Syria: a crisis at Fortress Europe’s gates

Video and article on www.theguardian.com / Fortress Europe

Since the war began in Syria, thousands of refugees have made the precarious journey to Europe, through Turkey, in search of safety. We follow the lives of two refugee families as they encounter people smugglers, border guards and shocking conditions along the way, and find theselves torn apart, not by the war back home, but by a new enemy: ‚Fortress Europe‚