The AGPS received news reported that the Macedonian authorities released two Palestinian detainees in Ghazi Baba prison who were arrested on charges of illegal immigration. The sources said that the two detainees were transferred to Greece after being detained for several months without any specific charge, while about 290 refugees, including Palestinian Syrians and Syrians, are still in detention, and suffer of inhumane conditions, where they lack minimum conditions of hygiene and food, in addition to detaining them in small rooms despite of their huge numbers, while the detainees renewed their appeals for being released, and for allowing them to complete their way to Europe.
The AGPS has published a report about the Palestinian detainees who went on hunger strike to protest the poor conditions in which they live, where one of the detainees confirmed “they are being detained in small rooms as there is no warm water for showers despite the cold weather which caused respiratory and skin diseases for some children, noting that the doctor in charge of them refuses to provide any treatment, while food is limited to some butter, jam, a loaf of bread, and sometimes some canned sardines. “
The AGPS connected with a number of international human rights organizations, and provided it with as reports in English language about the conditions of detainees in Macedonia, which met interest of those human rights organizations, who promised to act to alleviate the suffering of refugees in Macedonia.