Refugees like this little boy from Syria can see no way forward and no way back after Macedonian authorities officially announced the complete closure of the border with Greece on Wednesday, leaving thousands in despair. Everybody kept asking us, âIs the border going to stay closed? What are we supposed to do?â
As EU leaders prepared a deal with Turkey that would effectively barter refugees, the humanitarian crisis is worsening in places such as the Greek border crossing of Idomeni, where up to 13,000 refugees and migrants have been stranded. The border restrictions and gradual closure imposed here by neighouring Macedonia, effectively shutting the Western Balkans route, have fueled an increasingly desperate situation for asylum-seekers. Here are some of the scenes captured by Amnesty Internationalâs Fotis Filippou.
