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7.12.2012. On the edge of Europe, where
the river Evros meanders towards the Aegean sea, a new tragedy involving two of
the world's most troubled peoples is unfolding.
On one side of the river border are
gathered clusters of Syrian refugees, desperate to escape the misery of war and
put the Turkish camps behind them. But beyond the perilous currents lies
Greece, a nation so economically bereft it has little time or resources for
them.
The Evros has always been a barrier to
those seeking asylum in the European Union, but now the surging tide of
migrants fleeing Syria faces something new. Refugees, non-governmental
organisation (NGO) workers and lawyers have told the Guardian that border
forces have been pushing asylum seekers back into their boats and escorting
them back back across to the Turkish side.
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