Quelle: Al Jazeera | 22.11.2016
Calls grow for refugee protection, as frustration mounts on Greek islands and more boat disasters occur off Libya.
by Teo Kermeliotis
By the thousands they came, fleeing bombs, brutality and hardship. At day, they tore through muddy fields; at night, they huddled around small fires. Young and old, they passed through barbed wire, crammed inside trucks and braved rough seas in flimsy boats.
Along the way, they saw loved ones – wives and husbands, daughters and sons – perish. With little left to lose, they persevered, only to have their path – and a chance for a better life – blocked.
Days of despair have since turned into weeks, and weeks into months. But the nightmare won’t let go, each time appearing under a new guise.
