Bulgaria: ‘Inhuman conditions’ spark protest at refugee camp

Headline Title:  Bulgaria: ‘Inhuman conditions’ spark protest at refugee camp 19 November 2013 Urgent action is needed from the Bulgarian authorities to improve conditions at an emergency accommodation centre for asylum seekers near the Turkish border, Amnesty International said after scores of its residents – including people who fled armed conflict in Afghanistan and Syria – staged a protest today. As many as 100 people threatened to launch a hunger strike in protest at the deplorable living conditions at Harmanli camp, south-eastern Bulgaria, where around 1,000 asylum-seekers are…

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