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Alessandro Penso – Lost Generation : This is the Story of Young, Unaccompanied Migrants in Greece

Alessandro Penso Lost Generation: This is the Story of Young, Unaccompanied Migrants in Greece [ EPF 2014 WINNER ] ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Hundreds, thousands, hidden in the abandoned indus…

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I found them in the “urban holes” that dot the landscape of an Athens wounded by the crisis. They are the kids I followed for this project, some of whom are very young. After desperate journeys, they arrive from the wars which have tormented their countries in recent years. But war, for them, was only the beginning of the tragedy.