Isolated at Kokkinopilo

Kathimerini visited Kokkinopilo, in the foothills of Tyrnavos, where an abandoned army camp has been converted into a reception center for asylum seekers. The walls are damp and bare, and old metal army cots accommodate some 35 people. Some residents do not leave the camp for months, while others work a little in neighboring fields. The residents have food from the Red Cross but no future. Police at the nearby station who control the fate of those in the reception center see their task as an irritating chore to be dealt with as quickly as possible.
(11.06.05)   Kathimerini English Edition   (By Maria Delithanassi)
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