Prachi Choudhary

I liked it very much and I even feel grateful for everything I have . Sara Mardini returned to Lesbos to help refugees coming ashore every day. Yusra Mardini competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Yusra Mardini competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics She chose to swim for the Refugee Olympic Team. She is now a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and a voice for refugees all over the world. In 2018, Sara and her colleagues were arrested by Greek authorities on 'people-smuggling charges' for helping refugees in Lesbos. Human Rights Watch have called the charges "politically motivated" and Amnesty International say they are "unfair and baseless”. She faces 20 years in prison if convicted. 5.7 million Syrians have become refugees since 2011. There are over 30 million refugees worldwide... half of whom are under the age of 18. From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use. The rest of the Mardini family crossed the sea to Europe later that year. They now live in Berlin.