Members of the Afghan Hazara community in the Moria migrant camp on Lesvos organised a stoning against a 17-year-old Hazara girl after she refused a forced marriage, according to testimony shared by Eirini Agapidaki.
Agapidaki revealed that the incident occurred during the peak of the migrant crisis, when conditions in Moria reflected widespread disorder and a lack of structured protection for unaccompanied minors. She drew on her experience at the Special Secretariat for Unaccompanied Minors to describe the broader environment in which such abuses took place.
Speaking on Face2Face with Katerina Panagopoulou, Agapidaki reflected on her tenure and stressed the importance of building experience from the ground up, noting that she preferred gradual progress over shortcuts.
She reported that authorities initially lacked accurate data on the number of unaccompanied minors in Greece. She also described encountering severe conditions within the camp, including illegal activities such as drug trafficking and human trafficking.
Agapidaki highlighted the vulnerability of Hazara children from Afghanistan, explaining that many fell victim to trafficking networks. She added that she learned about the stoning incident after the girl was transferred to a facility for unaccompanied minors.
Staff later informed her that the girl had adapted well and performed strongly at school, offering a rare positive outcome following the traumatic events.
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