Three teachers and activists of
the Balkan Route Collective said they were arrested in Bulgaria
at the end of December for aiding three young Moroccan migrants,
according to a post on Facebook. Simone Zito, a 38-year-old high
school professor in Turin published a post on Facebook on
January 4 claiming he was arrested with two other colleagues by
authorities in Bulgaria at the end of December "for saving human
lives". The three teachers are activists of the informal Balkan
Route Collective that aids migrants. The post was first
published on January 3 on the collective's website and was
signed "Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche Alto Vicentino". One of the
migrants 'in initial stages of hypothermia'
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