Refugees in the Centre of Athens
Bilal is in his mid thirties. He is a refugee from a village close to Hebron in the West Bank. When we met him he had been in Greece for 3 weeks and in Athens for a few days. We met in Omonia Square which is one of the gathering places for refugees especially when they first arrive in Athens. For those refugees who don’t already have friends or contacts in the city this is one of the places to head for in search of information. The square is where refugees, especially men, gather during the day. (Women and children on the other hand can often be seen sitting together outside the cheap hotels where they stay.)
Refugees in Omonia Square
