Greece, Dec 4, 2025 (AFP) - Activist whose rescue of sister inspired hit Netflix film on trial in Greece

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Sarah Nardini, the activist whose rescue of her own sister inspired a hit Netflix film, on Thursday went on trial in Greece alongside 23 other people to face charges including migrant trafficking. The 2022 Netflix film "The Swimmers" is inspired by the story of Mardini and her sister Yusra, who was one of 10 athletes who competed in the Rio Olympics for a Refugee Team. Mardini, 30, made the perilous Aegean crossing from Turkey to Greece in 2015,......

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