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@elyssastone6106

6 ай бұрын

what does it take to be on this video? i can relate to this man but from a different up briging

I hope people understand that what this man is saying doesn't even scratch the surface of the horrors that he endured.

@NK25TRC

10 ай бұрын

I HAVE TO COMMENT, SAYING THEY ARE BLACK PEOPLE ENSLAVING OTHER BLACKS, NO WHITE IN THE PROCESS, ESPECIALLY IN TODAYS WORLD

@NK25TRC

10 ай бұрын

LISTENING TO HIM STATING IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF HIS SKIN COLOR HE GOT CAUGHT IMPLIES IT IS WHITES WHO ENSLAVED HIM BUT IN LYBIA AND ALL OVER AFRICA IT IS BLACK ON BLACK SLAVERY ONLY, THEY HATE EACH OTHER BASED ON TRIBE AND BASED ON WETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE POWER OR PHYSICALISME STRENGHT

@Celinai00

9 ай бұрын

😅

@JamesJones-tl4yy

9 ай бұрын

You think you understand that with you comment lol

@kakashihatake6176

8 ай бұрын

​@@JamesJones-tl4yy what is your point?

To think that humans would do this to other humans is utterly disgusting

@jahhah6719

2 жыл бұрын

Slave drivers been perpetrating servitude behavior upon others. The governments play both sides

@m00n84

2 жыл бұрын

We slaughter other animals, why not our kind, which is also animals.

@gateris1

2 жыл бұрын

To think, that 3rd WW is unlikely, because we've developed... Think again

@JosephFuller

2 жыл бұрын

They do worse, much worse. However, it is not the whole story. There are also some amazing people out there who are only trying to do good by one an other.

@user-zb5kk8fn6v

2 жыл бұрын

If you reach the dark corner of reddit, you would see a hell lotta disgusting things humans do to each other, violently.

A lot of people don't understand that slavery is still happening today, and is still a very bad crisis in Africa, I pray for all of Africa to find peace and tranquility.

@greghauser742

Жыл бұрын

People are aware. They just think it's all Western countries fault. (Imperialism)

@Nikki-cm2dp

Жыл бұрын

There are white slaves too. Russia has many slaves

@aishwarya7298

Жыл бұрын

Do you know Islam is pro slave religion?! Do not fall for religion of peace crap they tell you. Libya is an Islamic state and their pedophile prophet told his followers to enslave black people and that is OK.

@monso7871

Жыл бұрын

@@Nikki-cm2dp no it doesn’t

@nug9g

Жыл бұрын

@@monso7871 dont listen to them. just another person with white narcissism. they hear about how african black people are still enslaved but by western corporations, and they feel a need to quickly jump and say. "B-b-but! White people too! In russia!" when being russian or white had 0 play in being a so called slave. while slavery in africa, is due to the cultural impact the european slave trade left on africa and the west. the racial degrading, the idea that people of darker skin coming from africa were so pathetic and barbaric. their only purpose on earth is for labor.

We need this to be shown more in the media. It's unreal that they cover the smallest things but nothing like this.

@francescopaolociminale5258

Жыл бұрын

they will never do as santa claus exist for real. Wake up.

@PaulStringini

Жыл бұрын

Stop being so Islamophobic. Nothing to see here. The real problem is systemic racism in America.

@mikkybozzy-my2vk

11 ай бұрын

Maybe people should stop trying to go to other countries.

@amysommerfield2069

11 ай бұрын

@@mikkybozzy-my2vk You're saying that people deserve to be enslaved because they tried to find a better life for themselves? You're a garbage human being.

@googane7755

10 ай бұрын

​@@mikkybozzy-my2vkEasy to say when you live a privileged life in a prosperous country. These people are fleeing from modern day slavery, wars and famine. Trust me, no one wants to uproot their entire lives and leave all their family and friends behind unless life wasn't easy.

It's wild that reality is worse than even the most horrifying books.

@Catlily5

2 жыл бұрын

@@thotslayer9914 Some really bad things happen in every country. Yet there is good also.

@ponponpatapon9670

2 жыл бұрын

@Shroom Grizzley WILD.

@kwelimalloy5439

2 жыл бұрын

@@thotslayer9914 they say most things you can imagine doing to people have already been done..

@Nero180

2 жыл бұрын

Because stories are based on reality

@stefantom4

2 жыл бұрын

horror books are written to express fears and horror- But they are also written by those who fear, not those who abuse.

The translation of the last sentence is wrong. He didn’t say “my life doesn’t count anymore” he literally said “for me, life stops now”

@louisejones3907

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@The_saltysalmon

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Booobbbbbyyyy

2 жыл бұрын

Noticed that too

@wolfgang5496

2 жыл бұрын

what language is this?

@jinkonorray

2 жыл бұрын

@@wolfgang5496 French

It gave me chills because I'm Ivorian and it's a really big problem with people becoming slaves in Lybia. The government was only able to bring back a few ones.

@kianisfahani7809

Жыл бұрын

I thought the Ivory Coast was relatively wealthy compared to other SSA countries, this is very sad.

@theone4782

Жыл бұрын

Italy sponsored the whole thing.

@OGmindreset

Жыл бұрын

africans should stay in their home country and not try to get to europe

@marguerilla

Жыл бұрын

@@theone4782 how? Seems france is more involved in destruction of libya and facilitating this madness

@yorksfolly1255

10 ай бұрын

@@theone4782 wdym

I just want to say thank you to this man for being brave enough to recount all of that trauma and get his story out there. He’s doing a huge service to the world by revealing this to the general public. Hopefully exposing this wound will be the first step toward healing and saving more people. I hope he finds happiness and peace in life and I hope he knows how appreciated he is. I think his mom would be very proud of him.

"There are things I can no longer bear, my life doesn't count anymore" the sorrow that weighs heavy on his heart must be immense. What a cruel world.

@benwahler7199

2 жыл бұрын

Him mmm PMC

@benwahler7199

2 жыл бұрын

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@benwahler7199

2 жыл бұрын

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@babababoiboiboiboi

2 жыл бұрын

its kinda mistranslated, what he said was "pour moi ma vie sa s'arrête ici">"for me my life stopped there" still heartbreaking tho :(

@drelephanttube

2 жыл бұрын

Not really understanding what he meant by that. He's given up on life? What things can't he bear? Just the memories?

His life definitely counts to me.

@sunnylilme

2 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@Charlie-uc1he

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@juanmibass

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@ericagomes651

2 жыл бұрын

He definitely matters❤️

@ing.m97

2 жыл бұрын

Same ❤️

This is one GoFundMe case that I would gladly support with everything I can. This guy didn't get his life taken away from him, he had it replaced with a devastating one. The fact that he's alive alone and didn't take his own life away or go insane is beyond astonishing to me. I honestly, hope with every drop of blood in my heart that he's regaining the essence of life.

@nvelsen1975

4 ай бұрын

Well, considering he paid thousands of dollars to smugglers hoping to live a life of crime as an illegal in Europe, there's a distinct "This wouldn't happen to a non-criminal though" to his sad story. You wouldn't feel the same way if he had made it across and was holding a knife to your chest demanding money, like happens at a rate of hundreds of thousands a year, every year. Same areas like the west section of Utrecht's central station are getting a mugging/groping chance measured in the double digits of percent by now. I grew up near where there was a shelter for 1800 of these profiteers and we didn't even bother calling the police if something was stolen or you were robbed: We just phoned a couple friends and went to the asylum seeker centre and looked for it there. Roughly 80% of chance of finding it, with 99% chance for a stolen bicycle. It was really adviseable to arm up too, ussually the stolen goods being reclaimed would attract hostility from the African hordes lazing about there, and having a couple batons or a baseball bat along simply prevented them from trying to push the issue. Heck, in 1998 I was briefly detained for about an hour because a gang of those attacked a white couple in their 50s YET AGAIN and they began kicking the man to death after flooring him. The gang member I was going up against was large and fat, so I wanted to put an overhand punch on his jaw and insta-stop him. I missed and hit his windpipe instead, stopping the murderer more definitively. Similar fates for the other 7 gang members who'd been engaged in beating up one cop stationed there and groping the woman. The leftwing mayor was HOWLING over the radio that we should be arrested and thrown in prison forever for our 'racist attack' of breaking up a violent lynchmob. 😆 The cop we saved disagreed loudly of course, his colleagues didn't like it either, but the mayor commands police, so... Custody sergeant outright refused to authorise our detention since no crime had been committed, so now there was a stalemate: The mayor wanted us arrested over our ethnicity, but the custody sergeant wouldn't allow that and both are the final word in their respective position. Took a little under an hour for the chief of police to break down the mayor's resolve, during which we sat in the central hallway drinking coffee with the cops as members of an angry crowd walked in occasionally to 'free us' only to be sent back out by the cops. 😆 Then we could go and went back to drinking. None of the racist murderers of that day were arrested. The man spent over a year doing physical therapy before he could walk again, the woman needed psychological treatment for the trauma. Maybe look up the items Dutch media recently made by EenVandaag and Nieuwsuur about Ter Apel and Budel having to form militias in a last-ditch attempt to protect the village's populations against these sorts of illegals? Contained some pretty shocking stuff of a woman and on a 2nd occasion a small girl being stalked, intimidated and groped, and when the husband and 2nd father intervenes, the reaction isn't to flee or apologise, but to get angry since this white guy is getting in the way of what's apparently some sort of bizarre African native way of doing things where little girls are just meat or some sick nonsense. I find it hard sympathising with one of those.

@bonky10

2 ай бұрын

@@nvelsen1975 you've confined your way of thinking. what you describe happens, the migrant issue is a real issue but what this man went through needs to be listened to without such a lens. he is an escaped slave, understand what he went through without finding reason to show sympathy. It's what makes us most human

@nvelsen1975

2 ай бұрын

@@bonky10 A slave who has thousands of dollars to spend?

@bonky10

2 ай бұрын

@@nvelsen1975 where was this taken from? Your assumptions?

@nvelsen1975

2 ай бұрын

@@bonky10 Everyone knows illegals pay thousands to smugglers to gain entry. It's hard to imagine you asking that in good faith.

The most heartbreaking comment he made was the last one about his life not counting for anything. His life is everything, because having escaped to be able to tell his story like this is so important. He is educating people. He is so brave and I hope that he can find some peace somehow.

I sincerely hope Vice was able to help him find counseling or some other form of care. This man lived through things no one should ever have to experience, and I hope he knows that he does matter, and that millions of people have heard his story, and know that he is valid and deserves to live in peace, completely unshackled from the horrors of his past.

@kogindogo7233

2 жыл бұрын

And a ticket back to the Ivory coast

@bomboclaatgod69

2 жыл бұрын

@@kogindogo7233 why would u give him a ticket to go back to the place he ran away from.

@lordterrortapir4658

2 жыл бұрын

@@bomboclaatgod69 obviously, it was sarcasm...but the thing that scares me the most is that we heard that story from one person and it gave all of us shivers, but there's still thousands of people who sacrifice the same things he did... May God find a way to get them out of this hell because obviously police is corrupt over there and no other country is even realizing this problem, we need to help all of them

@creepnasty5370

2 жыл бұрын

@@bomboclaatgod69 I mean that’s his home

@Random_entity34

2 жыл бұрын

No-one except the people who did it to him and other people.

This is heartbreaking. I sincerely hope this man finds healing and peace. He deserves everything good in his life.

@rafreyes1190

2 жыл бұрын

😔🙏🙏

@JosephFuller

2 жыл бұрын

As much as I agree with the sentiment and well wishes, I do not know enough to say what he deserves. He could have been an escaped child rapist from his own country. Maybe he lied about why be left his county and he was trying to escape "justice" for some horrible crime he did. I don't think that is the case but it is not outside the realm of possibility. It certainly does change how I would view his sufferung though.

@jerrymchummer8549

2 жыл бұрын

@@JosephFuller I've never heard anything as pessimistic in my life. You get the medal Joseph.

@lukemurray4950

2 жыл бұрын

Never forget Obama caused this and was responsible!! This must not be forgotten or not mentioned!

@nimai4

2 жыл бұрын

@@JosephFuller take a break from the internet you creep

I can never complain again. I can't even imagine what this man had to go through.

@aoutnumberedlion261

Жыл бұрын

😶

This beyond horrific. May he find peace in his mind and soul. Thank you to all that got him and the others to shore safely.

@TheOneRealDJ

2 жыл бұрын

For a long time I had a chip on my shoulder, all I wanna do is get the chip off

@williamyoung9401

Жыл бұрын

Can you imagine the mental scars from the screams of the people dying and drowning on the other boat? Oy...

There is no crime that is as heinous and vile like slavery.

@thecommunistgodsnews443

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dron/_VH_m5YFk4GHCEOzYS9Nqg.html Long live Communism

@crs12decoder

2 жыл бұрын

Yea. Sadly the Arabs didn't get rid of this nasty habit even if we are in the 21st century.

@timonfischer9679

2 жыл бұрын

@@crs12decoder yeah because there is no other culture that does it. No subsaharans selling men and women for force labour, no indian "untouchable" sex slavery and children who have to work, the concentration camps in china are just so the people can learn more in a safe space, the slave auctions in south east asia are just pranks, east europeans, thais, central americans selling girls to forced prostitute rings are so they can learn math etc... the top 5 countries with the highest slavery problems are 1) India, 2) china, 3)pakistan, 4)bangladesh, 5) uzbekistan. India alone has 18 million while the rest combined has only 8 million. China has almost 4 million. Before you make a stupid comment, get your knowledge up. And if youre trollin: get a life

@timonfischer9679

2 жыл бұрын

@@connfigured4086 its similar to slavery in a way. The childs freedom and choices are being taken away.

@goblindeeznuts

2 жыл бұрын

what about mass genocide

My blood ran cold when he said there were points where he was so accustomed to being called "kan" he would forget his own name.

@muhammadimamathaillahaskan2926

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stevie-J bro?

@Kinobambino

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stevie-J haha you're so hilarious

@dednika6350

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stevie-J Are you okay?

@lwrncjms

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stevie-J Idiot fits you

@MimiS6000

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stevie-J seek help

you can tell that this man is such and amazing and kind soul, he didn’t deserve any of this, none of them did. props to him to being strong enough to share his story

My former boyfriend went through a similar experience, including a dangerous crossing ( these boats are usually tubular rubber boats, they never give enough gas for the engine either) . He took of his clothes when he knew he was going to be in the water. He was rescued, but the majority of people he was with all drowned. He said he was wirking in Libya, that it was dangerous and they could shoot you. He said they worked to earn their passage on a boat

The fact that he is one of the luckiest that survived and still has gone through all of this, and there are people who gone through worse and couldn't make it, make me loose hope on humanity even more, his story shattered my heart and thinking about the ones who died or still suffering break it even more.

@elvisgonzales6387

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta get evil 😈 out here. Being nice ain't gonna cut it. That's if you wanna survive. " I'm not here stuck with you, you're here trapped with me" vibes.

@hedgethetics1747

2 жыл бұрын

@@elvisgonzales6387 huh

@goldsteinist

2 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of videos about the Libian slave trade. That country has serious issues and the mindset there is just tragic and barbaric. Middle Eastern and Arabic people are extremely racist towards black people. Horror stories from foreign workers from Líbia to the gulf countries even Turkey. Barbarism

@goldsteinist

2 жыл бұрын

@@elvisgonzales6387 take less drugs and grow some compassion in your soul. You will remember me writing it to you some day. Be good. Bye

@jamostudios7596

2 жыл бұрын

@@elvisgonzales6387 Tf are you on buddy ? Why tryna acting edgy and all ?

The propensity for people to hurt one another is never-ending and entirely disgusting

@ricbradley5323

2 жыл бұрын

Truly makes me sick. To attempt to own your fellow man.

@braindeveloperdimensional5579

2 жыл бұрын

The propensity only exists when people strat justifying human value through religion. At some point an idiot will find a loop hole to discriminate towards others and others will start making their own rules and in time it will be religiously acceptable to own slaves. After a few hundred years, a new religion will emerge from that assumed beliefs and it would inherit slavery as an acceptable behavior. Ex: Christianity >> Islam.

@lukemurray4950

2 жыл бұрын

Never forget Obama caused this!!

@thecommunistgodsnews443

2 жыл бұрын

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@atibavvdaze3726

2 жыл бұрын

222 999 treat everyone with a decent baseline level of respect we're all gods. Together we can make this world good

Completely heart broken hearing his story…I pray he realizes his life does count & what an incredible person he is! God will take care of the rest & of those wicked people

Its so sad that you can just feel how much he's gone through with how he talks about his experiences. It's truly unbelievable and disgusting that other humans would do this to someone of their own kind.

@doyourresearchman6521

3 ай бұрын

It wasn't his own kind. Libya is majority Arabian. Arabians arrived in the 7th century and brought their slave-trading history with them. They continue to buy and sell slaves up to and including today. African, Asian and yes, European slaves. Their present-day slave-owning/trading present day behaviors is well known internationally, but U.N., W.H.O., etc. do nothing because doing other business with Arabia is very, very lucrative. So all countries keep silient and just let it happen.

Had a friend who embarked on a journey to Italy through land, he spent 2 years in Libya. Somehow he was able to come back home, I couldn’t even bear to listen to all of his experience. Listening to this guy made me think about him

@emmybammy3393

2 жыл бұрын

What happened to him

@thumpertorque_

2 жыл бұрын

How did he escape?

@meriambenabdallah9495

2 жыл бұрын

I really hope he ,this guy and many others get the help that they need. ♥️

@darkwa2000

2 жыл бұрын

He was kidnapped on the way?

@analyzeit4682

Жыл бұрын

@@thumpertorque_ most likely paid for his freedom. They do Ransoms

I’m mind blown that this is still happening in 2021. There are no words. I pray this man finds healing and purpose.

@adeezy5503

2 жыл бұрын

If you think this is new and hasnt been around then you have a lot to learn

@13lilsykos

2 жыл бұрын

There are more slaves today in the world than there's ever been. And yes, the US is a huge cause. If you find a war torn country, especially in Africa, you can bet the US is in the shadows, somewhere. Especially if oil was/is involved.

@sukatidi

2 жыл бұрын

people tend to not know or forget the fact that slavery and slave markets still exist, its not a thing that ever stopped, because we see it in history classes in school, people tend to think its a thing of the past, and then theres those people that say and think racism isnt a thing anymore. bullshit. and a 5 minute google search easily proves it otherwise. they choose to ignore it. dont want to have to think about it. THATS privilege.

@Luca-nu2zg

2 жыл бұрын

@@13lilsykos why tf would the us need oil? The us and canada are the two largest oil prodicing countries in the world

@Cutiejuliya

2 жыл бұрын

@@Luca-nu2zg It seems to be never enough for u.s. historically oil always was an interest by u.s.

When he said there are 3 cemetereies in Libya, the desert, the city and the sea... that just made me feel so heavy hearted.

Nobody,no human being on this earth should ever have to go through that.

I…just….nothing I can say would even come close to helping this poor poor man. I just wish him peace and that others that are trapped find a way out. Makes me so disgusted at my own privilege when I hear stories like this. The world is so unbelievably unbalanced. He is so much stronger than he knows and his life matters.

@JosephFuller

2 жыл бұрын

How would feeling bad about yourself help him. Your privilege is your power; own it and use it to be a positive change in the world. Self loathing is only respectable when you have done something bad otherwise it is just a perverted form of narcissism.

@sloanealltree8436

2 жыл бұрын

@@JosephFuller I didn’t say me feeling bad is going to help him. I said I feel disgusted with how the world is unbalanced. Not trying to get a pat on the back or anything. I do agree with your comment on owning your privilege and actioning it. Definitely something important to remind everyone of. But since you don’t know me, or how I act in my life, please don’t assume I’m being narcissistic.

@lukemurray4950

2 жыл бұрын

@@sloanealltree8436 never forget this was caused by Obama. This always gets ignored.

@jaredkinley8302

2 жыл бұрын

he is stronger than he realizes.

@JosephFuller

2 жыл бұрын

@@sloanealltree8436 I'm sorry, I did come off as a bit heavy handed. While I was replying to your comment, in my mind, I was using you as a collective pronoun, not as a personal one. There is no way to know this though when reading the comment. I am a weird fellow and when addressing others, I often forget that other people do not automatically understand what I mean. This is down to my lack of social interaction. In any regard, cheers and I wish you and your family the best of well being.

I lived in Africa for a while and I was shocked at how prevalent racism is. It is not only the Arabs that have slaves, some other Africans treat each other like this too. There are Sudanese who have enslaved South Sudanese people, usually as domestic slaves. When I asked a man in a masjid about why, he said, "Because they are black..." I looked at him and wanted to say, "[...], you _are_ black." But he might have said something like, "...no, I am brown." All that said, the Sudan was the place where I felt the safest in the world and the Sudanese are some of the nicest people I have ever met. However, the USA, with all its flaws; is the least racist place I have ever been. Racism is everywhere, it can be really bad in Asia too, especially against people with darker skin. Because in Asian countries, the darker you are, the poorer you and your family must be. Racism and slavery are intertwined, you cannot enslave a person unless they are less than human, or you're just an awful person. Racism can be corrected though and people who grew up in such a culture should not be blamed for how they grew up. Becoming more tolerant of eachother's differences or even embracing those differences is a key to ending slavery.

@ojberrettaberretta5314

2 жыл бұрын

north sudanese consider themselves as arab

@DRcrimeinvestigate

2 жыл бұрын

As a kenyan I AGREE with what you say i used to get that a lot from brown Ethiopians or those arabs with different with different hair compared to us from sub saharan but when they go to western countries they wanaa be considerd people of color and even use the N word

@sheskates6551

2 жыл бұрын

You mean you can’t enslave a person unless “you are less than human”

@Intellectualrigor

2 жыл бұрын

That's why the Trans Atlantic slave trade was so successful. The groups didn't see themselves as a "race" but members of a different ethnic tribe. No loyalty was necessary.

@totalwarbest8702

2 жыл бұрын

Sudanese people are not Arabs like people in the Middle East. Sudanese people are mixed, they are Afro-Arabs. They have been mixed with Arabs for a long time, going back to the Arab slave trade, thats why many of them consider themselves as Arabs or because they are more pale. People in North Africa like Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia etc are mixed Berbers and Arabs, so many of them are pale and light-skinned, and they are more Arabs than the Sudanese.

No matter what he went through, his life still counts 💯

The most heart breaking story from this channel. A series of unfortunate events. Sorry he went thru this

This is so triggering to watch as a Black man.... It makes me feel angry, sad, and anxious at the same time. I hate how so many people in the world hate us just because of the color of our skin... We are NOT slaves.

@tonyaparrish5678

2 жыл бұрын

I hate triggers....I hate hate, Love is where it's at, for all humanity

@getlostvlogs4953

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyaparrish5678 that's right

@matthewmead2374

2 жыл бұрын

It's pretty ridiculous what you guys have to still put up with around the world. Seeing stuff like this reminds me that as a species we are still pretty brutal, petty and primitive.

@jimborb

2 жыл бұрын

I just find this so weird. As a libyan with black relatives it just isn’t really a skin color related thing?? it’s more of just being a foreigner from another country

@iceburnbeats795

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimborb wow that’s so much better, fucking disgusting 🤢🤮

Oh my god that’s is so sad, I can’t even imagine the pain, poor guy the mental pain he still suffers . I don’t know how to help other than share this video. Thank you vice for bringing this to light.

@JosephFuller

2 жыл бұрын

I, personally, don't share videos anymore unless it is something positive. For me to help, I just help those around me, the best that I can. Strangers, family, whomever, I just try to not add to the problem. If there is a charity doing good work, I give to them as well. The reason I don't share videos about issues is because people turn-off after a while and the only people that watch the videos are those that would have watched them anyways, the only person I was helping with my sharing was myself, to make myself feel better. By sharing positive videos, at least it puts people in a better mood and that is better than doing nothing.

@disclose_beauty

2 жыл бұрын

@@JosephFuller Some people wonder why its been years that it goes like this and It never stops. unfortunately European politicians are involved in this. They make milions on migrants lifes. That's why it doesn't stop. It's a shame . I'm from sicily and we see ships with africans evry day. It's a sad big business , mafia and politicians with libyans polices do big money on these poor people

My heart goes out to this poor man. May he live a happy life from here on out.

I can’t imagine living through it and then sitting down and sharing it. How awful.

Vice has got it. I love the information that they share so that we are not completely in the dark. Especially learning of these type of things going on. Devastating. I cant imagine living with this in my mind for the rest of my life. I feel for him and every other person involved with this life and this horrifying cycle that will not end easily. But definitely needs to

@leroysnead4435

2 жыл бұрын

You can Thank obama, hillary and biden for Lybia! There were videos on yt of the slave markets back then...modern slave trade, where's the outrage?

@jdmoore18

2 жыл бұрын

And they got the nerve to blame white people they sold their own kind to begin with

@sense_maker1816

2 жыл бұрын

@@jdmoore18 ??

@jackalope9354

2 жыл бұрын

Minus the article they did on The Garden. That painted them in a good light when they are truly the worst and a blatant cult.

@ryanlorance6168

2 жыл бұрын

@@leroysnead4435 exactly

I actually cant imagine what kind of monster it takes to treat a person like this

@cecil123

2 жыл бұрын

@Sarah T[A]P Me!! To Have [S]EX With Me Libya has a long history of slavery. Even Thomas Jefferson had to deal with Libyan slavers until he was able to build a sufficient navy.

People talk about slavery being a thing of the past when it's right here in front of our faces. Slavery never went away. It went underground and took on a new name.

Ive seen 100 vice videos - this was the hardest to hear and watch. My heart bleeds for this man. Many cubans cross the seas to reach miami. Many Floridians get mad about this but i have compassion. These people must have suffered alot in their country to risk their lives at shark infected sea. God bless this man

I grew up in Cap Bon, one of the north most points in Africa. Every night people flee from other African countries and make their way through Cap Bon and get on tiny plastic boats with 100s of passengers all trying to get to Italy. This happens, it's reality for us. Europeans know about this from a different side. But now I'm living in the US, coming from a place where when you saw a person from a different African country you immediately think "I hope they make it, I hope they survive the sea", it's so strange when you realize that so many people don't know this is happening.

@CharmEng89

2 жыл бұрын

I think the scary part for me is that we know it is happening... but abstractly, in a way where we are not always moved by it. We can be very far removed from the reality unless we take the trouble to learn about it, or listen to what people have to say. Videos like this are useful for increasing awareness - we get a much more human sense of what is going on, than just a cold fact.

@HandleMyBallsYouTube

2 жыл бұрын

@@CharmEng89 Think about it this way, if every one of those people kept you up at night, you wouldn't live two days before you'd kill yourself, it's unfortunately a coping mechanism that is necessary, there are only so many people we can really care about, as for the rest we can only hope and pray.

@CharmEng89

2 жыл бұрын

@@HandleMyBallsKZread oh absolutely - I still need to sleep and stay sane. But I can be aware of something and not let it kill me at the same time. In such cases, it isn't the load, it's how we carry it, and how much responsibility we realistically take for it. Tbh, I'm going to forget about most of the things that I read/ watch, and you could quiz me and I'd fail (no bad thing)...

@HandleMyBallsYouTube

2 жыл бұрын

@@CharmEng89 For sure, I'm just saying that our lack of ability to be moved by some of these things is probably hardwired into our barely better than monkey brains. That isn't to say that we shouldn't care or at least try to care and be aware of what's going on around us. Particularly here in the safe west we just love to close our eyes and ears and pretend like the world will just keep going forward, that we can evolve without making the conscious and sometimes difficult decision of doing so, that good will always win even if we just sit on our asses and do nothing. We like to think we live in a world where bad things rarely happen, but the reality is that despite information being more easily available than ever before, we only think that way because we choose to close our eyes and ears. Perhaps it's because we feel powerless to change things, or because we don't want our perfect illusion to be shattered, I don't really know to be honest. That said, all is not lost, after all we are here, and we are hopefully learning something from this.

@CharmEng89

2 жыл бұрын

@@HandleMyBallsKZread yeah! We're still here. :) i like that.

I suffer with depression and anxiety, watching this it makes me think I have nothing to be depressed about. At all.

@sunnylilme

2 жыл бұрын

I struggle with it too. I have a friend with advanced Parkinson's..who is so sunshiny. I'm constantly thinking..if she can be happy I can too. I need to stop wallowing in self pity. I use that tool constantly

@specialingu

2 жыл бұрын

you can feel bad about anything.... depression is more about feeling crappy for no/hidden reason or little things, its not a measured logical response. sadness is a normal response thats proportional.

@specialingu

2 жыл бұрын

@A M yeah, I spent a really long time depressed and I still am, I think. There's a guy called struthless whose videos really helped me recently.

@shadowxphoenix

2 жыл бұрын

Pain is pain. Sure, a broken leg is worse than a broken finger, but that does not mean the finger doesn't hurt and need care. Same goes for mental pain.

@MistressChief

2 жыл бұрын

The problem with depression is that you can't just snap out of it. It is a combination of so many things and even changes and stems from chemical imbalances in your brain that can lead to actual permanent damage. It can't be helped.

Never imagined that the thing I just read in books would actually be still happenind in reality. I am totally speechless but you are heared dude! Thanks for your courage to share your story to the world! Thanks vice for making such documentaries!

Healing love to this man… this is heartbreaking 💔

So crazy to think that they are so many sufferers of mental health that don't even know what mental health and is, let alone having access to medical help and knowing that it can be treated. Really horrible and unimaginable what this man had to go through, he barely spoke about the horrors he endured yet the details are horrifying enough. I hope he is getting the help he needs now.

@meyemediauk

2 жыл бұрын

true

@joseescobar1138

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing to do with mental health and everything to do with the fact that slavery is still alive and well. Nobody cares about the mental health . And you’ve obviously never seen how twisted humans can be because you are sheltered from the real world

@Commander_Cat

2 жыл бұрын

@@joseescobar1138 🤦🏻‍♂️ I'm talking about a different thing. Of course the slavery a terrible issue here but mental health of survivors is what stems from it. Like sexual assault is the big problem, but what the survivors face is a problem as well. Let's say in LA people know about mental struggles and would know that it's a condition that can be treated, but in a 3rd world country after going through a sexual assault and experiencing PTSD, they might not even know it's something that is common as a survivor and it can go away because there's treatment.

@Raphtacular

2 жыл бұрын

@@Commander_Cat 100%. I saw a documentary about someone else who had experienced horrific trauma and they had no idea of what ptsd was and that there were options for treatment until they came to the UK. Mental health issues are often culturally bound and people have no context for them as illnesses, they're just the consequences of what they've experienced

@tsk8906

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree

My Eritrean dad used to be refugee in Libya in 2011. He was given a job as a doctor in Libya cuz he was a doctor in Eritrea. However, he managed to escape Libya through Mediterranean Sea to Italy. Later, his Italian friends helped him and send him to Canada in 2012. And then he helped us though Canada Sponsership. My mom raised us alone for 2 years by herself. My dad was helping us though money and sponsorship. However, It was hard for me to get out from Eritrea in 2012 because I was 12 years old which the government doesn’t allow a 12 and above to get out from the country. My mom begged them through tears and I managed to get out with my family. It is a long story lol. I came to Canada in 2013 September 18 Wednesday. I am now with my family in Canada.but I still see slavery in Libya. A lot of black Africans are getting slaved in Libya. And the UN is not doing anything. We already did many things such is protesting, spreading awareness etc. The UN turn their backs and did nothing to end slavery in Libya. It makes me hurt.

@Watcharrahs

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Los Angeles. Thanks for sharing your story and glad you made it out!

@BM-ir1dr

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad your family is safe now.

@pagodebregaeforro2803

Жыл бұрын

Man consider yourself lucky. You could be forced to be a pirate or something. And your dad got out alive. Best wishes for you guys

@promero14

Жыл бұрын

UN is a joke

@Sunset553

Жыл бұрын

Was there a slave market before Quaddafi died? I’m glad you made it a peaceful place. I hope Canada is good to you and your family.

Thanks for the subtitles

I pray this man find love and comfort and home in his life, he deserves nothing less. So appalling that humans are still putting eachother through this. My heart is sad.

Non mon frère ta vie ne s'arrête pas ici. T'est frères et sœurs sont nombreux et nous avons besoin de toi dans la lutte. Prend soin de toi et apporte ce que tu peux à la lutte à ton échelle. Paix, force et amour avec toi !

@thecommunistgodsnews443

2 жыл бұрын

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I'm so glad you're doing these interviews and educating people on what's going on right now. As absolutely shocking and heartbreaking as it is

It’s crazy how you can’t even describe the heart sinking this gave you. I can’t imagine the pain from his side.

My heart ache for him and all that he’s been through, he can’t even put into words all the suffering he’s gone and still going through.

damn that last part he said "my life doesn't count anymore" I imagined the brutal life he went thru, how those Libyan treat them much worst than animals. I feel sorry for this guy, knowing this fact happens everyday it's disgusting and scary.

@thecommunistgodsnews443

2 жыл бұрын

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@roymartinez612

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecommunistgodsnews443 ..r

@jeff2350

2 жыл бұрын

thats not what he said he said my life stops here

@Thtchiick2

2 жыл бұрын

That’s not what he said it was mistranslation

@funnyvines5965

2 жыл бұрын

Sad thing millions of people go through tht n Loss their life's everyday 😔 my sister inow brother is there they been sending money to free him they send more then 30 usd he's 18 years old they send scary videos of him in pool of blood 😢 😞 they sad send money we wil free him once they got the money they don't free him it's sad I pray lord wil help him 😢 🙏 with ather victims 😢 🙏

It just hurts listening to this man! I cannot even begin to imagine the trauma!!! I pray God heals this man!

I hope he able to find moments of happiness of joy in his life. This is truly heartbreaking

That is incredible. I'm glad I saw this. It's important to know what horrors are still out there in the world. I hope this man find peace in Europe.

To hear him say so sincerely "my life doesn't count" is heartbreaking. I hope he finds love and peace in this world.

@luciledrs785

2 жыл бұрын

He actually say " for me, my life stop here" (Pour moi ma vie s'arrête ici )

I become sad and scared to my core - this needs more exposure so it can end immediately !!! Respect for opening up for us and sharing with us !!!

@analyzeit4682

Жыл бұрын

Libya is a lawless country, it doesn’t have a government. There’s no way you can end this stuff. Blame America, after USA killed Gadaffi Libya became a lawless country with no governing system.

Woah this is rough and actually scary but also completely heartbreaking... We need to do way better and I pray for him and people in such situations

I hope this man gets all the friends and help he needs in his life.

His description of his experience is something I will not forget, but I hope one day he can. His words actually made me feel physically sick and I felt my heart racing hearing them, so whatever this man, this Human being, has endured, is truly amazing. This is the side of Humanity that the media dont show. So many have died, yet the modern slave trade is denied by them in favour of reporting iffence at being called the wrong name or label. This was truly horrifying.

The informer series is the best thing Vice does. Love it. If only they were longer.

I wanna hug him!😩 Sending you love!🤍✨🙏🧿🧿🧿

Watching this after hearing news of Libya’s catastrophic Flooding in Sept ‘23 where currently more 15,000 people are either missing or presumed dead.

@user-hk2wg7ig1m

9 күн бұрын

i am libyan and this man is lying they come here and work (with their will) and make money to go to europe then start lying to get residents they'r ungrateful (not all of them) we treat them like we treat our family they don't even pay taxes

It’s 2021 I can not image slavery and torture like this still happen 🥺 thank you for shining light on this

@jdmoore18

2 жыл бұрын

And they got the nerve to blame white folks smfh it was never about white people it's about taking over

@thecommunistgodsnews443

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dron/_VH_m5YFk4GHCEOzYS9Nqg.html Long live Communism

@88alexis

2 жыл бұрын

@@jdmoore18 Arabs are white though

@amlaaaa479

2 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about, we all know that women get enslaved and kept as sex or house slaves every day

@everythingaboutestonia

2 жыл бұрын

entire north korea and china does through slavery. you just need to read more :)

You ever wish you could reach through the screen and give someone the most sincere hug :(

I thought I've heard and seen all of the worse things a human being can go through but never slavery because I always thought that we've outgrown that practice. May this man heal from his wounds and those 117 and others that died may find forever peace.

i hope he comes to find inner peace and an understanding that his life still counts. i don’t understand how people can be so evil as to do this to someone.

This is so sad to hear, i came from a very ruff neighborhood in morocco and lost friends with whom i studied with in school and some i used to know in the streets, they went to libya to migrate from there to Europe like many guys did, but sadly all 3 of them got captured by rogue pirates there 2 of them got killed while the 3rd one got him to call his parents back here in morocco and ask for 150000Mad(currency of morocco) he was crying on the phone telling his parents that the 2 friends of ours got killed and their bodies are beside him covered up, and these guys want 150kmad to return him to his home back to morocco.... The old one of the 3 guys was 23 and the youngest one was 20, one of them was really gifted in football (soccer) he used to play very good, may allah grant them paradise inchaallah.

@nabilalaoui831

2 жыл бұрын

did the 3rd guy make it back?

@mindrecharged7658

Жыл бұрын

Who are those rogue pirates?

@midoevil7

Жыл бұрын

@@mindrecharged7658 Probably the gangs that smuggles them across the sea.

@Msh3ff

11 ай бұрын

Yeah this is sooo normal my family friend got a call like that too it’s horrible and they’re "Muslims" Astaqfarallah. Allah yerhamhom

@leonardo2108

10 ай бұрын

But for what reasons they travel illegally? Do they tell them they will get some benefits?

any idea what products he was forced to work on? is it only rock breaking, or was there anything else? If it is possible to identify the products that are made using slave labor in Libya, and if those products are sold to companies in other countries, maybe people could pressure companies to require their suppliers to have independent inspections making sure they do not use slave labor.

@Fabzil

2 жыл бұрын

It would be shorter to list the products not involved in the slave trade

@cognotouchpasmonble4527

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fabzil lol lets just stick to lybia for now cuz the way they threat black people over there is crazy, what do lybia even export?

@Fabzil

2 жыл бұрын

@@cognotouchpasmonble4527 Warcrime probably :D

@aesyamazeli8804

2 жыл бұрын

I googled and apparently they don't sell anything except oil and slaves. But oil is owned by the country. The Berbers (their people) has always been a slave trader, they are similar to Vikings that they raid surrounding coasts for plunder and slaves except their slave trading still continue until today. Apparently they have some of the highest GDP in Africa but still 60% of their people is malnourished??? Since normal citizens can't get oil money they can only sell any black people unfortunate enough to try to cross Libya to go to Europe. That's how they get so many slaves - people trying to go to Europe.

@the-based-jew6872

2 жыл бұрын

Yea the phone you are using to type with uses a thing called 'colton' for its capacitors.

youre 100 percent valid sir, im happy you made it

I hope he was able to find peace It would be nice if another channel gave him an opportunity to share more of his story

I've never wanted to hug a stranger so much in my life.

Vice, this rocks. Credit where credits due. I’ve been a critic but this is actual journalism and I’m impressed.

@ivanshaw257

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda weird that this is the video that you choose to say that on what a self report.

@SL-ze6su

2 жыл бұрын

@@ivanshaw257 why? It's bringing attention to it

Truly heartbreaking to listen too

*Thank you for sharing. You're a warrior!*

i live in italy, and to me is even more crazy after watching this video that the government wanted to not allow this people to enter in our country just because they are illegal immigrants, how in the world would you take this people back to Libya after all the risks they took to come in here just in hope to live a better life

@rexx9496

2 жыл бұрын

There's hundreds of millions of people that desperate in Africa. Italy can't be expected to take them all in.

@infinitelove3840

2 жыл бұрын

@Daddy Kratos123 I'm gone wish somewhere in your life this kind of trauma happen to you and you will feel their pain! and don't forget this word!!

@salimaumsulaymaan1156

2 жыл бұрын

@@rexx9496 did you not just see this freaking video dude? You want these people to stay there and suffer just so your little perfect world isn't a bit less perfect?

@chrissmith3587

2 жыл бұрын

@@salimaumsulaymaan1156 both are right Italy and Europe cannot support a mass migration, the continent is already very densely populated and having a lot more people who don’t speak the language and many lacking the right educational background to merge into the mainstream economy is a very bad idea The reality of government is it should be looking after citizens interests first, and inviting the poor of the world is extremely expensive and unpopular On the African side by operating an open door policy we’d leach away the young, the educated, and generally the most productive group in society. The same people who’d have the money to pay for the transport. We already do that somewhat with current migration and it undermines the ability for African countries to grow and develop, just think of the impact of the slave trade, millions of young Africans were torn away from their homes. The knock on effects of the loss of all those people would only increase poverty in Africa The conditions of the migrants are appalling, and the resurgence of slavery especially in the Arab world is a blight on the modern world. And this cannot go on. Accepting all migrants would not stop the slavery, we’d just draw more people who’d get targeted by the same slavers in Libya and the suffering would get worse If you want to actually help African people, support pro democracy policies for African countries, invest in Africa itself, and build transport links in Africa.

@kostya22264

2 жыл бұрын

there are rich countries in africa with tons of jobs,egypt being one of them,plus there are countries like israel whos residents are very welcoming of refugees and thier lands are largley unoocupied,or saudi arabia who are even richer. europe is already over populated overall,so i can totally see why italisan government wants better future for their own country and their own people

It's so hard to imagine. A life like this. So many people go through this. I am so privileged.

I'm so deeply sorry for the cruelty and inhumane conditions and behavior you were forced into. I pray that you will be surrounded with compassion and healing.

Thank you sir for sharing your incredible story. I wish you well.

i traveled abroad this summer and spent 3 months in italy, i met and came across many immigrants who had escaped north and central africa and arrived to italy illegally by boat. it makes my stomach drop thinking about the conditions they were living in before they escaped.. i'm sure they have stories like this man, or similar.. people are sick and the world is so cruel. i come from a safe place and live a good life, and i often forget how privileged i am..

respect for stepping forward and telling your story, this must be heard.

to hear him talking about this ... I could FEEL how broken he is. No one should have to battle these nightmares

Your life does matter bro. We all matter in our own special way. You mean more than a lot of people because the trials and tribulations you have been through and survived. Those skills that life has given you you can help other people with. You can share your story and people will know there are others out there just like them. Just like you. And if nobody has told you today, I love you. You're a great person destined to do great things. Share your story. Fearlessly. The world needs you. Remember, take it easy and breathe as much as possible. Know you are worthy of this world. God's chosen people never have the easiest path. Much love from Indianapolis indiana. USA

This is absolutely heartbreaking. I hope this man is able to find peace and happiness.

Oh my word. This poor guy. I am a therapist and I would love to help him be his real self again. Vice, feel free to put him in contact with me. I speak French.

Your life counts! So sorry you went through that in your life.nso brave to share your story. I hope that someone can reach out and help with correct counciling and support. God bless you

The fact that slavery still exists, and this bluntly, is one of the great crimes of humankind

Dear Sir, it is so incredible that you have endured so much and are brave enough to tell this tale. Your story has reached so many and will have impacts that you may never know. I know that all our ancestors who experienced similar would be so proud of you. I hope that you are able to find peace and love. Just keep trying each day. Take care.

Thanks for the education vice.. stories like this open your mind to the world.. big up to the guy for telling his story

I'm heartbroken that this is still a reality for so many.

The fact that I understood maybe half of the words without the subtitles… and *which* words I understood… only made it all the more chilling. “Tu n’peux pas t’échapper…”

I really hope the Vice news co. was able to help him get hooked up with a better life. His hardships are beyond fucked up

@sshlept8070

2 жыл бұрын

Put this mask on and sit under this light. Thanks for the money earned from this video, here's a gift card to Starbucks.

@marianahernandez6525

2 жыл бұрын

@@sshlept8070 hopefully it's something better then that. This is a fucked up story that spoke to me b/c I've been lucky to live an awesome life. I'm doing research in hopes that i could contribute to this person in which ever way i can.

@sshlept8070

2 жыл бұрын

@@marianahernandez6525 God bless you. I was trying to stir people up with that last comment, because it's up to us to help our fellow man. I don't have faith in vice. I have faith in God and people of faith, or just good people otherwise.

@sshlept8070

2 жыл бұрын

@@dewilew2137 it's funny. This thread was about helping people, and doing good. Until you. God or no God, the point of all worthy causes, is to do good. You're just venting because you suck. Lol

@thouzxan2379

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard vice screws they’re own workers so I can only imagine someone not working for them

This world is something else. I never knew this also happens.

@Muscleman8562

2 жыл бұрын

I just ate 2 Carolina Reapers at the same time in a video 💪🔥

@lil-dexxy6475

2 жыл бұрын

Its been happening every single day for thousands of years. Its never stopped sadly.

@yakub3962

2 жыл бұрын

Since it's not White people doing the atrocities, it doesn't matter to the media. Also, it'd bring criticism to the Obama Administration's disastrous foreign policy.

@cursedclover1339

2 жыл бұрын

@@yakub3962 if you look at the America funded revolution and the cia’s contribution to the murder of gadaffi this makes a lot more sense.

@sophiaatn5339

2 жыл бұрын

MEN

I am so sorry for all the people that went through this its so horrible and heartbreaking😢❤

It is truly insane how one can be so hideous and heartless to do such thing to another human being.

His life counts to me! I'm glad he was able to speak out on this.

Je pense a toi

I am so sorry. Sending love brother!!