I am Basher. I am 35 years old and I am from Iraq. I got arrested and they tortured me, all kinds of torture. In my city, in Iraq, I worked as a truck driver. I will tell you my story from when the previous system got down (Saddam Hussein system) until now. Continue reading ““I have been tortured many times””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Iraq, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories“I stayed here to wait for my son”
My name is Munir Nabaa. I came from Syria, the Aleppo city. I am 45 years old.
We were living in Aleppo, but when the problems started we left Aleppo and went to Idlib. We lived there for a short time. We didn’t have work because of the crisis. So we went to Turkey. We lived there for one year and we didn’t have money to pay the rent. We didn’t have any money. Continue reading ““I stayed here to wait for my son””
“I haven’t seen my sons for three years”
I am a refugee from Syria. I am Aziza Tlas, I was born in 1970, I came from the city of Raqqa. I came to Europe for my children. I have two sons, who are living in Malta. They paid all the money for my journey from Syria to Europe. Continue reading ““I haven’t seen my sons for three years””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Syria, Raqqa refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories, Malta“My goal of leaving the country was to create a future for my children”
My name is Ghenia and I come from the city of Basra in southern Iraq.
In Iraq, I lived a boring, inward life. In my home country there were no rules for the woman, we were just at home. I lived in this way: I took care of the children and the house. I thought that the country would change for the better after the government changed, but I did not notice any change. My economy got worse and the market became more expensive in the country.
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Dublin Core: Language: sv Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, SwedenA Perilous Journey
Interview with Hossein
Hossein is a 33 year old man from Kurdistan, who fled from Iran in 2015. Here is his story. Continue reading “Interview with Hossein”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: refugees, asylum, kurdistan, denmark, a million storiesJoudi Obeid (F) 15 years old, Syria
Interview question: Please tell me about your life from the beginning until now.
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Dublin Core: Language: da Subject: interview, syrian refugeeI’m Avin
Avin Yazdanian was born on February 18,1994 in Mahabad in East-ern Kurdistan (Iran). She fled from Iran in 2015.
As a person you have a lot of problems. As a girl its more. The people can have economic, social, political and religious problems. We have a lot of poor people. They work hard but they cannot supply their family or fulfill their life. Some days they have nothing to eat. The children work too. It is a social problem too. Continue reading “I’m Avin”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: refugees, asylum, kurdistan, denmark, a million stories, refugee