Hours and days of searching, run-ins with coast guards and people smugglers, overloaded wooden ships: increasingly frequent in the media, it’s all part of an ancient history of fleeing wars, dictatorships and poverty. But acts of solidarity are also part of this story - the very lifeblood of a fragmented Europe that now is clashing (as it has in the past) with state reasons and its willingness to build barriers, and that gives us a glimpse into where the roots of the funding of many Ngos are. What follows is an historical overlook with some essential data to understand some of the controversies of the last few months.
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