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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The karate and self-defense lessons at the Khora center are taken by both young and old, in the Exarchia district in Athens, Greece, Oct. 26, 2016.
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A view of Athens view from the rooftop of the Khora center, in the Exarchia district in Athens, Greece, Oct. 24, 2016.