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African Exodus, 27 minutes, 2007 (Ref:
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An extremely powerful film showing the terrible
risks that Africans will take to get to "The
Promised Land". Juan Medina, an Argentine
photographer, arrived in Spain twenty years ago.
Medina was looking for a better life and decided to
settle in Fuerteventura, attracted by a tourist
slogan portraying it as “The Tranquil Isle”. He
could not have guessed then that he would be an eye
witness to the tragic exodus of Africans to Europe.
Over the last ten years, 32,000 Africans have landed
on the coast of the Canary Islands in makeshift
boats. Many have died in the attempt, drowned in the
100 or so kilometers of seas separating the islands
from the African mainland. One night in November
2004, Juan was on board a Spanish police patrol
vessel. A drifting craft was spotted full of
immigrants. But the makeshift boat capsized: 11
people drowned and 29 were rescued. |
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China: Enemy of the State,
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Romania: Sex Slaves,
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Morocco: Stowaway Kids,
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Child Slavery Thriving,
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Moldova: Stepping Stones,
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Uganda: Beating Child Violence,
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How to Make a Difference in Africa,
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Moldova: Forced Labour,
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My Own Master: Journey to Freedom,
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Cameroon: Child Labour,
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