Personal stories

From Juba to Libya: A journey marked by illness and exploitation

After fleeing the war in South Sudan in 2016 and waiting six years in Egypt for a chance at resettlement, Alex James Ganya eventually gave up waiting and moved on to Libya. From there he spoke to InfoMigrants about the illness, poverty and exploitation that have marked his journey so far.

Alone in Ceuta, 15-year-old Moroccan teen faces uncertainty

Among those migrants remaining in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta after last week's mass migration are children — hundreds of unaccompanied minors, according to estimates from Save the Children. DW met one of them.

Germany widens deportations to Afghanistan

For the first time, Germany has deported a man with no criminal record to Kabul. Faridoon Tofan, who is currently in deportation detention, fears the same fate.

For Sunanda, Spain's regularization means more than papers

In Barcelona, Sunanda says Spain's regularization process could be life-changing for undocumented migrants -- not just opening a legal path, but easing the daily pressure of insecure work, housing and uncertainty.

Refugee weightlifter eager to compete for her new homeland, Germany

Yekta Jamali was 17 when she became the first female weightlifter to win a medal for Iran. It was also then that she decided to flee and seek asylum in Germany. She's already competed for the Olympic Refugee team, now she is set to represent Germany for the first time at the European Championships in Georgia, just months after receiving German citizenship.