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Whoever Saves a Life

Matthieu Aikins

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  • 2015 |
  • Article |
  • INTERNATIONAL REPORTING |
  • LIVINGSTON AWARD |
  • WINNER |

Matthieu Aikins heard about the lifesaving work of Syrian first responders and traveled to rebel-held Aleppo to tell their story. Members of the Hanano Civil Defense team risk their lives daily to save civilians caught in the aerial bombardment of Aleppo. Aikins follows the young volunteers as they rush to bomb sites, treat the injured, and retrieve bodies – dead and alive – from beneath the rubble.

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