This week Joko and Klaas have once again won airtime on ProSieben. They used the 15 minutes to draw attention to the inhumane conditions in Moria. Pictures that everyone should see.
“A Short Story of Moria” – that’s the name of the short film that Joko and Klaas showed on ProSieben on Wednesday. A month ago, the two decided to devote themselves to the refugees in the Moria camp during this airtime. At that time, they wanted to address the “fate that was forgotten at this point in time” in the camp.
These fates are currently receiving more attention – because of the fire that broke out there on September 8th. “Since the fire, for the 13,000 people housed there, the already terrible, unworthy living conditions have dramatically worsened,” says Joko at the beginning of the airtime gained.
Moria – “the biggest mistake of my life”
The two moderators use the story of Milad Ebrahimi to show how bad the living conditions were and are there. Ebrahimi is 21 years old and fled Afghanistan – he came to Moria in January. His story is representative of that of many refugees: “The things he told us are experienced by all people who flee to Europe in search of a better life and in camps like Moria […] land, ”says Klaas.
Ebrahimi explains right at the beginning of the video: “It was the biggest mistake of my life that I came to this island.” When he arrived in Greece, he was initially hopeful. That changed when he saw the shabby, overcrowded and filthy camp.
In the video the unworthy conditions become clear: makeshift tents made of plastic tarpaulin, heaps of garbage bags, muddy ground. There is no electricity and no functioning sanitary facilities. You can see mothers washing their children with water from plastic bottles. “We were broken,” says Ebrahimi. “Why? Is that really … Is that Europe?
Here is the video Youtube:
Joko and Klaas: Everyone should know what is happening
The video recordings get worse when the fire breaks out and devours the camp. Men, women and children are fleeing the flames in a panic, some have packed their belongings in garbage bags. Recordings by journalist Jan Theurich show how the police shoot tear gas into the crowds – and injure loads of children. The images of the painful children and desperate parents are almost unbearable. “Is that Europe?” Is the question in the video credits.
The two moderators are aware that the situation is complicated and that a solution is not that easy to find. “But no matter who you choose or how you think about the refugee crisis: We want everyone to know in the future what conditions exist in the middle of Europe,” says Joko. “Only two hours by plane where Germans go on vacation.”
Utopia means: “A Short Story of Moria” is not easy to watch. Joko and Klaas rightly point out not to watch the video with children. At the same time, everyone should know about the situation: After all, it is European asylum and refugee policy that makes camps like the one in Moria possible. It’s good that Joko and Klaas use their fame to make the human fate of the otherwise anonymous “refugees” visible. We shouldn’t be indifferent to what happens in Moria and other refugee camps.
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