Greek island has been turned into a Muslim migrant hell, residents go on strike, stage mass protest

The island of Lesbos. Oh, the irony.

We are seeing the systematic take-down of Western civilization, country by country, continent by continent, and America is in the cross-hairs.

Residents on Lesbos go on strike as they claim Greek island has been turned into a ‘migrant prison’

• Today islanders shut businesses, shops, nurseries and civic offices in protest
• Mayor said island is in ‘state of emergency and cannot take it anymore’
• Lesbos bore brunt of the migrant crisis with one million refugees landing there
• It is currently home to 8,500 asylum seekers in facilities designed for 3,000

By Lara Keay For Mailonline, 20 November 2017

Residents on Lesbos went on strike today over claims European migrant policies have turned the Greek island into a ‘prison’ for refugees escaping conflict in the Middle East.

Islanders shut businesses, shops, nurseries and civic offices while hundreds gathered for a rally at a central square.

Calling for the Greek government to move asylum seekers to the mainland, banners read ‘Lesbos is not a place of exile’.

Just a few miles off the Turkish coast, Lesbos has borne the brunt of Europe’s migrant crisis, which at its worst, saw nearly a million asylum seekers landing on its shores.

Residents on Lesbos went on strike today over claims European migrant policies have turned the Greek island into a ‘prison’ for refugees escaping conflict in the Middle East. Protesters (pictured) gathered in the central square

Mayor Spyros Galinos told the Athens News Agency today: ‘Lesbos is not an open prison, nor will we allow anyone to view it as such.

‘The message is that we can’t take it any more. Lesbos is in a state of emergency.’

The population was last estimated at 86,400, but has increased enormously with the arrival of asylum seekers fleeing Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Migrants arrive in boats before heading north to countries like Germany, France and the UK.

It is currently hosting around 8,500 asylum-seekers at its main centre Moria, which is designed to hold fewer than 3,000.

Thousands of them have become stranded on Lesbos and four other islands close to Turkey since the EU agreed a deal with Ankara in March 2016 to shut down the route through Greece.

Mayor Spyros Galinos (pictured addressing crowds) told the Athens News Agency today: ‘Lesbos is not an open prison, nor will we allow anyone to view it as such’

Calling for the Greek government to move asylum seekers to the mainland, banners read ‘Lesbos is not a place of exile’

Some have been moved to camps on the mainland, but authorities say the terms of the agreement prevent asylum-seekers from traveling beyond the islands.

Only the most vulnerable migrants are transferred to Greece. But the local authorities say the government is interpreting EU the agreement too strictly.

Rights groups have described conditions in camps across Greece as deplorable and unfit for humans.

On Lesbos, violence often breaks out over delays in asylum procedures and poor living standards.

Islanders shut businesses, shops, nurseries and civic offices while hundreds gathered for a rally at a central square

The island, just off the Turkish coast, is currently hosting around 8,500 asylum-seekers at its main centre Moria, which is designed to hold fewer than 3,000

The population of Lesbos was last estimated at 86,400, but has increased enormously with the arrival of asylum seekers fleeing Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. They arrive in boats before heading north to countries like Germany, France and the UK

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