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160,000 Rally in Barcelona to Demand Spain Accept More Refugees

HeadlineFeb 20, 2017

In Spain, as many as 160,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona Saturday to demand the Spanish government admit more refugees. This is Meera Zaroor, a Syrian refugee living in Barcelona.

Meera Zaroor: “People could help us to forget the pain we feel because we miss our loved ones in Syria. Think of us as people, not as a crisis. We are not a crisis, and we didn’t come here to steal people’s houses or their jobs. We came here to live in a secure place, because Syria is not safe.”

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