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ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Trending: 'Don’t Buy Death'

The hashtag trying to stop young Somalis from taking the dangerous boat journey to Europe.

Somalis have been using a hashtag to try and persuade young people to not to take the dangerous journey to Europe. #DhimashoHaGadan which translates as β€œDon’t buy death”, aims to counteract the positive pictures many emigrates post to social media, even though their new lives may not be as good as they seem.

Photo credit: Will Ross / ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ

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Mon 2 May 2016 15:23GMT
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