Sunday, September 13, 2015

Daily Life in the new makeshift refugee camp in Victoria Square, center of the Greek capital

A new makeshift refugee camp has appeared the last days in the center of the Greek capital as refugees and migrants have flooded Victoria Square. This happened because the official reception center for migrants in Elaionas is already full.
Athens, Greece, 13 September, 2015.

A refugee female child stands by a baby left on the pavement in Victoria Square of Athens, where hundreds of migrants and refugees have temporarily camped.
A young refugee woman seen tearfull at Victoria Square of Athens, where hundreds of migrants and refugees have temporarily camped. She and her children have no other place to go in Athens and she has to arrange the passage to Europe.
A young boy seen waking up in the morning by his tent in Victoria Square of Athens, where hundreds of migrants and refugees have temporarily camped and live in bad conditions. Some more lucky refugees have raised tents so they do not sleep outside.
Refugees sleep outside while some of them more lucky have raised tents. Hundreds of migrants and refugees have temporarily camped and live in bad conditions in a makeshift camp at Victoria Square of Athens.
Refugee families sleep outside while some of them more lucky have raised tents. Hundreds of migrants and refugees have temporarily camped and live in bad conditions in a makeshift camp on Victoria Square of Athens.
Hundreds of migrants and refugees mostly from Afghanistan stay and sleep outside in Victoria Square with no access to toilets or running water.
Hundreds of migrants and refugees mostly from Afghanistan stay and sleep outside in Victoria Square with no access to toilets or running water.
A refugee family seen sleeping outside in the center of the Greek capital. Hundreds of migrants and refugees mostly from Afghanistan stay and sleep outside on Victoria Square with no access to toilets or running water.
A young boy with his family seen sleeping outside in the center of the Greek capital. Hundreds of migrants and refugees mostly from Afghanistan stay and sleep outside on Victoria Square with no access to toilets or running water.
A refugee woman with her child, get ready to sleep outside on Victoria Square of Athens, where hundreds of migrants and refugees have temporarily camped and live in bad conditions.
A young refugee boy wearing a "Spongebob" tee shirt stand by his family on Victoria Square of Athens, where hundreds of migrants and refugees have temporarily camped and live in bad conditions.
Hundreds of migrants and refugees mostly from Afghanistan stay and sleep outside in Victoria Square with no access to toilets or running water.
Refugees rush to receive food aid at a food distribution in Victoria Square of Athens, where hundreds of migrants and refugees have temporarily camped.
A refugee female child seen waiting to eat fried potatoes made in a small gas stove. Some of the hundreds of refugees who have temporarily camped in Victoria Square in the center of the Greek capital have made a makeshift kitchen.
A refugee female child seen tearfull at Victoria Square of Athens, where hundreds of migrants and refugees have temporarily camped and live in bad conditions, trying to arrange the passage to western Europe.
Hundreds of migrants and refugees mostly from Afghanistan stay and sleep outside in Victoria Square with no access to toilets or running water.
Younger and older people seen waiting on the queue to receive food aid at a food distribution in Victoria Square of Athens, where hundreds of migrants and refugees have temporarily camped and live in bad conditions.


Related Video: The refugee ship arrives again in Piraeus port during the night, carrying just over 2,500 Syrians from the Greek islands, as a wave of migrants fleeing conflict and poverty continues unabated. Some of them spend the night in the streets of the Greek capital without any shelter.











Tuesday, September 1, 2015

New Democracy party opens election campaign with a rally in Athens

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis opened the election campaign and spoke to a crowd of conservative party supporters on Rigillis Street in central Athens, Sept 1, 2015.
 Former PM Antonis Samaras and his predecessor Costas Karamanlis also attended to the speech, along with a number of party officials from past and present.

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis gestures to his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Former Greek PM Antonis Samaras attends the New Democracy election campaign in Athens, among the supporters of the conservative party, who cheer him.
Former Greek PM Antonis Samaras attends the New Democracy election campaign in Athens, among the supporters of the conservative party, who cheer him.
Former Greek PM Antonis Samaras attends the New Democracy election campaign in Athens, among the supporters of the conservative party, who cheer him.
Former Greek PM Antonis Samaras attends the New Democracy election campaign in Athens, among the supporters of the conservative party, who cheer him.
Former Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis attends the New Democracy election campaign in Athens, among the supporters of the conservative party.
Supporters of the conservative party cheerGreek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis, during his speech.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Former Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis is seen watching the New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis during the rally, among the supporters of the conservative party.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis gestures to his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.