Refugee Testimony in Northern Serbia
“Nobody asked if we were okay, if we had been beaten. All our clothes were ripped, and we slept outside. The next day we walked back to Subotica.”
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People’s History
World events explained, unfiltered, by those who experienced them.
Refugee Stories in Russia
“I used to really miss my family and my home in Syria, but not anymore. I have lost my family and simply see no point in life. I even think it would have been better had I been with my family the day the bomb fell on my house.”
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Die Schuldgefühle, die syrische Revolutionäre umtreiben
“Ich fühle mich nicht schuldig, denn ich weiß, dass das Aufbegehren gegen ein Regime, das gewillt ist, beliebig viele Menschen zu töten das Richtige ist.”
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The Syrian Revolution, at Street Level
“A lot of the people who picked up weapons knew it was a mistake. Violence alienates certain key constituencies who the revolution needs to win over. It scares the West, and makes them more likely to stick with Assad—which is why he provoked it.”
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Outside Humanity
As we see the razor wire fencing being fixed this week on Samos, we fear that the authorities are preparing for a tough strategy of removal. It is what we have come to expect.
Any Place For Me
“We thought there was much more respect for human rights in Europe, before leaving home. But considering what happened to us on the way, we are very, very disappointed.”
Geneva Or Bust
Everyone in the jungle was waiting for great news from Sarhang and Besh’s trip to the UN. Unfortunately they didn’t have anything to say.
Voices from the ‘Jungle’
We come a long way to have human rights,
But now I don’t know what is human rights ;
We want animal rights, give us animal rights !
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“If they think we are disorganized louts, they are wrong.”
“Long-haul truckers are a caste who are no strangers to hardship. We live in our rigs. So if truckers end up moving on Moscow in protest it would be easier than pie.”
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