"Death in the Desert", a special report by Fred Pleitgen, airs on CNN International Saturday, November 5 at 2100 HK / 1700 Abu Dhabi / 2100 CET / 2030PM ET; Sunday, November 6 at 1800 HK / 2100 Abu Dhabi / 1800 CET; Tuesday, November 8 at 2130 Abu Dhabi / 1830 CET.
In the first part of his report, Pleitgen investigates the plight of refugees crossing the Sinai Desert. We will publish a second story on The Freedom Project on Thursday."I wanted to build a good future for my family but I failed," a weak Issam Abdallah Mohammed says in a video taped statement.
The refugee from the Darfur region of Sudan was trying to illegally cross the border from Egypt to Israel when he was discovered and shot by Egyptian border guards.
Less than an hour after taping the statement Issam was dead, succumbing to the wounds inflicted by the gun shots.
Every year thousands of refugees, mostly from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan attempt the dangerous journey from their war-torn countries to Israel in search of economic prosperity and stability.
Very few make it and the results of the failed migration can be seen inside the morgue of the central hospital in the Egyptian port town of El Arish.
No comments:
Post a Comment