Article 2MMR5 The valley rebels: the French farmer helping refugees cross Europe – video

The valley rebels: the French farmer helping refugees cross Europe – video

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Spencer Wolff , Ben Lenzner, Charlie Phillips and
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Ci(C)dric Herrou is a farmer who supports and houses African refugees in the alpine village of Breil-Sur-Roya in southern France. Some regard him as a heroic good samaritan, but others - including the French border police and state prosecutor - denounce him as the leader of a band of smugglers, bringing migrants from Italy into France while flouting official border controls. As Cedric moves from one prosecution to another, why do he and his fellow activists feel compelled to defy the authorities?

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