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Advocates Decry Prosecution Of Refugees In Greece


Advocates Decry Prosecution Of Refugees In Greece
By
Emily Lever | May 2, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT
Thousands of refugees arrive in Greece s Aegean Islands every week, where there are increasing efforts to prosecute migrants and otherwise push back on immigration, according to advocates. (Grigoris Siamidis/Sputnik via AP)
Over 21,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe since 2014, according to the International Organization for Migration.
But a 25-year-old man from Afghanistan is believed to be the first parent to face criminal charges of child endangerment in the European Union after his 6-year-old son died on that journey.
He is being charged with exposing a child to danger, a felony under Article 306 of the Greek penal code, in what refugee advocates describe as an example of the criminalization of migration. Other recent examples of such efforts include a Syrian man sentenced to 52 years behind bars in Greece for driving ....

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