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Amal, a 47-year old Syrian, is now living on the Greek island of Lesbos where she arrived after passing through Turkey (Photo: Oxfam)

Moria refugee camp is no place for people

by Amal, Moria hotspot, Lesvos, Greece,

Spring warms our hearts and our bodies. Moria, the refugee camp on Lesbos where I lived when I arrived in Europe, however, is cold and prison-like. The tents did not provide cover from the harsh winter wind or the freezing rain.

Lesbos is a beautiful Greek island, but the camp is hell. I invite all European politicians to visit us, to witness our hardship and our hunger; to see what it feels like when your fate is in the hands of others.

But you will also see that this situation c...

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

Amal, a 47-year old Syrian, is now living on the Greek island of Lesbos where she arrived after passing through Turkey (Photo: Oxfam)

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

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