Kara Tepe (Greek: Καρά Τεπέ, from Turkish for "black hill") is a refugee camp that was located in the area of Mavrovouni in Peloponnese, Greece.[1] The camp is managed by the Municipality of Mytilene and UNHCR in collaboration with the NGOs that operate there; among them are IRC, Médecins du Monde, METAdrasi, SOS Villages, Caritas Hellas, Movement on the Ground and Because we Carry. Médecins Sans Frontières has a clinic in Mytilini that serves patients from the Kara Tepe camp who are referred to them by outreach teams.[2]
Overview
editThe camp has provided temporary housing for asylum seekers.[3] Kara Tepe was the overflow site for Moria refugee camp, the main registration center in Greece,[4] through which new arrivals would be processed.[5] Asylum seekers living in Kara Tepe are able to leave and reenter the site daily.
The majority of individuals living in the camp are of Afghani, Iraqi or Syrian origin.[3] According to a survey conducted in December 2016, asylum seekers spent an average of four months at the Kara Tepe camp.[1]
History
editIn August 2017, Kara Tepe's accommodation capacity was expanded by 56% to make room for up to 1300 persons. UNHCR reported that 260 new accommodation units had been installed at the camp in 2017.[6]
After the September 2020 fire destroyed the Moria camp, the Greek government approved the construction of a new closed reception centre at Vastria (near the village of Nees Kydonies), scheduled to be completed by summer 2022.[7] However, the Greek Counsil of State revoked the construction permit due to a lack of an environmental study, and construction work has since been put on hold.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Asylum Seekers in lesvos, Greece, 2016-2017 (PDF Download Available)". ResearchGate. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "Greece: MSF activity update – December 2017 | Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International". Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Krikigianni, Christina (2016). "What Are the Reasons that Refugee Children Seek Emergency Health Care in Lesbos Island, Greece: A Cross-sectional study; Primary Data Collection" (PDF). Uppsala University.
- ^ "Oxfam condemns EU over 'inhumane' Lesbos refugee camp". The Guardian. January 9, 2019.
- ^ Wain, John F. 2017. “Shelter for Refugees Arriving in Greece, 2015-17.” Forced Migration Review 55. Accessed October 29, 2017.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "More speed needed to help refugees stranded in Greek islands". UNHCR. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Λέσβος / Ετοιμάζουν κλειστή δομή για τους πρόσφυγες στη Βάστρια" [Lesvos / They are preparing a secure structure for the refugees in Vastria]. Αυγή (in Greek). November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ Newsroom (August 8, 2023). "Λέσβος: Το ΣτΕ ακύρωσε την άδεια για ΚΥΤ στη Βάστρια". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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