Excluding the local 1 --- What we see in the Aegean Islands is an increasing hostility of local populations to NGO workers and foreigners, due to the majority of support during the refugee crisis from 2016 onwards given to refugees, despite local people having to deal with the consequences of the ongoing economic crisis in Greece. This has escalated to physical attacks and threats not only to NGO workers but also to anyone who looks as a caucasian foreigner, and has generated mistrust to NGOs.

Source author: Marianna Stamoulaki m.stamoulakis@gmail.com