I want people to embrace Srebrenica as a lesson about the dangers of ultra-nationalism What does it mean to be a refugee, a genocide survivor or oppressed? You don’t want to be a victim because then you’re not strong and it means you need
We aren’t searching for more fighting, we’re in search of peace. War doesn’t spare anyone. It destroys lives, personal connections, infrastructure, civilisation, hopes and dreams. When people are forced to flee, it’s never as simple as packing a few things and leaving. It’s saying
A human being's life is never a bad investment. This is the story of a boy, who was raised to be free. Free in his mind, free with what he believed in and free with words with which he could write. He
To be a refugee is to be different from everyone else The moment my dad died in the bombing is burned in my memories. I was so shocked, I didn’t expect to lose him because of the war. I fainted when I
Hello my name is: The Refugee List We sat down with Christoph Jones, the creator of The Refugee List to find out more about what motivated him to start the project and how he feels about
Empathy needs to exist, refugees aren’t a problem to be solved or a phenomenon. You’re only able to truly reflect on the asylum process after you get your status, before that it’s all about action and thinking about what you’re going to
The most important thing to remember is refugees aren't numbers In Syria, every man must undergo mandatory military conscription and I reached the age of conscription after the revolution and war started. Normally, military service lasts for 1 and a half years,
It was more realistic for me to imagine myself becoming an astronaut than a refugee. When the conflict started in 2011, I couldn’t imagine leaving Syria, it was more realistic for me at the time to imagine myself becoming an astronaut than
We need someone to understand what we're feeling The situation in Syria was horrible. The regime has been in power for 30 years and I remember my dad always being afraid because you can’t say anything against the tyranny of the regime. I was
Climate Refugees Can’t Wait Any Longer “When countries capable of absorbing environmental refugees are at or beyond their carrying capacity, every individual on the planet becomes a potential environmental refugee with no place to go” (John Cairns Jr.) Natural disasters are becoming more
