Refugee father charged with son’s death on journey to Greece
Al Jazeera
In an EU first, a refugee parent faces criminal prosecution for the death of their child in the pursuit of a better life.
On a pine-covered hill above the sparkling blue Aegean lies a boy’s grave, a teddy bear leaning against the white marble tombstone. His first boat ride was his last — the sea killed him before his sixth birthday. The Afghan child with a tuft of spiky hair stares out of a photo on his gravestone, a hint of a smile on his lips. “He drowned in a shipwreck,” the inscription reads. “It wasn’t the sea, it wasn’t the wind, it is the policies and fear.”More Related News