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Europe’s Human Rights Body Slams Greece for ‘Criminalizing’ Refugee NGOs
The Council of Europe, the continent's human rights body, has criticized Greece for criminalizing NGOs and individuals assisting refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants.
As the trial of a Syrian refugee and competitive swimmer whose story inspired the Netflix film The...
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Syrian Refugee Who Inspired Netflix’s ‘Swimmers’ on Trial in Greece
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...
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Netflix’s ‘The Swimmers’: Story of Refugee Sisters that Landed in Greece
Netflix premieres The Swimmers on Wednesday, a true story of two sisters from Syria who were forced to flee their country becoming refugees on Lesvos, Greece.
The biographical drama tells the story of Yusra and Sarah Mardini, who, in 2015,...