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Death on the Border

In June 2022, shocking videos started circulating online, showing violent clashes between African migrants and Moroccan border guards. Africa Eye pieces together what happened.

In June 2022, shocking videos started circulating online, showing violent clashes between African migrants and Moroccan border guards. They were filmed on a tiny piece of land where Morocco meets Spain - a gateway into Europe - and show the bodies of African migrants being thrown to the ground, beaten and crushed. Twenty-four people died in the incident, and many more are still missing. Africa Eye verified dozens of videos, collected testimonies from survivors and gained exclusive access to the border infrastructure to piece together the most comprehensive investigation into the tragedy and ask - was it preventable?

26 minutes

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Sun 6 Nov 2022 15:30GMT

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