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Jazzy's story: a long road ahead for a Pakistani asylum seeker

Since his arrival on Lesbos in March 2016, Jazzi* has been struggling for a formal recognition of his refugee status. But it’s a long road for the Pakistani Schiite. His request for asylum in Germany has just been rejected.

Daniel's story: the search for asylum in Europe

Daniel is a refugee from Eritrea. His journey involved human traffickers and a search across Europe for asylum. He has been a political refugee since October and will soon be in Rome to teach an English language course for migrant centre workers.

Rwandan refugees’ memories reflected in photos

Atrocities and killings of innocent people marked the year of 1994 in Rwanda. The country’s majority Hutu population planned to kill the minority Tutsi population and anyone who opposed those genocidal intentions. The numbers of victims of the dreadful 100-day-long conflict in various sources differ from 500,000 to almost two million victims. What's more, almost two million people were forced to leave the country because of the warfare.

J's story: an Eritrean refugee describes her horrific experience

A 19-year-old Eritrean refugee bears the signs of violence she suffered as she fled from her country to Europe through Libya. She is now pregnant as a result of rape.

Gul Jehan's story: 'They harassed me when they found out I was Hazara'

Gul Jehan* is a young Afghan woman who fled to Germany in 2015. A member of the minority Hazara community in Afghanistan, Gul and her family faced severe discrimination while growing up. Gul left Kabul when her family was subjected to death threats.