Sarah Mardini

The trial of a Syrian refugee and competitive swimmer whose story inspired the Netflix film The Swimmers is set to begin on the island of Lesvos, Greece on Friday. Sarah Mardini, a prominent human rights worker, is one of twenty-four...

File photo An investigative judge on Thursday ruled that four humanitarian activists should be released on bail as the charges that led to their arrest are debatable, according to the organization Human Rights Watch. The four volunteers were arrested because their...