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Rescue grup supports and refugees...
...held the demonstration
in central Athens...
...to highlight what they call...
... increasing criminalization of sea rescues...
...and the antimigration policies...
...of some EU countries.
Some of the protesters laid down
in front of banners that read:
WOULD YOU SAVE US?
...to bring attention to the
problem...
...of thousand of people who die
each year trying to reach Europe.
The predominant color was orange...
...the reference
to the lifejackets...
...usually worn by migrants
picked up in the mediterranean.
The rally in Athens
was just one event...
...in a series across Europe
...organized by the international
movement Seebrucke...
...that translates sea bridge.
The movement is calling
the establishment...
...of safe routes for refugees...
...safe harbours and end
to the criminalization...
...of sea rescues and
human conditions...
...for refugees upon arrival.
Some also call for the release...
...of prominent Syrian refugee
Sara Mardini...
...and the Irish volunteer Sean Binder...
...currently in Greek custody for
allegedly facilitating refugees...
...at migrants into Greece