3 Migrant Fishermen have been awarded Greek Citizenship for rescuing dozens of people from a wildfire in Athens, The Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos thanked the men for showing ‘solidarity and humanity’ by rescuing dozens of people.
The 3 Migrants, two of whom are Egyptians identified as Ibrahim Mahmoud Mousa; Emad Al Haimi and one an Albanian; Jake Gani were told by the President that they were now European Citizens so they could teach others how to care for others.
The Greek President also went on to proclaim that the Migrants’ actions sent a crucial message to all of Europe ahead of the upcoming elections in May. Read his exact words below
“To the formations of populism and xenophobia, who are against the spirit of European humanism and solidarity exemplified by the three fishermen”.
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