Aid workers involved in refugee crisis on trial in Greece

The World

On Thursday, 24 aid workers who helped refugees and migrants arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos between 2016 and 2018 went on trial. The humanitarian workers face charges of espionage, forgery and supporting a criminal organization. Human rights groups say the charges are baseless and politically motivated. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.

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