Refugees forced to claim asylum in 'jail-like' camps as Greece tightens system

Aid agencies fear plans to scrap applications via Skype are an attempt to control and contain rather than help asylum seekers When Hadi Karam*, a soft-spoken Syrian, decided to leave the war-stricken city of Raqqa, he knew the journey to Europe would be risky. What he had not factored in was how technology would be a stumbling block once he reached Greece. "I never thought Skype would be the problem," says the young professional, recounting his family's ordeal trying to contact asylum officers i...