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A childhood regained on Kos
Friday 13, November 2015 KOS, Greece, Nov 11, (UNHCR) – Although he is only 14 years old, Samir’s face shows a maturity and a seriousness well beyond his age. He has experienced far too much for a child. “I have seen many scary things,” the...
Thousands continue to flee wars and cross borders in search for a new life in safety
Sunday 27, September 2015 TOVARNIK, Croatia, Sept 25 (UNHCR) – They continue to come in their thousands, Afghans, Syrians, Iraqis and others, in an ever-shifting pattern across the Serbia-Croatia border, most fleeing conflict and persecution hoping their...
Thousands of refugees fleeing war cross into Croatia triggering sad memories of own recent past
Wednesday 23, September 2015 OPATOVAC, Croatia, Sept 22 (UNHCR) – In their thousands they streamed across a disused, now re-opened Croatian border post at Bapcek: Afghans, Syrians, Iraqis fleeing war in the Middle East into a country where the memories of...
Human Stories
Refugees of 1990s conflicts come home to some comfort
All across Croatia, refugees from the wars of the 1990s are finally getting decent and affordable homes they can call their own
Legal status separates a refugee mother from her four kids
Freedom and safety came at a price for Anne: she had to leave her children behind, with a very slim chance of seeing them again.
Greek exhibition gives Slovaks a sense of the refugee experience
Acclaimed Greek photo exhibition goes on tour to Slovakia, a country with less experience of welcoming refugees.