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Pakistani migrants protest against deportation

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04-09-2016 13:20 BJT

Migrants inside the Moria Detention Center in Greece are continuing their protests against the EU-Turkey deal - in which migrants who arrive in Greece will be sent back to Turkey.

Most of them are believed to be from Pakistan. On Friday, forty-five male Pakistanis arrived in Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos. Officials confirmed the identities of the migrant group after the ferry carrying them docked in the Turkish town of Dikili.

Pakistan is one of the top five countries of origin among the one million migrants who arrived in Europe in the previous year. However, most are considered economic migrants rather than refugees from conflict. One Pakistani migrant in the center said he doesn't want to be deported to Turkey.

"I cannot back to Turkey, I cannot go back to Pakistan because I am not safe in Pakistan, I am not safe in Turkey. Many people, my friends he says, if we go back Turkey he will (commit) suicide. We cannot (go) back," said Tasif Ali, migrant from Pakistan.

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