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Finding Refuge - Athens City Plaza Hotel
May 23, 2016 1:44 PM
By
John Owens
Finding Refuge - Athens City Plaza Hotel
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The City Plaza Hotel had been closed for years but remained fully furnished. It was squatted by activists last month. (J. Owens/VOA)
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One of the hotel's 380 residents is seen on the first floor lobby. Meetings are held here allowing people to air their views. (J. Owens/VOA)
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Children play in the corridors leading to their rooms. The rooms come with en-suite shower and toilet - a stark contrast to the conditions many were living in before they arrived here. (J. Owens/VOA)
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Syed Nadim Rizwi is seen in his room with one of his sons. A Shia Muslim, he fled Pakistan after a number of relatives were murdered. (J. Owens/VOA)
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