Libya s Struggle To Cope With Surge In Migrant Smuggling

The Migrant Trade: Authorities are at breaking point, on both sides of the Mediterranean. Libya s Descent Into Immigration Chaos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0vtLspGbmg The EU Funded Brutality Facing Migrants In Morocco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiep-nQdno8 The Italian Town That Loves Immigrants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPj1jcAwxgU The Balkans: Europe s Immigration Back Door: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrlyoDk44ss Subscribe to Journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=68746 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures As military action against migrant smugglers continues, the Libyan authorities are playing a chaotic cat and mouse game with an endless tide of migrants and are tiring of their role as Europe s border control. "They drove 115 of us to the coast in trucks. We slept there one night. The next day in the morning we left for Italy by boat." Like hundreds of thousands of others, Ibrahim put his life in the hands of organised smugglers. They were picked up by Libyan patrols. Now he is being held at one of many detention centres near Libya s coastline. The sheer numbers at these centres is evidence of the Libyan authorities considerable efforts to control migration; but the strain on resources is apparent. "You have to feed them all. Sometimes you wonder: wouldn’t it be better to let them go to Europe," says General Abdelbaset Marwan of government taskforce Libya Dawn. KRO Brandpunt - Ref 6473 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.