The harrowing sight of a crying boy swimming the Mediterranean held up by plastic bottles strapped to his body moved many around the world. The freshest exclusives and sharpest analysis, curated for your inbox Email address is invalid Thank you for subscribing! Aschraf Sabir was pictured sobbing while swimming across the Mediterranean held up by plastic bottles (Photo: Reuters/Jon Nazca)Aschraf said that when he strapped empty plastic bottles to his body and took to the water it was his third attempt to reach Spain within 24 hours. Read More Spanish officers appear to push people into sea as thousands of migrants cross border from Morocco“I found out that they were opening the border. She was only 16 at the time and the stigma of being an unmarried mother in Morocco is such that it affects the entire family.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 27, 2021 14:37 UTC