Christian Refugees Flee Islamic Persecution in Greek Camps

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Christian refugees have been outright barred from seeking asylum in Greece — even after it’s learned what they’re seeking refuge from is Islamic persecution on the Greek Isles.

Christians fleeing Muslim-dominated nations where they’ve been persecuted for their faith are finding the country they’re fleeing to — Greece — is allowing the same sort of persecution by Muslims to go forth.

Muslims who are being housed on the Greek mainland as part of the nation’s refugee program are in turn persecuting Christians.

The Christians have fled Syria, Afghanistan and other Muslim countries — only to face the same sort of persecution at the country they’ve fled to for protection.

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Christian refugees have been blocked from seeking asylum on the Greek mainland after fleeing Islamic persecution in the camps in the Greek Isles.

Muslim persecution of Christians from Syria, Afghanistan, and other Muslim countries has run rampant in the Moria refugee camp on the Isle of Lesbos, according to the British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA). Christians in the camp have received death threats, been barred from openly practicing their faith, and in some cases have been beaten and had their makeshift homes destroyed at the hands of Islamic radicals. Many Christians have fled for their lives to seek asylum on the mainland, but current Greek policy turned them back to the camp, according to Wilson Chowdhry, president of BPCA.

“I would like to bring to your attention several reports of persecution that have been raised with the British Pakistani Christian Association, relating to persecution of Christians within the Muslim-majority … Moria Camp,” Chowdry wrote in an email to Dimitris Caramitsos, Greek ambassador to the U.K. “Christians are being prevented from holding church services, worshiping and praying by their Muslim neighbors. Moreover, reports of tents being burned down, violence, bullying, harassment and severe threats paint a very bleak picture of the quality of life for Christians caught up within the camp.”

Chowdry sent the email to seek Caramitsos’ help in changing Greece’s policy concerning asylum for refugees, which sent many Christians back to the same camps where they have been persecuted, according to Christian Post.

“The majority of Christian refugees escape but are being refused asylum by Greek authorities who only consider adverse health as a mitigating factor and not Christian persecution,” Chowdry’s email read. “We are seeking your help in obtaining a change in the current Greek policy in which the risk of proven re-persecution of Christians counts as a mitigating factor for asylum assessment for escapees of Moria Camp.”

Many Christians who fled Lesbos but were denied asylum on the mainland became illegal immigrants, as they could only receive state assistance and legally apply for asylum if they returned to their refugee camp. Christians like Haroon Maqbool of Pakistan, who arrived in Lesbos in 2016 with two children, chose not to face the dangers of the persecution they had already escaped, according to BPCA.

Maqbool attempted to register for asylum at the camp in Lesbos but was pushed to the back of the line with other Christian men by Muslims who said they would kill him and the others if they entered the camp. Maqbool chose to flee by boat to the mainland instead of risking his life and has lived illegally in Greece for nine months.

BPCA told Christian Post that Maqbool’s situation is not unique among Christians who came to Lesbos.

“Many just choose to be homeless rather than return back and stay at those camps,” Chowdhry said. “Those camps are extremely terrifying.”

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Suresh
Suresh
6 years ago

Only solution deport all muslims who do not denounce all forms of attacks on non-muslims as prescribed in Koran . If they don’t, deport them. If not suffer more such attacks. Ignorance is no bliss.

While Muslim youths practice the art of torturing and beheading infidels http://bit.ly/2tlUWt3 …….to prepare for future jihadi attacks !

It does not matter what you do , They will continue to prepare for jihad.

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago

Return all muslims to libya and somalia, Only let legitimate refugees into europe, which means no muslims at all.

Bruce Atchison
Bruce Atchison
6 years ago

Why aren’t churches putting pressure on elected officials to give preference to non Muslim refugees rather than Islamic invaders? They are the real refugees, not these fighting-age Muslim men.

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