Artist Ai WeiWei visits Idomeni camp (vid)

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Artist Ai WeiWei visits Idomeni camp (vid)

He condemned the poor conditions and said the situation is a ‘big violation of human rights’

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Dissident Chinese artist Ai WeiWei visited the refugee and immigrant camp in Idomeni on Wednesday declaring his support to those who have arrived in Greece and are now trapped in the country.

The artist walked in the muddy camp condemning the poor conditions and saying the situation is a ‘big violation of human rights’.

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