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die story – Flight into Death. – The Village, the Sea , the Silence
Prize-winner 2003
European CIVIS Television Prize – information
| Author: | Marc Wiese |
| Editorial: | Heribert Blondiau |
Broadcasting date 09.12.2002 at 22:30 hrs by WDR
Content
At Christmas 1996, 283 people died in an attempt to flee across the sea to Europe. It was the biggest ship disaster since the War in the Mediterranean. The sinking of the refugees’ ship was denied for years, until one person broke the silence.
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