Doro : refugee, hero, champion, survivor
Woodhouse, Brendan2023
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Doro was once a relatively prosperous fisherman, but in 2014, when the country's fishing rights were stolen and secret police began arresting Gambian fishermen, Doro left home, fleeing for his life. From Senegal to Libya to Algeria and back to Libya, Doro fell victim to the horrific cycle of abuse targeted at refugees. He endured shipwrecks, torture and being left for dead in a mass grave. Miraculously, he survived. In 2019, during one of his many attempts to reach Europe, Doro was rescued by the boat Sea-Watch 3 in the Mediterranean, where he met volunteer Brendan Woodhouse. While waiting out a two-week standoff - floating off the coast of Sicily, as political leaders accused Sea-Watch, a German organisation that helps migrants, of facilitating illegal entry to Europe - a great friendship formed.
Main title:
Doro : refugee, hero, champion, survivor / Brendan Woodhouse, Doro Goumãneh.
Author:
Woodhouse, Brendan, authorGoumãneh, Doro, author
Imprint:
London : Unbound, 2023.
Collation:
256 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781800182554 (hbk)
Dewey class:
362.87092
LC class:
HV640.5.A3
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3478388
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