After Sangatte: Europe's Untold Refugee Crisis
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December 2007: The War On Terror had been raging for over six years, in Iraq and Afghanistan, and US bombs were falling on suspected Al Qaeda strongholds in Somalia.
The result was an increasing flow of refugees escaping war, disease and poverty, 4 million were displaced in Iraq at that time.
With the collaboration of the UK and French governments in 2002 the Red Cross Sangatte refugee camp in Calais, France, was shut down and bulldozed into the ground, an attempt by both countries to halt the flow of refugees into the UK.
Five years later, the refugees were still heading for Calais, in ever increasing numbers, but instead of those fleeing the Balkans war, now most were escaping the war on terror.
After Sangatte captures the plight of those refugees living on the streets of Calais, France.
Ahmed, an Iraqi refugee exposes the suffering of those already there and what awaits those on the way.
The result was an increasing flow of refugees escaping war, disease and poverty, 4 million were displaced in Iraq at that time.
With the collaboration of the UK and French governments in 2002 the Red Cross Sangatte refugee camp in Calais, France, was shut down and bulldozed into the ground, an attempt by both countries to halt the flow of refugees into the UK.
Five years later, the refugees were still heading for Calais, in ever increasing numbers, but instead of those fleeing the Balkans war, now most were escaping the war on terror.
After Sangatte captures the plight of those refugees living on the streets of Calais, France.
Ahmed, an Iraqi refugee exposes the suffering of those already there and what awaits those on the way.
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- oscarbeard
- 4 months ago
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the only real news are that we don't know!
thnx again to the 'normal' media!!
and a real thank you to oscarbeard,
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Agree this is a good pod and it's an important story. But it's wrong to suggest the 'normal' media don't tell it too. there was a 6 minute piece on this on Channel 4 News in January in the UK. UK press from The Observer to the Daily Mail have covered the story too. I'm pleased it's being told and in an interesting way by oscarbeard on here, but it's not correct to assume a story is 'untold' just because you haven't heard it...
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- screenstation
- 4 months ago
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I totally agree with you.
never forget the Italy's position in the graduatory of freedom of press......87 after ghana and so on....
I still live in rome...... nevertheless -
Good work.
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- StrangeConversation
- 4 months ago
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really love the opening of this doc. keep getting in the car and finding stories... and showing them in all their rawness.
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The pod is very interesting but... For the British people some facts might perhaps be obvious, so the pod doesn't really explain why these people can't apply for refugee status somewhere on the way (France for example...). A 30 s - 1 minute background explanation would be great. Also, Ahmed calls on the British government to "take responsibility" for the refugees - it seems some type of answer would be desirable . An interview, or at least quoting the UK government policy, basing on press publications.
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