Asylum is all they want; war-torn countries and escaping is the only road to freedom; they want to be with other members of the their families and friends who have escaped the horrors of Afghanistan, Syria, Iran. They arrive in Turkey; they cross the water to where Greece is the EU border and there is supposedly protection for these refugees. Der Spiegel article this week … the journey and the treatment of people who are protected by European law is barbaric and orchestrated by the Greeks and Turks but on whose command?

treatment is appalling.