Moria detention centre riots, 27 April 2016
Jul 15, 02:46 PM
A riot breaking out in the old refugee detention centre in Moria on the island of Levos, in Greece. Detainees broke out of the camp after a child was allegedly beaten, setting part of the camp on fire and breaking down the fences. Police eventually intervened, firing tear gas and forcing detainees back into the camp.
The riot took place in April 2016, just after a deal between the EU and Turkey had been announced, which threatened many of the Moria detainees with deportation to Turkey. The camp was fully burned down several years later, with detainees moved to another facility, criticised for lacking basic hygiene and shelter.
Recorded by Frey Lindsay.
Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world’s first collection of the sounds of human migration.
For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration
The riot took place in April 2016, just after a deal between the EU and Turkey had been announced, which threatened many of the Moria detainees with deportation to Turkey. The camp was fully burned down several years later, with detainees moved to another facility, criticised for lacking basic hygiene and shelter.
Recorded by Frey Lindsay.
Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world’s first collection of the sounds of human migration.
For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration