The new year has brought new resolutions from the Greek government to improve the lot of refugees living in the country's many camps. But in the most notorious - the so-called 'Hot spots' on the Greek islands - life remains a struggle.
Life Remains Miserable for Greece's 'Hot spot' Refugees
![This camp is on the northern coast of Lesvos and is usually a brief transit point for refugees before being taken elsewhere in the island. However, these arrivals had to stay overnight amid reports that Moria camp was full.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5496F85D-79B4-4F3E-8C72-02714E447B99_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This camp is on the northern coast of Lesvos and is usually a brief transit point for refugees before being taken elsewhere in the island. However, these arrivals had to stay overnight amid reports that Moria camp was full.
![Vial camp is one of the five ‘hot spots’ on the eastern Greek islands closest to Turkey.](https://gdb.voanews.com/89D0F9C5-188A-4EF9-91D6-C5E46E1F5844_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Vial camp is one of the five ‘hot spots’ on the eastern Greek islands closest to Turkey.
![Vial camp in Chios island. Like many of the other ‘hot spots’, it's seen scenes of conflict and violence.](https://gdb.voanews.com/83B26E46-BF3E-4F3F-A475-908A6AD26FD4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Vial camp in Chios island. Like many of the other ‘hot spots’, it's seen scenes of conflict and violence.
![A man waits on the bus taking him from Souda camp to Vial camp in Chios.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4D575CF1-4C88-417C-B6DC-D967AB8614C5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man waits on the bus taking him from Souda camp to Vial camp in Chios.