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Distro - Return to Lesbos 

Chien-Chi Chang 

Since the closure of the Balkan route in March 2016, which stopped migrants being able to go from Greece to western Europe via the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary and Croatia, there has been a significant drop in the number of migrants arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos.

At the height of the influx of migrants to the island, hundreds were arriving daily via boats of varying degrees of safety. The treacherous journeys and arrival of these people on the move were captured by Magnum photographers, including Paolo Pellegrin, Alex Majoli and Jerome Sessini.

Magnum’s Chien-Chi... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Teary eyes underneath the Greek flag. This... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. There is little left for sheep grazing... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Aboard Peter Henry von Koss, a Norwegian... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Refugees and migrant workers protest repatriation... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Facing the Aegean Sea, refugees fear for... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Watching the Athens-bound ferry, refugees... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Refugees who lost their lives while crossing... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. At Moria Camp two Bangladeshi migrant workers... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Outside Moria Camp, refugees cook food... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Two Iranian refugees camp in the woods... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Facing an uncertain future, a refugee waits... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. All has been quiet after the EU-Turkey... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. A refugee tries to catch fish at Mytilene... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. Facing the Aegean Sea, refugees spend time fishing,... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. There has been a sharp decline of tourism... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Facing uncertain future, a woman refugee... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. A refugee feeds her baby boy while waiting... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. A parade in Mytilene to heighten the awareness... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Refugees, migrant workers and NGO volunteers... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Watching the Athens-bound ferry, refugees... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Two Iranian refugees camp in the woods... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Refugees play football at Kara Tepe Refugee... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. A refugee watches a soap opera while waiting... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Murals depict the care and support for... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Refugees enjoy the warm Aegean Sea before... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Refugees who lost their lives while crossing... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Every Sunday morning, Greek soldiers march... 

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GREECE. Lesbos. 2016. Aboard Peter Henry von Koss, a Norwegian... 
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