Europe

Even though the fires have destroyed Moria camp, the structures of injustice upholding this notorious hellhole have remained intact. All the violence and despair have become more apparent to the surrounding areas. The tensions from every possible and improbable side overflow and the most immediate victims are the weakest and most vulnerable.

For a long time there have been citizens in every nation who objected to having their sons, fathers and brothers conscripted into the military. They have often been people whose conscience told them that killing is wrong.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, states that everyone is “entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration without distinction of any kind.”

What is the meaning of living on a border island, and how much did this meaning expand during the quarantine period? 2020 had a difficult beginning for Lesbos Island.

I had a video call with a friend of mine a few days ago. He was standing outside the house where he lived. His face was tanned, his smile wide and his words full of humour. When I asked him what had happened with his case, he talked about the colour of the stamp on his Ausweis. * It was still red. He could still not go aboard the big ferry that would take him away from the island.