There's a 23-year-old girl in prison. The accusations are absurd and are a pretext to obstruct the work of NGOs in this sector. Sarah is an excellent swimmer and is committed with heart and soul to saving human lives.

Sarah's story is being instrumentalised by the disagreement in the European refugee policy. She is accused of human smuggling, individual nrichment through donations, money laundering, espionage and membership in a criminal organisation. She faces up to 18 months in pre-trial detention. Life-savers do not belong in prison. They deserve respect and recognition!

In addition to the release of Sarah Mardini, we also demand the release of Sean Binder and Athanasios Karakitsos. They were arrested together and are also accused of similar crimes.

I know Sarah's father myself & he is shocked. How can you explain to someone that your daughter is going to prison because she saved lives?

Why did I start this petition? Personally, I feel very strongly about the fate of this young woman because I see Sarah Mardini as a life saver and as a soul mate of our project! The SchwimmClub1001 is a Berlin integration project. In the meantime, more than ten refugees are involved here as lifeguards and swimming trainers in order to teach other refugees how to swim. Some of them had similar experiences to Sarah during their escape via the Mediterranean Sea, only just got away with their lives & saved other people's lives. Their commitment is based on these personal experiences and escape experiences.

We would like to draw attention and thank many people for their resistance against the criminalisation of humanitarian aid for refugees.