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Greece: Rescuers on Trial

Crossing Continents by BBC

Jan 20, 202629:09News & Politics

In a case with profound implications for European migration policy, 24 former volunteer aid workers have been on trial on the Greek island of Lesbos. Seven years ago, they were arrested after rescuing thousands of migran...

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Greece: Rescuers on Trial is an episode from Crossing Continents by BBC. In a case with profound implications for European migration policy, 24 former volunteer aid workers have been on trial on the Greek island of Lesbos. Seven years ago,...

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