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01-07-2015 | Editorial

Disgrace at EU’s external borders

Authors: Oliver Razum, Kayvan Bozorgmehr

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 5/2015

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The planks measure about 5 feet (1.5 m) in length. They were once painted in dark and light blue and in red colours. Now the paint has chipped off, the wood is splintered; the nails are loose and rusty. The planks belonged to what must have been a small fishing vessel. They were washed ashore in Sicily. It will probably never be known how many people perished when the boat sank, but it is likely that it was overcrowded with men, women and children of all ages, attempting to reach Europe from North Africa. …

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Title: Disgrace at EU’s external borders
Authors: Oliver Razum
Kayvan Bozorgmehr
Publication date: 01-07-2015
Publisher: Springer Basel
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 5/2015
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0689-4

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