Toddler’s death opened European hearts and policy towards refugees, but 12 months on those changes have proved temporary Sitting in a refugee camp in northern Greece, Mohammad Mohammad, a Syrian taxi driver, holds up a picture of three-year-old Alan Kurdi. It is nearly a year since the same photograph of the dead toddler sparked a wave of outrage across Europe, and heightened calls for the west to do more for refugees. Twelve months later, Mohammad uses it to highlight how little has changed. Related: Shocking images of drowned Syrian boy show tragic plight of refugees Related: Accidental activists: the British women on the front line of the refugee crisis Continue reading...
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