Friday, November 25, 2005

Mexico: Train of Death

They call it El Tren de la Muerte or La Bestia, The Beast. For Central Americans who cannot pay thousands of dollars for a coyote to smuggle them accross Mexico to the US border, this freight train offers a free ride. But it's a perilous journey, that many wind up paying for with their lives.

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Saturday, November 19, 2005

France: Youth Uprising

Mariana van Zeller speaks with youth in France about the recent rioting and reasons for the uprising.


Filmed for Current TV

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Saturday, November 05, 2005

Amazon Drug Trail

Home to the greatest variety of life on the planet...
Contains a quarter of the earth’s fresh water…
And produces around 20 percent of the planet’s oxygen supply...
It is also one of the world’s most active drug trafficking routes.


Filmed for Current TV and CBC Canada

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