Red Cross Volunteer Who Hugged a Refugee Becomes Target of Far-Right
Luna Reges hugging the unknown Senegalese refugee. Credit: Twitter/@inesreygracia
A Spanish Red Cross volunteer who gave an exhausted Senegalese refugee a hug off the coast of Ceuta, Spain went viral and became the target of online far-right hate campaign earlier in the week.
Luna Reges, a 20-year-old student who volunteers with the Red Cross as part of her studies, became the target of online vitriol.
The viral “Red Cross hug”
” width=”1080″>More than 8,000 people have flooded into Spain’s northern African territory Ceuta over the past few days. This sudden influx of refugees has overwhelmed Spanish authorities and volunteers.
Crise des migrants à Ceuta : une secouriste espagnole harcelée après avoir réconforté un migrant sénégalais
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A white Red Cross worker who was filmed gently cradling an exhausted African migrant says she s receiving abuse from far-right racists
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