In the Spirit of Sankofa,
Sound of Torture
Eritrean refugees, trapped and tortured in the Sinai desert, reach out to an activist radio host in Sweden
Since Europe closed its borders in 2006, thousands of Eritreans have tried to flee to Israel by crossing the Sinai desert; but in the Sinai, many are kidnapped by Bedouins and taken to one of the hidden camps where their families are then extorted for ransom.
Swedish-based Eritrean radio host and human rights activist Meron Estefanos publishes the stories of these camps while recording hostages' live pleas for help ...
Video
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2015/03/sound-torture-150318094959803.html
18 Mar 2015 10:07 GMT Human Rights, Africa, Eritrea, Egypt, Sinai Peninsula
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Sound of Torture
Eritrean refugees, trapped and tortured in the Sinai desert, reach out to an activist radio host in Sweden
Since Europe closed its borders in 2006, thousands of Eritreans have tried to flee to Israel by crossing the Sinai desert; but in the Sinai, many are kidnapped by Bedouins and taken to one of the hidden camps where their families are then extorted for ransom.
Swedish-based Eritrean radio host and human rights activist Meron Estefanos publishes the stories of these camps while recording hostages' live pleas for help ...
Video
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2015/03/sound-torture-150318094959803.html
18 Mar 2015 10:07 GMT Human Rights, Africa, Eritrea, Egypt, Sinai Peninsula
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