About Refugees, By Refugees

“I felt that being in Iran meant my death and I wanted to be alive and live,” says Raha A

zadi (pseud, 35), currently living in a camp in Germany. “That’s why I left everything and came here.” Raha says he started protesting conditions in the country when he was 18, and more recently was a “political opponent of the Islamic Republic” – one of the reasons he left. The journey was hard, he says, involving police, smugglers, and animals, among others: “As soon as you sleep at night and feel that you may not be alive tomorrow, it may be the worst experience.” Thinking of the future – and a special person – helps him cope. “I had lost the past and … only the future can help me,” he says, adding: “When I think of my mother, I get the energy that I have to go this way and achieve results.” The former manager is currently waiting for his asylum interview. “My wish was to be an immigrant in the country I am entering and to be a useful person for my family and surrounding community.” Full Story

“I felt that being in Iran meant my death and I wanted to be alive and live,” says Raha A

zadi (pseud, 35), currently living in a camp in Germany. “That’s why I left everything and came here.” Raha says he started protesting conditions in the country when he was 18, and more recently was a “political opponent of the Islamic Republic” – one of the reasons he left. The journey was hard, he says, involving police, smugglers, and animals, among others: “As soon as you sleep at night and feel that you may not be alive tomorrow, it may be the worst experience.” Thinking of the future – and a special person – helps him cope. “I had lost the past and … only the future can help me,” he says, adding: “When I think of my mother, I get the energy that I have to go this way and achieve results.” The former manager is currently waiting for his asylum interview. “My wish was to be an immigrant in the country I am entering and to be a useful person for my family and surrounding community.” Full Story

“I felt that being in Iran meant my death and I wanted to be alive and live,” says Raha A

zadi (pseud, 35), currently living in a camp in Germany. “That’s why I left everything and came here.” Raha says he started protesting conditions in the country when he was 18, and more recently was a “political opponent of the Islamic Republic” – one of the reasons he left. The journey was hard, he says, involving police, smugglers, and animals, among others: “As soon as you sleep at night and feel that you may not be alive tomorrow, it may be the worst experience.” Thinking of the future – and a special person – helps him cope. “I had lost the past and … only the future can help me,” he says, adding: “When I think of my mother, I get the energy that I have to go this way and achieve results.” The former manager is currently waiting for his asylum interview. “My wish was to be an immigrant in the country I am entering and to be a useful person for my family and surrounding community.” Full Story

“I felt that being in Iran meant my death and I wanted to be alive and live,” says Raha A

zadi (pseud, 35), currently living in a camp in Germany. “That’s why I left everything and came here.” Raha says he started protesting conditions in the country when he was 18, and more recently was a “political opponent of the Islamic Republic” – one of the reasons he left. The journey was hard, he says, involving police, smugglers, and animals, among others: “As soon as you sleep at night and feel that you may not be alive tomorrow, it may be the worst experience.” Thinking of the future – and a special person – helps him cope. “I had lost the past and … only the future can help me,” he says, adding: “When I think of my mother, I get the energy that I have to go this way and achieve results.” The former manager is currently waiting for his asylum interview. “My wish was to be an immigrant in the country I am entering and to be a useful person for my family and surrounding community.” Full Story

“I felt that being in Iran meant my death and I wanted to be alive and live,” says Raha A

zadi (pseud, 35), currently living in a camp in Germany. “That’s why I left everything and came here.” Raha says he started protesting conditions in the country when he was 18, and more recently was a “political opponent of the Islamic Republic” – one of the reasons he left. The journey was hard, he says, involving police, smugglers, and animals, among others: “As soon as you sleep at night and feel that you may not be alive tomorrow, it may be the worst experience.” Thinking of the future – and a special person – helps him cope. “I had lost the past and … only the future can help me,” he says, adding: “When I think of my mother, I get the energy that I have to go this way and achieve results.” The former manager is currently waiting for his asylum interview. “My wish was to be an immigrant in the country I am entering and to be a useful person for my family and surrounding community.” Full Story

“I felt that being in Iran meant my death and I wanted to be alive and live,” says Raha A

zadi (pseud, 35), currently living in a camp in Germany. “That’s why I left everything and came here.” Raha says he started protesting conditions in the country when he was 18, and more recently was a “political opponent of the Islamic Republic” – one of the reasons he left. The journey was hard, he says, involving police, smugglers, and animals, among others: “As soon as you sleep at night and feel that you may not be alive tomorrow, it may be the worst experience.” Thinking of the future – and a special person – helps him cope. “I had lost the past and … only the future can help me,” he says, adding: “When I think of my mother, I get the energy that I have to go this way and achieve results.” The former manager is currently waiting for his asylum interview. “My wish was to be an immigrant in the country I am entering and to be a useful person for my family and surrounding community.” Full Story

“I felt that being in Iran meant my death and I wanted to be alive and live,” says Raha A

zadi (pseud, 35), currently living in a camp in Germany. “That’s why I left everything and came here.” Raha says he started protesting conditions in the country when he was 18, and more recently was a “political opponent of the Islamic Republic” – one of the reasons he left. The journey was hard, he says, involving police, smugglers, and animals, among others: “As soon as you sleep at night and feel that you may not be alive tomorrow, it may be the worst experience.” Thinking of the future – and a special person – helps him cope. “I had lost the past and … only the future can help me,” he says, adding: “When I think of my mother, I get the energy that I have to go this way and achieve results.” The former manager is currently waiting for his asylum interview. “My wish was to be an immigrant in the country I am entering and to be a useful person for my family and surrounding community.” Full Story

“I felt that being in Iran meant my death and I wanted to be alive and live,” says Raha A

zadi (pseud, 35), currently living in a camp in Germany. “That’s why I left everything and came here.” Raha says he started protesting conditions in the country when he was 18, and more recently was a “political opponent of the Islamic Republic” – one of the reasons he left. The journey was hard, he says, involving police, smugglers, and animals, among others: “As soon as you sleep at night and feel that you may not be alive tomorrow, it may be the worst experience.” Thinking of the future – and a special person – helps him cope. “I had lost the past and … only the future can help me,” he says, adding: “When I think of my mother, I get the energy that I have to go this way and achieve results.” The former manager is currently waiting for his asylum interview. “My wish was to be an immigrant in the country I am entering and to be a useful person for my family and surrounding community.” Full Story

“I felt that being in Iran meant my death and I wanted to be alive and live,” says Raha A

zadi (pseud, 35), currently living in a camp in Germany. “That’s why I left everything and came here.” Raha says he started protesting conditions in the country when he was 18, and more recently was a “political opponent of the Islamic Republic” – one of the reasons he left. The journey was hard, he says, involving police, smugglers, and animals, among others: “As soon as you sleep at night and feel that you may not be alive tomorrow, it may be the worst experience.” Thinking of the future – and a special person – helps him cope. “I had lost the past and … only the future can help me,” he says, adding: “When I think of my mother, I get the energy that I have to go this way and achieve results.” The former manager is currently waiting for his asylum interview. “My wish was to be an immigrant in the country I am entering and to be a useful person for my family and surrounding community.” Full Story

“I felt that being in Iran meant my death and I wanted to be alive and live,” says Raha A

zadi (pseud, 35), currently living in a camp in Germany. “That’s why I left everything and came here.” Raha says he started protesting conditions in the country when he was 18, and more recently was a “political opponent of the Islamic Republic” – one of the reasons he left. The journey was hard, he says, involving police, smugglers, and animals, among others: “As soon as you sleep at night and feel that you may not be alive tomorrow, it may be the worst experience.” Thinking of the future – and a special person – helps him cope. “I had lost the past and … only the future can help me,” he says, adding: “When I think of my mother, I get the energy that I have to go this way and achieve results.” The former manager is currently waiting for his asylum interview. “My wish was to be an immigrant in the country I am entering and to be a useful person for my family and surrounding community.” Full Story