20.11.2020, The VIce

Three Young Men Face Life in Prison for Preventing the Return of Refugees to Libya

The trio, who have come to be known as the "El Hiblu 3", need your help to live their lives free of the threat of imprisonment.(...) “These three kids – they really are kids – all they wanted to do was help the captain speak to the people,” says Neil Falzon, the boys’ lawyer. “Three kids caught in the middle of this complex political, legal, commercial situation – they really are the scapegoats, and it’s the misfortune of the 16-year-old that he could speak English. It’s ridiculously unfair that they’re being picked on this way. They have their whole lives ahead of them, but they’re on hold because of the intense stress of this moment.” read more

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