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2016-03-23 — ekathimerini.com
NGOs began withdrawing their personnel from Idomeni due to rising tension at the camp, where refugees had been protesting since the morning about not being able to continue their journey north. The aid organizations deemed that they would not be able to continue their work in the current circumstances.
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"Under the new provisions, these so-called hot spots have now become detention centers," said UNHCR spokewoman Melissa Fleming. "Accordingly, and in line with UNHCR policy of opposing mandatory detention, we have suspended some of our activities at all closed centers on the island."
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