Protests To European Union's Plan, An Immigrants Burnt Yourself

MASSAPEDIA NEWS - An immigrant action self-immolation on the border of Macedonia and Greece as a sign of protest against EU plans to stem the tide of refugees.

In the photo spread in various media, the man seen running on a sweater and jeans with flames through the crowd of people in a shelter in Idomeni.

People who are in the vicinity were finally trying to extinguish the flames and took him to the hospital. Greek Police said that the injury was not until the man threatened his life.

Border where immigrants set fire to himself has been closed since the beginning of this month, in order to stem the flow of migration through the Balkans path traversed by one million refugees last year.

About 12 thousand asylum seekers still living in the camp, hoping the border will be reopened.

EU plans to suspend some relief operations for refugees of Turkish immigrants can not be addressed at this time.

Refugee agency of the United Nations (UNHCR) says that the immigrant reception center on the Aegean islands, such as Lesbos, has now turned into a pathetic place. The refugees were stuck there with forced.

Seeing this situation, UNHCR decided to no longer carry the refugees by bus to the shelter.

"Freedom of movement in the camp is now very limited. In principle, we do not support the holding centers closed. The majority of people who arrive here come from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. They should not be penalized simply because the search for security," said a spokeswoman for UNHCR Boris Chesirkov, told The Telegraph.

Today, UNHCR is concerned about the lack of capacity of the Greek authorities to adequately process asylum seekers in the centers for crowded, included in Kos, Samos, Leros, and Chios.

"UNHCR is not a party to participate in the EU-Turkey agreement and will not be involved in the repatriation or shelter," said a UNHCR spokesperson, Melissa Fleming.

According to UNHCR, the agreement between the EU and Turkey have applied prematurely.

The charity Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said it had even stop the all the activities at the camp, including medical and hygiene activities. However, they will still perform search and rescue missions outside storage facilities.

"Nothing is clear and there is great concern about this shelter. It's a tough decision, but we can not accept refugees be treated like this," he said.