About Refugees, By Refugees

Rasha Youssef

…go back: “I felt that I was forced to stay, because I had no choice to return… I had to start a new life.” For Rasha, this wasn’t easy; she…

Jom Faiyen

…out from Laos.” Now living in Paris, he feels free. “We happy that we have the freedom to speak… Now we are human. When I live in Thailand, I didn’t…

Katayon Atayi

Katayon Atayi Iranian Iran “My dream is for my country, that I would like my country to be free,” says Katayon Atayi (62). Katayon was a high school teacher in…

Mira Naddaf

Mira Naddaf Syrian Syria “I dreamed I would start a whole new life in the UK,” says Syrian refugee Mira Naddaf (pseud, 26), who resettled in London in 2013 after…

Najib Faizi

…escape conflict and find freedom. The journey to Europe was dangerous: “I was kidnapped, sent to jail and deceived[…] I was a father, a mother and a family for myself.”…