A boat carrying 500 refugees sunk at sea. The story of two survivors | Melissa Fleming

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Every day, I listen to harrowing stories of people fleeing for their lives,

Svakog dana slušam zastrašujuće priče o ljudima koji beže od smrti

across dangerous borders and unfriendly seas.

preko opasnih granica i neprijateljskih mora.

But there's one story that keeps me awake at night,

Ali ima jedna priča koja me drži budnom po noći,

and it's about Doaa.

a to je priča o Doi.

A Syrian refugee, 19 years old,

Sirijskoj izbeglici od 19 godina,

she was living a grinding existence in Egypt working day wages.

koja je živela iscrpljujući život u Egiptu, radeći kao nadničarka.

Her dad was constantly thinking of his thriving business back in Syria

Njen otac je stalno mislio na svoj uspešni posao u Siriji,

that had been blown to pieces by a bomb.

koji je bomba raznela u paramparčad.

And the war that drove them there was still raging in its fourth year.

Rat koji ih je doveo tu, buktao je četvrtu godinu za redom.

And the community that once welcomed them there

A zajednica koja ih je nekad spremno dočekala,

had become weary of them.

bila ih je sita.

And one day, men on motorcycles tried to kidnap her.

Jednoga dana su muškarci na motorima pokušali da je kidnapuju.

Once an aspiring student thinking only of her future,

Nekada ambiciozni đak koji je jedino mislio na budućnost,

now she was scared all the time.

sada je bila uplašena sve vreme.

But she was also full of hope,

Ali je takođe bila puna nade

because she was in love with a fellow Syrian refugee named Bassem.

jer je bila zaljubljena u drugara, izbeglicu iz Sirije po imenu Basem.

Bassem was also struggling in Egypt, and he said to Doaa,

Basem se takođe mučio u Egiptu, pa je rekao Doi:

"Let's go to Europe; seek asylum, safety.

"Pođimo u Evropu; zatražimo azil, sigurnost.

I will work, you can study -- the promise of a new life."

Ja ću da radim, ti možeš da studiraš - to je obećanje novog života."

And he asked her father for her hand in marriage.

I tražio je od njenog oca ruku da je oženi.

But they knew to get to Europe they had to risk their lives,

Ali su znali da bi stigli do Evrope, moraće da rizikuju svoje živote,

traveling across the Mediterranean Sea,

putujući preko Sredozemnog mora,

putting their hands in smugglers', notorious for their cruelty.

stavljajući se u ruke krijumčara, koji su poznati po svojoj okrutnosti.

And Doaa was terrified of the water.

A Doa je bila preplašena vode.

She always had been. She never learned to swim.

Oduvek se plašila vode. Nikada nije naučila da pliva.

It was August that year, and already 2,000 people had died

Bio je avgust te godine i već je 2000 ljudi poginulo

trying to cross the Mediterranean,

pokušavajući da pređu Mediteran,

but Doaa knew of a friend who had made it all the way to Northern Europe,

ali Doa je imala prijatelja koji je uspeo da stigne skroz do Severne Evrope,

and she thought, "Maybe we can, too."

pa je razmišljala: "Možda i mi uspemo."

So she asked her parents if they could go,

Stoga je pitala roditelje da li može da pođe s Basemom

and after a painful discussion, they consented,

i nakon mučne rasprave, pristali su,

and Bassem paid his entire life savings -- 2,500 dollars each --

a Basem je uplatio svu ušteđevinu - 2 500 dolara po osobi -

to the smugglers.

krijumčarima.

It was a Saturday morning when the call came,

Bilo je subotnje jutro kada je stigao poziv

and they were taken by bus to a beach, hundreds of people on the beach.

i autobus ih je dovezao do plaže, na stotine ljudi je bilo na plaži.

They were taken then by small boats onto an old fishing boat,

Mali čamci su ih prevozili do starog broda za pecanje,

500 of them crammed onto that boat,

njih 500 je bilo natrpano na tom brodu,

300 below, [200] above.

300 ispod, 500 iznad.

There were Syrians, Palestinians, Africans, Muslims and Christians,

Tu su bili Sirijci, Palestinci, Afrikanci, muslimani i hrišćani,

100 children, including Sandra -- little Sandra, six years old --

100 dece, uključujući i Sandru - malenu Sandru od šest godina -

and Masa, 18 months.

i Masu od 18 meseci.

There were families on that boat, crammed together shoulder to shoulder,

Tu su bile čitave porodice natrpane, rame uz rame,

feet to feet.

stopalo uz stopalo.

Doaa was sitting with her legs crammed up to her chest,

Doa je sedela nogu pribijenih uz grudi,

Bassem holding her hand.

Basem ju je držao za ruku.

Day two on the water, they were sick with worry

Drugog dana na vodi, bilo im je muka od brige

and sick to their stomachs from the rough sea.

i bilo im je muka u stomacima zbog uzburkanog mora.

Day three, Doaa had a premonition.

Trećeg dana, Doa je imala predosećanje.

And she said to Bassem, "I fear we're not going to make it.

Rekla je Basemu: "Strahujem da nećemo uspeti.

I fear the boat is going to sink."

Strahujem da će brod da potone."

And Bassem said to her, "Please be patient.

A Basem joj je rekao: "Molim te, budi strpljiva.

We will make it to Sweden, we will get married

Stići ćemo do Švedske, venčaćemo se

and we will have a future."

i imaćemo budućnost."

Day four, the passengers were getting agitated.

Četvrtog dana, putnici su postajali uzrujani.

They asked the captain, "When will we get there?"

Pitali su kapetana: "Kada ćemo stići?"

He told them to shut up, and he insulted them.

Rekao im je da ućute i izvređao ih je.

He said, "In 16 hours we will reach the shores of Italy."

Rekao je: "Za 16 sati stići ćemo na obale Italije."

They were weak and weary.

Bili su slabi i iscrpljeni.

Soon they saw a boat approach -- a smaller boat, 10 men on board,

Ubrzo su videli brod kako se približava - manji brod, sa 10 muškaraca na njemu,

who started shouting at them, hurling insults,

koji su počeli da viču na njih, dobacujući uvrede,

throwing sticks, asking them to all disembark

gađajući ih štapovima, tražeći od njih da se iskrcaju

and get on this smaller, more unseaworthy boat.

i da pređu na ovaj manji, manje podesan brod za plovidbu.

The parents were terrified for their children,

Roditelji su bili preplašeni zbog dece

and they collectively refused to disembark.

i kolektivno su odbili da se iskrcaju.

So the boat sped away in anger,

Pa je brod ljutito odjurio

and a half an hour later, came back

i pola sata kasnije se vratio

and started deliberately ramming a hole in the side of Doaa's boat,

i počeli su namerno da prave rupu na boku Doinog broda,

just below where she and Bassem were sitting.

tačno ispod mesta gde su ona i Basem sedeli.

And she heard how they yelled,

I čula ih je kako viču:

"Let the fish eat your flesh!"

"Neka ribe jedu vaše meso!"

And they started laughing as the boat capsized and sank.

Te su počeli da se smeju dok se brod prevrtao i tonuo.

The 300 people below deck were doomed.

300 ljudi u potpalublju je bilo osuđeno na smrt.

Doaa was holding on to the side of the boat as it sank,

Doa se držala za stranu broda dok je tonuo

and watched in horror as a small child was cut to pieces by the propeller.

i gledala je sa užasom kako propeler seče na komadiće detence.

Bassem said to her, "Please let go,

Basem joj je rekao: "Molim te, pusti se,

or you'll be swept in and the propeller will kill you, too."

ili će te propeler povući i ubiti i tebe."

And remember -- she can't swim.

I sećate se - ona ne zna da pliva.

But she let go and she started moving her arms and her legs,

Ali ona se pušta i počinje da pokreće ruke i noge,

thinking, "This is swimming."

misleći: "Ovako se pliva."

And miraculously, Bassem found a life ring.

I nekim čudom, Basem je pronašao šlauf.

It was one of those child's rings

Bio je to jedan od dečjih šlaufa

that they use to play in swimming pools and on calm seas.

kojim su se nekad igrali u bazenima i na mirnom moru.

And Doaa climbed onto the ring,

I Doa se popela na šlauf,

her arms and her legs dangling by the side.

ruke i noge su joj visile sa strane.

Bassem was a good swimmer,

Basem je bio dobar plivač,

so he held her hand and tread water.

pa je držao za ruku i probijao se kroz vodu.

Around them there were corpses.

Oko njih su bili leševi.

Around 100 people survived initially,

Prvobitno je oko 100 ljudi preživelo

and they started coming together in groups, praying for rescue.

i počeli su da se okupljaju u grupama, moleći se za spas.

But when a day went by and no one came,

Ali kako je dan prošao i niko nije došao,

some people gave up hope,

neki ljudi su izgubili nadu

and Doaa and Bassem watched

i Doa i Basem su posmatrali

as men in the distance took their life vests off and sank into the water.

kako muškarci u daljini skidaju svoje prsluke i tonu u vodi.

One man approached them with a small baby perched on his shoulder,

Prišao im je jedan muškarac s bebom nakrkačenom na ramenu,

nine months old -- Malek.

starom devet meseci - Malek.

He was holding onto a gas canister to stay afloat, and he said to them,

Držao se za limenu kantu od benzina, kako bi plutao, i rekao im je:

"I fear I am not going to survive.

"Plašim se da neću preživeti.

I'm too weak. I don't have the courage anymore."

Suviše sam slab. Nemam više hrabrosti."

And he handed little Malek over to Bassem and to Doaa,

I predao je malenu Malek Basemu i Doi,

and they perched her onto the life ring.

a oni su je prebacili na šlauf za spasavanje.

So now they were three, Doaa, Bassem and little Malek.

Dakle, sad ih je bilo troje: Doa, Basem i malena Malek.

And let me take a pause in this story right here

Dozvolite da napravim pauzu ovde

and ask the question:

i postavim pitanje:

why do refugees like Doaa take these kinds of risks?

zašto izbeglice poput Doe prave ovakve rizike?

Millions of refugees are living in exile, in limbo.

Milioni izbeglica žive u egzilu, u limbu.

They're living in countries [fleeing] from a war that has been raging

Žive u državama, bežeći od rata koji bukti

for four years.

već četiri godine.

Even if they wanted to return, they can't.

Čak i da žele da se vrate, ne mogu.

Their homes, their businesses,

Njihovi domovi, poslovi,

their towns and their cities have been completely destroyed.

njihovi velegradovi i gradovi su skroz uništeni.

This is a UNESCO World Heritage City,

Ovo je grad sa UNESCO-ove liste svetskih baština,

Homs, in Syria.

Homs u Siriji.

So people continue to flee into neighboring countries,

Dakle, ljudi i dalje beže u susedne države,

and we build refugee camps for them in the desert.

a mi gradimo izbegličke kampove za njih u pustinji.

Hundreds of thousands of people live in camps like these,

Na stotine hiljada ljudi živi u ovakvim kampovima

and thousands and thousands more, millions, live in towns and cities.

i na hiljade i hiljade još, milioni žive u gradovima i velegradovima.

And the communities,

A zajednice

the neighboring countries that once welcomed them

u susednim državama koje su ih nekad prihvatale

with open arms and hearts

raširenih ruku i otvorenog srca,

are overwhelmed.

sada su preplavljene.

There are simply not enough schools, water systems, sanitation.

Prosto nema dovoljno škola, vodovodne mreže, sanitacije.

Even rich European countries could never handle such an influx

Čak ni bogate evropske države ne bi mogle da se izbore s takvim prilivom

without massive investment.

bez ogromnih investicija.

The Syria war has driven almost four million people over the borders,

Rat u Siriji je proterao skoro četiri miliona ljudi preko granice,

but over seven million people are on the run inside the country.

ali preko sedam miliona ljudi je u bekstvu unutar države.

That means that over half the Syrian population

To znači da je više od pola sirijske populacije

has been forced to flee.

bilo prinuđeno na izbeglištvo.

Back to those neighboring countries hosting so many.

Vratimo se na susedne države koje su prihvatile mnoge od njih.

They feel that the richer world has done too little to support them.

One osećaju da je bogatiji svet učinio premalo da im pomogne.

And days have turned into months, months into years.

A dani su se pretvorili u mesece, meseci u godine.

A refugee's stay is supposed to be temporary.

Izbeglice su trebale da ostanu privremeno.

Back to Doaa and Bassem in the water.

Vratimo se Doi i Basemu koji su u vodi.

It was their second day, and Bassem was getting very weak.

Drugi dan su u vodi i Basem je postajao sve slabiji.

And now it was Doaa's turn to say to Bassem,

I sada je bio red na Dou da kaže Basemu:

"My love, please hold on to hope, to our future. We will make it."

"Ljubavi, neka te nada održava i vera u našu budućnost. Uspećemo."

And he said to her,

A on joj je rekao:

"I'm sorry, my love, that I put you in this situation.

"Žao mi je, ljubavi, što sam te doveo u ovu situaciju.

I have never loved anyone as much as I love you."

Nikada nisam voleo nikoga onoliko koliko volim tebe."

And he released himself into the water,

I prepustio se dubinama,

and Doaa watched as the love of her life drowned before her eyes.

a Doa je posmatrala kako se ljubav njenog života davi pred njom.

Later that day,

Kasnije tog dana,

a mother came up to Doaa with her small 18-month-old daughter, Masa.

Doi je prišla majka sa malenom 18-mesečnom kćerkom, Masom.

This was the little girl I showed you in the picture earlier,

To je bila devojčica čiju sam vam sliku ranije pokazala,

with the life vests.

ona u prsluku za spasavanje.

Her older sister Sandra had just drowned,

Njena starija sestra Sandra se upravo udavila

and her mother knew she had to do everything in her power

i njena majka je znala da mora da učini sve što je u njenoj moći

to save her daughter.

da spase svoju kćerku.

And she said to Doaa, "Please take this child.

Pa je rekla Doi: "Molim te, uzmi ovo dete.

Let her be part of you. I will not survive."

Neka bude deo tebe. Ja neću preživeti."

And then she went away and drowned.

A onda se odmakla i udavila.

So Doaa, the 19-year-old refugee who was terrified of the water,

Pa se Doa, 19-ogodišnja izbeglica koja se plašila vode,

who couldn't swim,

koja nije znala da pliva,

found herself in charge of two little baby kids.

zatekla odgovornom za dve bebe.

And they were thirsty and they were hungry and they were agitated,

A one su bile žedne i bile su gladne i bile su uznemirene,

and she tried her best to amuse them,

a ona je davala sve od sebe da ih zabavi,

to sing to them, to say words to them from the Quran.

pevala im je, govorila reči iz Kurana.

Around them, the bodies were bloating and turning black.

Oko njih tela su se nadimala i tamnila.

The sun was blazing during the day.

Sunce je peklo po danu.

At night, there was a cold moon and fog.

Noću je sijao hladan mesec i bila je magla.

It was very frightening.

Bilo je veoma zastrašujuće.

On the fourth day in the water, this is how Doaa probably looked

Četvrtog dana u vodi, Doa je verovatno ovako izgledala

on the ring with her two children.

sa dva deteta na šlaufu.

A woman came on the fourth day and approached her

Četvrtog dana je došla žena i obratila joj se

and asked her to take another child --

i zamolila je da prihvati još jedno dete -

a little boy, just four years old.

dečačića, od svega četiri godine.

When Doaa took the little boy and the mother drowned,

Kada je Doa prihvatila dečačića i nakon što se majka udavila,

she said to the sobbing child,

rekla je detetu koje je jecalo:

"She just went away to find you water and food."

"Otišla je samo da ti nađe vodu i hranu."

But his heart soon stopped,

Međutim njegovo srce je uskoro stalo

and Doaa had to release the little boy into the water.

i Doa ga je morala spustiti u vodu.

Later that day,

Kasnije tog dana,

she looked up into the sky with hope,

pogledala je u nebo ispunjena nadom

because she saw two planes crossing in the sky.

jer je videla dva aviona kako preleću nebom.

And she waved her arms, hoping they would see her,

Mahala je rukama u nadi da će je videti,

but the planes were soon gone.

ali avioni su uskoro nestali.

But that afternoon, as the sun was going down,

No tog popodneva, dok je sunce zalazilo,

she saw a boat, a merchant vessel.

videla je brod, trgovačko plovilo.

And she said, "Please, God, let them rescue me."

I rekla je: "Molim te, Bože, da me spasu."

She waved her arms and she felt like she shouted for about two hours.

Mahala je rukama i imala je osećaj da ih je dovikivala oko dva sata.

And it had become dark, but finally the searchlights found her

Postalo je mračno, ali su je naposletku reflektori otkrili

and they extended a rope,

i dobacili su joj uže,

astonished to see a woman clutching onto two babies.

zapanjeni prizorom žene koja drži dva deteta.

They pulled them onto the boat, they got oxygen and blankets,

Dovukli su ih na brod, doneli kiseonik i ćebad,

and a Greek helicopter came to pick them up

a helikopter iz Grčke je došao da ih pokupi

and take them to the island of Crete.

i da ih odnese na ostrvo Krit.

But Doaa looked down and asked, "What of Malek?"

Međutim, Doa je pogledala dole i pitala: "Šta je s Malekom?"

And they told her the little baby did not survive --

Rekli su joj da bebica nije preživela -

she drew her last breath in the boat's clinic.

poslednji dah je udahnula na brodskoj klinici.

But Doaa was sure that as they had been pulled up onto the rescue boat,

No Doa je bila sigurna, dok su ih podizali na čamac za spasavanje,

that little baby girl had been smiling.

da se bebica devojčica smešila.

Only 11 people survived that wreck, of the 500.

Samo 11 od 500 ljudi je preživelo taj brodolom.

There was never an international investigation into what happened.

Nikada nije otvarana međunarodna istraga o tome šta se desilo.

There were some media reports about mass murder at sea,

Bilo je nekih medijskih izveštavanja o masovnim ubicama na moru,

a terrible tragedy,

užasna tragedija,

but that was only for one day.

no to je trajalo samo dan.

And then the news cycle moved on.

I mediji su nastavili dalje.

Meanwhile, in a pediatric hospital on Crete,

U međuvremenu, na pedijatriji na Kritu,

little Masa was on the edge of death.

malena Masa je bila na granici smrti.

She was really dehydrated. Her kidneys were failing.

Bila je uistinu dehidrirana. Bubrezi su joj otkazivali.

Her glucose levels were dangerously low.

Vrednosti glukoze su joj bile opasno niske.

The doctors did everything in their medical power to save them,

Doktori su učinili sve što je bilo u njihovoj lekarskoj moći da ih spase,

and the Greek nurses never left her side,

a grčke medicinske sestre se nisu odvajale od nje,

holding her, hugging her, singing her words.

držeći je, grleći je, pevajući joj.

My colleagues also visited and said pretty words to her in Arabic.

Moje kolege su je takođe posećivale i govorile joj lepe reči na arapskom.

Amazingly, little Masa survived.

Neverovatno, ali malena Masa je preživela.

And soon the Greek press started reporting about the miracle baby,

I ubrzo je grčka štampa počela da izveštava o čudesnoj bebi,

who had survived four days in the water without food or anything to drink,

koja je preživela četiri dana u vodi bez hrane i pića,

and offers to adopt her came from all over the country.

a ponude za usvajanje su stizale iz svih krajeva zemlje.

And meanwhile, Doaa was in another hospital on Crete,

U međuvremenu, Doa je bila u drugoj bolnici na Kritu,

thin, dehydrated.

mršava, dehidrirana.

An Egyptian family took her into their home as soon as she was released.

Egipatska porodica ju je prihvatila u svoj dom, čim su je otpustili.

And soon word went around about Doaa's survival,

Ubrzo se pročulo za Doinu borbu za opstanak

and a phone number was published on Facebook.

i broj telefona je objavljen na Fejzbuku.

Messages started coming in.

Počele su da stižu poruke.

"Doaa, do you know what happened to my brother?

"Doa, da li znaš šta se desilo s mojim bratom?

My sister? My parents? My friends? Do you know if they survived?"

Mojom sestrom? Mojim roditeljima? Mojim prijateljima? Da li su preživeli?"

One of those messages said,

Jedna od poruka je glasila:

"I believe you saved my little niece, Masa."

"Verujem da si spasila moju malenu nećaku, Masu."

And it had this photo.

Uz nju je stigla ova slika.

This was from Masa's uncle,

Bila je to poruka od Masinog strica,

a Syrian refugee who had made it to Sweden with his family

izbeglice iz Sirije koji se s porodicom domogao Švedske,

and also Masa's older sister.

takođe je s njima Masina starija sestra.

Soon, we hope, Masa will be reunited with him in Sweden,

Nadamo se da će uskoro Masa biti s njim u Švedskoj,

and until then, she's being cared for in a beautiful orphanage in Athens.

a do tada o njoj se brinu u prelepom sirotištu u Atini.

And Doaa? Well, word went around about her survival, too.

A Doa? Pa, pročulo se i za njen opstanak.

And the media wrote about this slight woman,

Mediji su pisali o ovoj vižljastoj ženi

and couldn't imagine how she could survive all this time

i nisu mogli da zamisle kako je preživela sve vreme

under such conditions in that sea,

u takvim uslovima na tom moru,

and still save another life.

i pritom spase još jedan život.

The Academy of Athens, one of Greece's most prestigious institutions,

Atinska akademija, jedna od najprestižnijih grčkih institucija

gave her an award of bravery,

joj je dodelila nagradu za hrabrost

and she deserves all that praise,

i ona zavređuje sve pohvale

and she deserves a second chance.

i zaslužuje još jednu priliku.

But she wants to still go to Sweden.

Ali ona i dalje želi da ode u Švedsku.

She wants to reunite with her family there.

Želi da se ujedini sa svojom porodicom tamo.

She wants to bring her mother and her father and her younger siblings

Želi da dovede tamo majku, oca i mlađu braću i sestre,

away from Egypt there as well,

što dalje iz Egipta

and I believe she will succeed.

i ja verujem da će uspeti.

She wants to become a lawyer or a politician

Želi da postane advokatica ili političarka

or something that can help fight injustice.

ili neko ko može da pomogne u borbi protiv nepravde.

She is an extraordinary survivor.

Ona je neverovatan borac.

But I have to ask:

Ali moram da pitam:

what if she didn't have to take that risk?

šta da ona nije morala da rizikuje?

Why did she have to go through all that?

Zašto je morala da prođe kroz sve to?

Why wasn't there a legal way for her to study in Europe?

Zašto nije postojao legalan način da studira u Evropi?

Why couldn't Masa have taken an airplane to Sweden?

Zašto Masa nije mogla poći avionom u Švedsku?

Why couldn't Bassem have found work?

Zašto Basem nije mogao da nađe posao?

Why is there no massive resettlement program for Syrian refugees,

Zašto ne postoji obimniji program raseljavanja sirijskih izbeglica,

the victims of the worst war of our times?

žrtava najgoreg rata našeg doba?

The world did this for the Vietnamese in the 1970s. Why not now?

Svet je to uradio za Vijetnamce 1970-ih. Zašto ne i ovaj put?

Why is there so little investment in the neighboring countries

Zašto imamo tako mala ulaganja u susedne države,

hosting so many refugees?

koje zbrinjavaju tolike izbeglice?

And why, the root question,

I zašto, ovo je suštinsko pitanje,

is so little being done to stop the wars, the persecution

je tako malo učinjeno da se zaustave ratovi, proganjanja

and the poverty that is driving so many people

i siromaštvo koje tera tolike ljude

to the shores of Europe?

na obale Evrope?

Until these issues are resolved,

Dok se ovi problemi ne reše,

people will continue to take to the seas

ljudi će nastaviti da idu preko mora

and to seek safety and asylum.

i da traže sigurnost i azil.

And what happens next?

Šta sledi?

Well, that is largely Europe's choice.

Pa, to je najvećim delom na Evropi da odabere.

And I understand the public fears.

I ja razumem strahove javnosti.

People are worried about their security, their economies, the changes of culture.

Ljudi su zabrinuti za svoju sigurnost, ekonomiju, promene u kulturi.

But is that more important than saving human lives?

No, je li to važnije od spašavanja ljudskih života?

Because there is something fundamental here

Jer ovde imamo nešto temeljno

that I think overrides the rest,

što mislim da potiskuje sve ostalo,

and it is about our common humanity.

a tiče se humanosti svih nas.

No person fleeing war or persecution

Nijedna osoba koja beži od rata i proganjanja

should have to die crossing a sea to reach safety.

ne bi trebalo da umre, prelazeći more do sigurnosti.

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One thing is for sure,

Jedno je sigurno,

that no refugee would be on those dangerous boats

nijedna izbeglica se ne bi našla na tim opasnim brodovima

if they could thrive where they are.

da je mogla da uspe kod kuće.

And no migrant would take that dangerous journey

I nijedan migrant ne bi pošao na to opasno putovanje,

if they had enough food for themselves and their children.

da je imao dovoljno hrane za sebe i svoju decu.

And no one would put their life savings

I niko ne bi stavio svoju životnu ušteđevinu

in the hands of those notorious smugglers

u ruke tih ozloglašenih krijumčara,

if there was a legal way to migrate.

da je postojao legalan način za migraciju.

So on behalf of little Masa

Zato, u ime malene Mase,

and on behalf of Doaa

i u ime Doe

and of Bassem

i Basema

and of those 500 people who drowned with them,

i onih 500 ljudi koji su se udavili,

can we make sure that they did not die in vain?

možemo li se postarati za to da nisu umrli uzalud?

Could we be inspired by what happened,

Može li ono što se desilo da nas podstakne

and take a stand for a world in which every life matters?

da se zauzmemo za svet u kome je svaki život važan?

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

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