Niki Kitsantonis, “Migrants Reaching Greece Despite Efforts to Block Them” (2009)

“‘. . . The problem with Turkey must be made an international issue,’ Spyros Vougias, the deputy minister for public order, said in an e-mailed statement. Last month, Mr. Vougias ordered the closure of the Pagani center — a converted warehouse that had been housing 1,300 migrants — saying it was ‘worse than Dante’s inferno.’” [. . .]   —The New York Times (November 18, 2009)