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  • The Meja massacre was the mass execution of at least 377 Kosovo Albanian civilians of whom 36 were under 18 years old. It was committed by Serbian police and Yugoslav Army forces in the Reka Operation which began after the killing of six Serbian policemen by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The executions occurred on 27 April 1999 in the village of Meja near the town of Gjakova, during the Kosovo War. The victims were pulled from refugee convoys at a checkpoint in Meja and their families were ordered to proceed to Albania. Men and boys were separated and then executed by the road.[2][3] It is one of the largest massacres in the Kosovo War.[4] Many of the bodies of the victims were found in the Batajnica mass graves. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has convicted several Serbian army and police officers for their involvement.
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  • Tashu, 37 years old from Khartoum, has been living in a bureaucratic limbo for months in Greece. I met Tashu at the Sudanese refugee centre in Athens and we have spent hours talking and always looked up at his peaceful inner strength which he confided comes from following the faith of Islam. Tashu has been a victim of beatings, verbal abuse, including 22 days in prison for having stolen some bread out of hunger. "I come from Sudan. I escaped. I really don't feel good about this time in Greece. Attention to suffering - we don't have a place to stay, we cannot work, we sleep on the street. We suffer. How can we build a life? How can we be strong? Tashu, Athens.
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  • The majority of those that practice their Islam faith are refugees from Syria, Sudan, Eritrea and feel marginalised for having to hide in underground spaces.
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  • There are some villages in Kosovo where there are no men left, being taken from the serbian army and still today many are missing.
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  • A father stands in front of the grave of his son being killed during the war in the Balkans.
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  • A former garage underneath a building serves as an informal mosque in Neos Kosmos. It has been called Al Salam Mosque. The majority that practice the Islam faith are from the refugee and migrant communities and have find it hard to find a place to formally pray so many hidden spaces have been converted into mosques.
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  • Amir is one of the many refugees from Sudan living in Greece  living in a limbo for years. Without a permit to stay he can only wait that he will have one the 'pink' residency permit. He has been in a detention camp for months and  he is constantly afraid of being randomly stopped by the police and taken to custody or back to detention.- Sudanese refugee centre, Athens, Greece
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  • Amir has had many spells of detentions, mostly being singled out from the police on the street of Athens and then put in detention. The legal system is structured that every 2 weeks, a refugee must request permission to stay and leave his/her documents behind with immigration. This leaves a refugee liable for detention if stopped by the police and no legal paper is found on them. Even if, it is known issue, the loophole is abused by those in power. Amir, Athens, Greece
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  • Refugees from Africa find it harder to prove their need for asylum. It leaves them to fend off for themselves. Without legal assistance, often they escape the legal system altogether putting themselves in further danger of exploitation. Without work, money and a place to stay, many African refugees resort to live in city parks or anywhere that can fend them. The Sudanese refugee centre in Athens is an informal space for the African refugees.  Amir from Sudan says  ‘it is a safe haven for the African communities as being away from the street protects them from being a target of hate crimes’. Amir, Athens.
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  • Habiba lives with her daughter in the suburbs of Athens.Originally from Morocco, she has been living for a few years in Athens, yet she is unable to live her life in the way she wishes. She is often abused verbally for covering her hair and she cannot pray openly.
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  • Those that practice the Islam faith and would like to express their prayers in a appropriate space are doing so in informal or hidden spaces. The Sudanese mosque (informal prayer space) has been closed by the police. Neighbours have complained of noise, aggregation of people, being scared and petitioned to be closed. A human rights lawyer is advocating for it to be re-opened.
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  • 'What is refugee's pain? Baba explains in his poem.
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  • What can you do to survive? This country feels like a father that is slapping its own son/daughter. The son/daughter wants to go right or left but he is not given a choice. He is slapped constantly to go left and enter the wrong path. He/she is not given a choice. You are forced to go on one direction, which is to do things illegally for survival.  If you don't have money, cannot find work or place to live, some end up working illegally or doing crimes like stealing or even selling drugs. ' M., Athens, 2015.
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  • B. S. was attacked by a group of people belonging to the far right party called Golden Dawn whilst he was disembarking a bus in central Athens. He was left for dead on the pavement before the police was called six hours later. The police station was 2 minutes away. I met B.S. whilst receiving treatment from an NGO in Athens for anxiety and stress disorder. His well-being has been negatively affected following the atrocious attack. It happened one evening around 9pm while B. was descending from a bus. He had been all day at a hospital because his child was ill and had just taken relief from his wife who remained behind with their child. Suddenly, as he was leaving the bus he heard people behind him shouting 'Malaka...' and immediately after someone started to slap him. He asked 'Why?' but they carried on attacking him. This time throwing him back and forth like a football ball. Then a knife was taken out and he was knifed. He collapsed. When he woke up he was in a hospital. He asked who brought him there? Someone answered the police. He cried.
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  • "I have been in prison many times because of no paper. Police stops me, takes me to the police station. You are left there without any explanation, sometimes for hours. If you ask for some food or water, they laugh at  you." S. E.Y.
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  • How can we live life like a human being? I just wanted to find a place that it was safe for me. I must try to survive and be strong.' T.
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  • There are some villages in Kosovo where there are no men left, being taken from the serbian army and still today many are missing.
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  • Slut Walk started off in April in Toronto, Canada when a police officer adviced that women should be aware to dress modestly to prevent falling victims of sexual violence. Women have been demonstrating against this view from Canada building up in a worldwide movement. Slut Walk demands that women should be able to dress as they please and their dress code should not be a reason for sexual violence. Slut Walk, London, UK.
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  • The Slut Walk started off from Hyde Park in London  when hundreds of women took part. The women were demanding that they should be able to wear as much or as little as they like without facing sexual harassment by men. The movement started off in Toronto this year when a police officer said that women should be dressed modestly to avoid becoming victims.
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  • The Slut Walk started off from Hyde Park in London  when hundreds of women took part. The women were demanding that they should be able to wear as much or as little as they like without facing sexual harassment by men. The movement started off in Toronto this year when a police officer said that women should be dressed modestly to avoid becoming victims.
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  • The Slut Walk started off from Hyde Park in London  when hundreds of women took part. The women were demanding that they should be able to wear as much or as little as they like without facing sexual harassment by men. The movement started off in Toronto this year when a police officer said that women should be dressed modestly to avoid becoming victims.
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  • The Slut Walk started off from Hyde Park in London  when hundreds of women took part. The women were demanding that they should be able to wear as much or as little as they like without facing sexual harassment by men. The movement started off in Toronto this year when a police officer said that women should be dressed modestly to avoid becoming victims.
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  • Slut Walk started off in April in Toronto, Canada when a police officer adviced that women should be aware to dress modestly to prevent falling victims of sexual violence. Women have been demonstrating against this view from Canada building up in a worldwide movement. Slut Walk demands that women should be able to dress as they please and their dress code should not be a reason for sexual violence. Slut Walk in London, UK.
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  • The Slut Walk started off from Hyde Park in London  when hundreds of women took part. The women were demanding that they should be able to wear as much or as little as they like without facing sexual harassment by men. The movement started off in Toronto this year when a police officer said that women should be dressed modestly to avoid becoming victims.
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  • Slut Walk started off in April in Toronto, Canada when a police officer adviced that women should be aware to dress modestly to prevent falling victims of sexual violence. Women have been demonstrating against this view from Canada building up in a worldwide movement. Slut Walk demands that women should be able to dress as they please and their dress code should not be a reason for sexual violence. Slut Walk, London, UK.
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  • “One time I was in Westfield I walked in the Gucci and they stopped me and have made me leave my bag with them. I felt being a victim, a victim of racial abused.” Kaum, young person, Harrow Club, August 2016.
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