Migrants lay children across railway tracks demanding ‘racist’ Europe re-opens borders
DESPERATE migrant families laid their own children across railway tracks in an attempt to force European leaders to open their borders.
Migrants have stopped trains running in Greece by laying their children on the tracks
The refugees are looking to escape the Idomeni migrant camp in Greece, which is four times the size of the Calais jungle.
As they demanded Macedonia re-open they borders so they can continue their way through the main bloc, they lay toddlers across the tracks.
One of the children held a piece of cardboard that read “Open the border.” Other protesters were clapping and chanting.
Adults and children would not let trains pass as they called for the opening of borders
Toddlers and young children are among the refugees blocking train tracks
I'm child and might not know much, but I believe treating people disrespectful for being born on the other side of the planet is called: 'RACISM’
Another child held a banner reading: "I'm child and might not know much, but I believe treating people disrespectful for being born on the other side of the planet is called: 'RACISM’.”
The demonstration addressed the Macedonian authorities, which completely sealed the border for asylum seekers on Wednesday, trapping some 12,000 migrants and refugees in Greece. Dimitris Vitsas, the Greek minister responsible for coordinating the refugee flow, expressed his hope on Saturday that the Idomeni issue will be “resolved within a week”.
The minister is not keen to se forceful measures as has been seen with riot police in France.
As of next week 50,000 spots at migrant centres across Greece will open.
Migrants have called Europe racist
Borders have shut across Europe’s main bloc in recent months in a bid to stem the flow of over 1m migrants coming form Africa and war torn Syria.
The EU is expected to agree plans with Turkey within weeks which would see the country take more Syrian refugees, in return for six billion euros and inclusion in the Schengen Zone.