Rescue boat captain: Don’t let my case distract from refugee crisis
11 July 2019 |
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Sea-Watch 3 captain Carola Rackete has pleaded with authorities not to be distracted from the humanitarian crisis off the coast of Libya. She said the EU needs to stop cooperating with the Libyan coast guard.
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