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Monday, February 1, 2016
Greek football match delayed as players stage sit-down protest over migrant deaths
Both
teams sit in silence at kick-off in protest against the “brutal
indifference” of the European Union and Turkish government towards the
migrants crisis which is unfolding on the Greek shoreline
A
football match in Greece was delayed as players staged a sit-down
protest for two minutes against the rising death toll of migrants making
the treacherous journey to the Aegean islands.
All 22 players and
coaches of the two teams, second division clubs AEL Larissa and
Acharnaikos, sat in silence to show solidarity and sympathy with the
thousands of refugees fleeing conflict or persecution in Syria and Iraq.
A
statement was read aloud on the PA system before kick-off, in the
Thessalian city of Larissa, which criticised the “brutal indifference”
of the European Union and Turkish government.
The announcement
said: “The administration of AEL, the coaches and the players will
observe two minutes of silence just after the start of the match in
memory of the hundreds of children who continue to lose their lives
every day in the Aegean due to the brutal indifference of the EU and
Turkey.
A
football match in Greece was delayed as players staged a sit-down
protest for two minutes against the rising death toll of migrants making
the treacherous journey to the Aegean islands.
All 22 players and
coaches of the two teams, second division clubs AEL Larissa and
Acharnaikos, sat in silence to show solidarity and sympathy with the
thousands of refugees fleeing conflict or persecution in Syria and Iraq.
A
statement was read aloud on the PA system before kick-off, in the
Thessalian city of Larissa, which criticised the “brutal indifference”
of the European Union and Turkish government.
The announcement
said: “The administration of AEL, the coaches and the players will
observe two minutes of silence just after the start of the match in
memory of the hundreds of children who continue to lose their lives
every day in the Aegean due to the brutal indifference of the EU and
Turkey.
“The
players of AEL will protest by sitting down for two minutes in an
effort to drive the authorities to mobilise all those who seem to have
been desensitised to the heinous crimes that are being perpetrated in
the Aegean.”
The Greek shoreline has become the primary port of
entry to Europe with many individuals crossing the Mediterranean and
Aegean sea on small boats or rafts. At least 39 migrants died on
Saturday, including several children, on their journey from Turkey. More
than 60 were rescued near the resort of Ayvacik.
The
International Organization for Migration announced on Friday that 244
migrants, out of 55,568 arrivals, had drowned so far this year. Several
Premier League clubs have donated small percentages of match day revenue
to the crisis efforts.
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