Stories of survivors

 Yes, 18, told us that in El-Fasher, Sudan, “there is no way out, and there is no way for food to get in. People…children…die so hungry. Killing is a normal thing there.”

“If someone sees me on the road, maybe he will kill me. You can’t go in, you can’t go out,”

For *Nirvan from Nepal, being rescued marked the end of a staggering 14-month journey across six countries, and the first moment he felt his life was no longer in danger.

The story of young Eritrean teachers Sonia and Samir is one of love. Sonia is Christian and Samir Muslim. They were deeply in love, but her parents forbade her from marrying him, and instead tried to force her into an arranged marriage.

Xidig, 27, is from Somalia and describes the situation in his country: “Every morning there is no peace, there is no food, there is no knowledge, no school, no respect, no medical [care], you know? […] Al Shabab killed my father, so that’s why I’m always scared, I’m always afraid of Al-Shabab…there is no life in Mogadishu.”

Syed, a 35 year-old man from Pakistan, spent five years in Libya including two years in detention in complete isolation. During these two years he suffered torture and sexual violence.