About Refugees, By Refugees

Masumeh Hossini

Masumeh Hossini Afghan Iran “My dream and hopes were to reach a level of stability,” says Masumeh Hossini (25), an Afghan asylum seeker living in Greece. “By stability, I mean…

Seyed Mahdi Hoseini

…a Syed, was threatened by the Taliban. But 20 years later, discrimination against Afghan nationals in Iran led him to undertake the risky journey to Europe. “We were really scared…

Eric Irangabiye Bizimana

Eric Irangabiye Bizimana Burundian Burundi “The dream I had was to have a good life and found a family as well,” says Eric Irangabiye Bizimana (pseud, 17) of his life…

Tanguy Irakoze

…The challenges have made him mature and inspires him to help others, too: “I will help people when I have something to help with because I understand that life hurts.”…

Mike Ndikumana

…who left his birth country of Burundi to escape conflict and seek a comfortable and safe life. Traveling through countries like Ethiopia and Turkey, he had to work along the…

Viacheslav Zavgorodnii

…learn French language and understand French culture, because it’s like – I like this culture now.” Viacheslav fled Russia, he says, after being labelled an extremist by the Russian government…

Ali Ataei

Ali Ataei undisclosed “My dream was to take my family out of that miserable situation, that fascist country,” recalls Ali Ataei (22). Aged 17, he and his brother left their…