Greece: Refugee doll procession in Athens interrupted as protesters confront police

Subscribe to our channel! Dozens of far-right nationalists gathered in central Athens on Friday to protest against the planned procession of Little Amal, a doll symbolising the plight of refugees and their children. Police intervened to separate rival groups of demonstrators as nationalists were met by a few Antifa counter-protesters. Despite the interruption, the procession reportedly managed to take place in other areas of the city. Little Amal, made by a young Syrian refugee, is currently on a journey through Europe. It is set to travel to Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and finally the UK. SOT, Dimitris Zafeiropoulos, Anti-Procession Protester (Greek): “Today the inhabitants of the center of Athens, specifically from the areas Agios Pavlos, Metaxourgeio, and Agios Panteleimonas, we gathered here to show our opposition to the ghettoization of our neighborhoods caused by illegal immigration, degradation, crime and drugs. We gathered to show that we can no l