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How one Iranian LGBTQ+ activist found a new life in Germany

Sareh Hamdani was arrested in October 2021 while trying to cross Iran's border with Turkey. She was then sentenced to death for the alleged crime of promoting homosexuality. After protests in Germany, she was released on bail and was finally able to flee.

From Eritrean migrant to activist, the story of Abraham Tesfai

The 34-year-old Abraham Tesfai has spoken to ANSA about an odyssey that saw him flee Eritrea to reach Lampedusa after crossing Sudan, Libya and the Mediterranean. Today, he lives in Bologna, central Italy, where he has become an activist.

Hila's tale: 'If no one wants me, then I want myself'

Hila is an Afghan teenager currently living in Poland. While trying to cross a fence on the Polish-Belarusian border to reach family in Germany, she fell and sustained injuries necessitating three months in hospital. The accident has left lasting damage. Her family broke off contact, and Hila now resides in a Polish orphanage. She told InfoMigrants her story.

Ousman: 'What they are doing to us is inhuman'

A Gambian teenager tells InfoMigrants that police have carried out repeated raids on the camp where he lives after being driven out of Tunisia's second city, Sfax.

'I belonged in Congo. Here, what am I?': Claude, asylum seeker in Mayotte

Claude, along with his wife and two children, has endured nearly two months in the migrant camp at Cavani Stadium in Mamoudzou, Mayotte. The challenging living conditions, violent encounters with local residents and the prolonged wait for a response to his asylum request have become sources of anxiety for the Congolese. "If all this had to be done again, I wouldn’t do it," he said. Here is his story.