Aziz's Story

Aziz flees from Eritrea to Khartoum, his brother dies in the Sahara, he stays on in Khartoum because of his brother's death, he finally undertakes the journey to Libya, he is caught by some Libyan authorities and threatened with deportation back to Eritrea, and he is finally evacuated by UNHCR to Niger where he is waiting for re settlement.

"You just have to put your trust in God and your own luck when you start the journey. It’s all in God’s hands. It is difficult to trust anyone. We knew about everything before we started the journey. In the Sahara desert there is no water." says Aziz.

"When we were caught we were told we would be deported and I was very sad and wanted to die" he recalls.
"When I heard about the deportation I remembered all the difficulties I had passed through. But after I was released through UNHCR, I felt happy and rejoiced because I knew my life was protected and my future would be better. I know about UNHCR through some media such as BBC. They help refugees."

Nesh Nesh’s Story: Follow the legal way!

“Always when you follow the legal procedures, it’s very helpful in life. A lot of my brothers escaped from Italy. They still have no legal status, they are still drifting about and facing a lot of problems. So, what I went through, the legal procedure that took ten months, has helped me a lot.” Nesh Nesh speaks about how some asylum seekers go from country to country instead of following the slow but legal path to asylum. Watch his story!

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Kiros’ Story

Kiros and his wife Adiam met in a refugee camp for Eritreans in Ethiopia, got married and started a family. Because of the lack of job opportunities in the camp, they moved to Sudan, where they hoped to be able to earn a living. That proved to be very difficult, and Kiros decided to go to South Sudan, where he stayed working for a year. When he returned to Khartoum, his family had left to go to Europe via Libya. Their situation in Sudan had become unbearable and Adiam had not been able to contact her husband. He now had no idea where they were but decided to follow them to Europe.

Aziz's Story

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