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- ↑ "Greek volunteers share UN refugee award". Middle East Eye. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
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- ↑ "Greske frivillige vinner Nansenprisen". Flyktninghjelpen (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-09-04.