The old fisherman and his cemetery (World 2024, by Klaus Petrus) - Swiss Press Award
Klaus Petrus
Der Fischer Chamseddine Marzoug, 60, aus der tunesischen Küstenstadt Zarzis, inzwischen krebskrank, legt sich auf «seinem» Friedhof zu einem Grab: «Ein paar Monate habe ich noch, höchstens ein Jahr. Bei den Toten habe ich meine Ruhe.»
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2024
Klaus Petrus
Marzoug from Zarzis used to catch fish from the sea. Later, he caught refugees trying to reach Europe from Tunisia via Lampedusa, drowned, and were swept back. When no one cared for the dead, Marzoug began burying them in his "Cemetery of the Unknown." To this day, they are buried here, lost and forgotten. But now the old fisherman has grown weary.
