There are also memorials in other European countries today, including in Greece, Poland, Bosnia and Norway. There is also a program with speakers, poetry and music on Scheveningen beach. “All to commemorate the people and to raise awareness about the incredibly deadly way Europe guards its borders,” said Ykema.
Children
The international journalist collective Lost in Europe reports that since 2018 at least 9,901 people have died trying to reach Europe, including 440 children. The collective analyzed data from the organization UNITED Against Refugee Deaths, which has been collecting data on refugees who die on their way to Europe since 1993. Children mainly died when crossing from Morocco, Libya and Turkey.
Children also die after arriving in Europe, Lost in Europe concludes. “There are reports of children being killed in fighting or incidents in refugee camps. And they died from accidents or suffocation in vans and cars they were smuggled into. There are reports of children being shot by border guards.”
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