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13 Sep Rohingya Refugee Voices: “I want freedom and rights”  

Posted at 10:35h in Latest, Migrant Voices by Xchange Foundation
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Marzhan is a Rohingya mother who has lived in Kutupalong expansion site in Bangladesh since 2017. Marzhan watches her youngest son, Jorin, playing in the dust with a battered toy car, under their shelter constructed of navy plastic sheets and bamboo poles. 37-year-old Marzhan is one...

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06 Aug Migrant Voices of the Mediterranean: “I called my father thinking I was going to die”

Posted at 13:13h in Migrant Voices, Spotlight by Xchange Foundation
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Neil is a Gambian teenager who dreams of becoming a professional football player. He began his solo journey to Europe in 2016.  In Gambia, life was hard for Neil and his family, who constantly struggled to make ends meet. As the eldest child, it was Neil’s duty to provide for his younger...

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04 Jul Migrant Voices of the Mediterranean: “I would never have gone to Libya if I hadn’t been kicked out of the mine in Chad.”

Posted at 09:15h in Migrant Voices by Xchange Foundation
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Matar gazes pensively at the seemingly endless stretch of blue horizon. This is the first time he has seen the sea; when he reaches Trapani, it will be the first time he sees Europe. At disembarkation he will be fingerprinted, receive a basic medical screening,...

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27 Jun Migrant Voices of the Mediterranean: “Your wife is not here!”

Posted at 09:30h in Migrant Voices by Xchange Foundation
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"Your wife is not here!" John is a Nigerian man who travelled to Libya with his wife. He began his journey in late 2016. He spent six months in Sabratha, a coastal city in Libya and one of the major embarkation points for boats carrying migrants to...

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20 Jun Migrant Voices of the Mediterranean: “I would not advise anybody to use that route”

Posted at 10:00h in Migrant Voices by Xchange Foundation
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“I would not advise anybody to use that route” Nfansu is a primary school teacher-in-training from The Gambia and the breadwinner for his extended family. Due to an injury, he had to stop work and postpone his education, which meant he could no longer earn to...

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03 Nov Voices from the Field: Mohamed from Maungdaw

Posted at 10:50h in Latest, Migrant Voices by Xchange Foundation
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Why are you in Bangladesh and when did you arrive? My name is Mohamed and I am from Maungdaw, Myanmar. I currently live in Bangladesh and have done so since 2012.  In 2012 I had to leave my homeland because of the violence and restrictions forced...

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07 Aug A story of sea and hope

Posted at 15:25h in Migrant Voices by Alessandra Lacaita | video by Michela Donnarumma
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❝ My God you are a worthy Saviour, thou are worthy, thou alone and worthy to be praised. My God, my God.❞ Judith sings and cries. All around people are drowning in the water of the Mediterranean Sea. ❝ I will not die! If I...

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18 Apr The Gambian Boy who Lost his Family but Found his Voice in Italy

Posted at 07:22h in Migrant Voices, Direct Source by Nancy Porsia
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April 2015 was the deadliest month on record for migrants crossing from Libya to Europe with an estimated 1,250 people perishing in just two accidents off Libya. NANCY PORSIA spoke to one of the survivors from that dark month in the Mediterranean’s history who gave...

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