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Are EU countries using COVID-19 to clamp down on refugees? | Inside Story

Al Jazeera, 25 Aug 2020
Italy and Greece have long complained of being overwhelmed by undocumented migrants into Europe.
Rights groups say the coronavirus pandemic has given both Mediterranean countries a chance of a crackdown.
The president of Sicily in Italy has ordered all refugee centres to close by midnight on Monday.
Greece's government is rejecting accusations of secretly expelling migrants on leaky life rafts.
Is another European refugee crisis on the way?

Presenter: Imran Khan

Guests:
Niamh Keady-Tabbal - Researcher, Irish Centre for Human Rights

Ulrich Brueckner - Jean Monnet Professor for European Studies, Stanford University in Berlin

Rory O'Keefe - Founder, Koraki

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