In Exarchia, a neighborhood in Athens, Greece, known for its anarchist community, many refugees have found shelter and support. But amid these squatters, the newly opened volunteer-run Khora community center is treading a legal path -- and trying to offer a longer-term vision of supporting those trapped by borders unlikely to open any time soon.
Athens’ Anarchist District Offers Lifeline to Refugees
- By John Owens
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Ali Shokri, right, is a Christian who says he fled Iran because of religious persecution. He is among the volunteers at the Khora center, in the Exarchia district in Athens, Greece, Oct. 24, 2016.
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A youngster is shown in one of the Khora center’s classrooms, where Greek and English language lessons are taught, in the Exarchia district in Athens, Greece, Oct. 24, 2016.
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Weekly karate and self-defense lessons take place on the second floor at the Khora center, in the Exarchia district in Athens, Greece, Oct. 26, 2016.
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Hassan Mansour from Aleppo, Syria, prepares a daily meal at the Khora center, in the Exarchia district in Athens, Greece, Oct. 24, 2016.