ferry to Athens. Many decide to walk the distance as the busses aren’t enough to accommodate the large number of people that arrive daily.
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  • Syrian family near Victoria square in Athens, waiting to board a bus to the border with the Republic of Macedonia.<br />
Victoria square in Athens is one of the main gathering places for refugees. They stay there until they can find a way to travel to Thessaloniki and to the northern border of Greece where they can cross on foot on their way to northern European countries.
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  • Fade is from Nabk city in Syria. He is travelling together with his sister, his wife and their two children. He used to work as an engineer for mobile phone antennas and they were wealthy with 3 houses and two cars. He saw a lot of injustice in his city with people who complained being arrested and 1/3 of the city flattened during 4 years of war. Together with many volunteers, he used to cook and offer food to about 15000 people in his city. Eventually he decided to leave Syria with his family. He brought with him as much money as he could but most of the money in his account was blocked by the Syrian government. They traveled for about 3,5 years via Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey till one and a half month ago when they arrived in Mytilene island. They occupy a small house at the camp which he organised almost as a permanent residence by creating a watering system and by planting vegetables and fruit. He believes that it is important to create a place where the “brother” who will move in after he and his family leaves can also live comfortably. He is one of the very few people who are considering to stay in Greece because he likes the people. He believes that a person with skills can survive anywhere. He will try to do this in Crete island where he has friends. He hopes to return to Syria after the war ends. <br />
Refugees at the camp called PIKPA outside Mytilene city, that is one of the best organised. It is run but a group of volunteers under the name “The Village of Everyone Together”. People there are both from Syria and Afghanistan.
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