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8 March 2013

Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey: The Syrian refugees at Europe’s gateway

A letter from the border.

By Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi

 

A question for the European politicians thrashing out a plan to provide “assistance” to Syria: if a bedraggled Syrian escapes the war, if he escapes the chaos of the refugee camps in Iraq or Jordan or Turkey, if he arrives tired but hopeful on your doorstep, what will happen to him?

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