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201972 minPG-13documentary

Humanity on Trial

201972 minPG-13documentary

Humanitarian Salam Aldeen faces accusations of human smuggling by the Hellenic Coast Guard in this 2019 documentary.

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Humanitarian Salam Aldeen faces accusations of human smuggling by the Hellenic Coast Guard in this 2019 documentary.

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Humanity on Trial follows humanitarian Salam Aldeen as he is accused of human smuggling by the Hellenic Coast Guard.

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