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The list of the 34,361 men, women and children who perished trying to reach Europe since 1993

In recognition of World Refugee day, The Guardian, in collaboration with artist Banu Cennetoğlu, Chisenhale Gallery and Liverpool Biennial, is distributing the full UNITED ‘List of Deaths’ in its print and online edition.
Since 1993, UNITED for Intercultural Action has recorded the reported names, origins and causes of death for more than 34,000 refugees and migrants who have died whilst trying to get into Europe due to the restrictive policies of “Fortress Europe”. We reproduce the list below because refugees and migrants are not words but above all human beings: their first name, surname and the circumstances of their death never cease to remind us.
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Appeal to the Myanmar Government concerning the Rohingya

j:mag support this appeal initiated by the international literature festival berlin (ilb)
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We, writers at the international literature festival berlin (ilb) and International Congress for Democracy and Freedom, condemn the treatment of Rohingya people by Aung San Suu Kyi and the government of Myanmar.
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