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The Turkish Riviera near Izmir, looking toward the Greek island of Lesbos. Thousands of refugees have launched themselves toward a new life from the shores near this holiday beach.<\/p><\/div>\n
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ON THE GREEK ISLAND OF LESBOS:<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Several](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/commons.princeton.edu\/globalreporting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/05\/2-Ship-Mytilene-dawn-TWO--600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450\")
Several hundred refugees cast off westward from a Turkish beach under cloak of darkness on March 15, 2016. They were picked by a Greek patrol and delivered to this dock before sunrise on the Greek island of Lesbos.<\/p><\/div>\n
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The port town of Mytilini, on the Greek Island of Lesbos, entry point to Europe for hundreds of thousands of refugees. Eight miles in the distance is the Turkish shoreline. (stock photo)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/commons.princeton.edu\/globalreporting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/05\/6-Better-Days-Moria-Camp--600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450\")
An hour-long food line at a refugee encampment outside the Greek town of Moria, Lesbos island, on March 16, 2016<\/p><\/div>\n
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Moria refugee camp, Lesbos island, Greece.<\/p>\n
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Detail of wall outside Moria refugee camp, Lesbos, Greece. The camp formerly served as a military base. March 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Detail of wall at\u00a0Kara Tepe Refugee Camp, Lesbos island, Greece.<\/p>\n
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IN THE GREEK CAPITAL OF ATHENS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Refugees](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/commons.princeton.edu\/globalreporting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/05\/A-TentsOnAthensDock-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450\")
Refugees from Turkey, after making the 14-hour commercial ferry ride from the island of Lesbos to the capital of Athens, often did not \u00a0stray far. Hundreds of tents on the dock \u00a0formed an ad hoc city in the spring ( March 17, 2016)<\/p><\/div>\n
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Tent city (and hipster murals) at Athen’s Port of Piraeus, an informal refugee encampment maintained by volunteers. (March 2016)<\/p><\/div>\n
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View of the tent city at Athen’s Port of Piraeus, an informal campground for refugees recently arrived by ferry from the island of Lesbos. (March 2016)<\/p><\/div>\n
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VIDEO LINK: Protest at Port of Piraeus, March 2016:<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Turkish Riviera near Izmir, looking toward the Greek island of Lesbos. Thousands of refugees have launched themselves toward a new life from the shores near this holiday beach.<\/p><\/div>\n
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ON THE GREEK ISLAND OF LESBOS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Several hundred refugees cast off westward from a Turkish beach under cloak of darkness on March 15, 2016. They were picked by a Greek patrol and delivered to this dock before sunrise on the Greek island of Lesbos.<\/p><\/div>\n The port town of Mytilini, on the Greek Island of Lesbos, entry point to Europe for hundreds of thousands of refugees. Eight miles in the distance is the Turkish shoreline. (stock photo)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n An hour-long food line at a refugee encampment outside the Greek town of Moria, Lesbos island, on March 16, 2016<\/p><\/div>\n Moria refugee camp, Lesbos island, Greece.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Detail of wall outside Moria refugee camp, Lesbos, Greece. The camp formerly served as a military base. March 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Detail of wall at\u00a0Kara Tepe Refugee Camp, Lesbos island, Greece.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n IN THE GREEK CAPITAL OF ATHENS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Refugees from Turkey, after making the 14-hour commercial ferry ride from the island of Lesbos to the capital of Athens, often did not \u00a0stray far. Hundreds of tents on the dock \u00a0formed an ad hoc city in the spring ( March 17, 2016)<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Tent city (and hipster murals) at Athen’s Port of Piraeus, an informal refugee encampment maintained by volunteers. (March 2016)<\/p><\/div>\n View of the tent city at Athen’s Port of Piraeus, an informal campground for refugees recently arrived by ferry from the island of Lesbos. (March 2016)<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n VIDEO LINK: Protest at Port of Piraeus, March 2016:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n