Fetisov Journalism Awards 2024
Shortlist
Category: Contribution to Civil Rights
Gabriela Ramirez, Tina Xu
(Germany)
Widowed by Europe's Borders
Unbias The News/ LRT
December 8th, 2023
The original publication is available via the following link:
https://unbiasthenews.org/widowed-by-europes-borders-graves/
“No water, I think I’ll die, I love you.” This is the last text Sanooja received from her husband, who disappeared after a pushback into the dense forest that stretches between Belarus, Lithuania, and Poland. For families searching for missing loved ones, the EU inflicts a second death of identity and acknowledgment. Read more
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This article is part of the Border Graves Investigation, made in collaboration with The Guardian and Süddeutsche Zeitung. The Border Graves Investigation team consists of Barbara Matejčić, Daphne Tolis, Danai Maragoudaki, Eoghan Gilmartin, Gabriela Ramirez, Gabriele Cruciata, Leah Pattem, and is coordinated by Tina Xu.