Special trains from prague to the west but to get there they had to pass through east german territory where they feared theyd be arrested. In order to keep memories of those journeys a life some of the people who made those trips then of doing it again. They all left east germany that way. After several tense weeks in the west German Embassy in prague. In september 1989 east germans were poor and into the embassy the building was quickly overwhelmed. Many ended up camping out in the Embassy Grounds it was cold. Sanders spent 3 weeks here with his wife and 2 children new arrivals came in over the fence every day. For them. Then the fateful moment on the 30th of september west German Foreign minister Hans Dietrich genscher arrived speaking to the refugees from the balcony his announcement that they could leave was drowned out by cheers. Was i cant show promise that everyone in the embassy would be allowed to go to the west stand was that and heard him. While you are standing right here. But. Its all coming about his widow. Just a few weeks later only citizens of east germany gained their freedom on november 9th 1989 the berlin wall came down. Thousands of refugees are holed up in camps for my kids in libya. We report from neighboring niger which is taken in 3000 of them. These images were recorded by refugees in different camps in libya they show appalling conditions human rights activists say the images are credible we came into direct contact with 2 refugees by a messaging services theyve been interred in a libyan migrant camp for 2 years they talk to us by a voice message we change their voices for their own protection. We have been tortured with scared were suffering and dying from various diseases. We were kidnapped we became victims of violence where starving people have died our lives are disgusting so we appeal for a voiceless voice to be heard we are innocent refugees living in a land of hell. In new 0 we speak to refugees who went through this hell. One of them is 18 years old we call her a mina she was kidnapped while fleeing from somalia and taken to a hidden building in the Libyan Desert many others die on the journey across the sahara i mean us kidnappers demanded 8000. 00 for her release they tortured emina to increase the pressure at parents were forced to listen to it on the phone. The whole with which. They changed me up hung me up and tortured me with electric shocks. They tortured men with electric shocks to their genitals and women and with shocks to their pressed until they cried and screamed loudly. They did it so they would get the money faster plan how to stand as a consul floor. With the torch a systematic many other refugees describe similar methods. About 1600 refugees live in this camp salt of the sahara. They were all rescued from libya. We managed to meet someone who profits from the refugees suffering he calls himself of the occupation migrants model for 500. 00 he brings migrants across the sahara to libya but if they cant pay the driver sell them to torture chambers of the lizzies understands why they do that. Or not is it the women they say i spent money on what am i supposed to do i want my money back and i want profit on top of that that was when i started torturing people. We often hear refugees say that theyre not put off by stories like this the smugglers other only hope and theyre prepared to pay any price even if it means risking their lives. Should go after the terror attacks on september 11th 2001 the u. S. Military began their offensive against the taliban in afghanistan the operation continues to this day one u. S. Soldier who has returned home reports. Under fire. And returning fire. Tracking down the enemy that was Sergeant Brandon no burns life for 15 months his units deployment was the subject of the acclaimed 2010 documentary restrepo obyrne returned to civilian life 11 years ago but sometimes he still finds it difficult to leave the war behind him. I loved running and that before the military i loved running inside the military but now every time i ran outside the military every time i would get started get winded i would get really asked for having panic attacks like a hose going on and then the oh yeah of course like think about if your in your ass afghanistan youre walking up a mountain or winded and you cant get out of the way you cant you know physically get to the next like cover and concealment spot that would be a problem when. You burn was 22 when he was sent to fight the taliban his mission he believed was to make afghanistan and the world a safer place but on the ground the reality was different. You cant defeat an ideology with violence you kill someone and they have family and now they have a. Now youve created 2 more terrorists in stead of the one right and thats all ad infinitum right like that you can keep can do that forever that thats what you know fighting this kind of war is after returning home from the conflict obyrne battled for several years to overcome psychological problems and alcoholism with his life back on track hes now studying to become a High School English teacher and lives in a quiet neighborhood in wilmington North Carolina he thinks the u. S. Government should withdraw troops from afghanistan as quickly as possible. We havent figured out in 18 years what to do with the taliban. And make them more peaceful or or defeat them now theyre more the possession of more land territory now so we havent figured it out. We lost. Obyrne continues to work to leave his experiences of the war behind him in the meantime america debates whether it can do the same. Visceral to seize the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall and there are still places in berlin where you can find evidence of the citys colorful past clash and spot house saddams hole that survived 2 world wars and division of germany. Couples have danced through berlin history under this roof here in clare his bomb house swing night is just as popular now as it was 100 years ago. Berlin might have lost some of its charm but you can rediscover it right here. Putting out the glitter might be dripping off the walls but weve been coming here for 10 years now its a berlin tradition i mean sutil invited me to visit and of course there were one big family over the years you get to know each other everyone comes here and we love it thats true Ziggy Marquardt has been coming here regularly for 6 decades he lives in the west half of the city in the ball houses in the east even after the wall went up in 1961 he continued visiting the club despite border controls. Will sit in the back then you have to cross the border at strangers youve got a day pass and in the evening at midnight you have to be back again. Today the dance club in the middle of berlin also boasts a restaurant and is popular with locals and tourists alike. Author madeon keizo research the history of clear his ball house for years and interviewed many eyewitnesses who danced here when the g. D. R. Still existed and berlin was divided into east and west. My come to see what comes before us today you cant even imagine that they built a wall through the middle of the city but this is a place where east and west. Germany met up and became close because music and dance and alcohol all that brings people together. In her book mommy in keizer tells the story. In 1913 clavicle brewer opened the ball house together with her husband to entertain berliners from all walks of life clear humans survive 2 world wars and the division of germany and hardly changed. But in january things may change a new owner plans on renovating zuki marquardt hopes that things will continue as usual afterwards. We just want to stay here and keep dancing to swing music like we used to like in grandmas time so to speak. Clare hills paul house takes its visitors back in time to a bygone berlin dance still unites people here as it always has a clear hints. About sense of right through the dipsy couple of days about the people from all over and thats in home the force im clear most missing in that we can unlock that missed the boat on the. Day that the last dragon was one of the whole. Books on the. Welcome to the put is the game here for delta. Flights to talk about. A great. Story more. We have. Lets have a look at some of the other rallies faking an effort to create a sigh of relief so you dont want to. Discuss. T. W. If you would like to be our fighters want to start families to become farmers or engineers every one of them has a plan or you should. 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