Michel* shares his experience; “I left Guinea because I was prosecuted and jailed three times. My fault was because of my political opinions as I am a member of the first opposition force party. I was acting as a member of the medical staff of the party to treat people …
In Eritrea, Asmeret brought up her three children and they attended school. They were forced to flee their home country because Asmeret’s husband was disappeared and she didn’t want her children to be conscripted in the obligatory military service. Asmeret was granted refugee status in the UK and was then …
Amir lives in Ireland, his wife and seven children were living in Beirut after fleeing Syria. “I have not seen my wife and children since 2015. I arrived in the UK in 2016 and I got my asylum papers later that year, I then went through the family reunification procedures. …
A client affected by the Covid-19 pandemic has shared his experience with the agency who are supporting him. Thank you to Tukaj Smo and our client for sharing this with us. (english translation) I am very sad. I left Syria five years ago. I ran from a war. My family stayed …
“We got married in 2003, I graduated in 2006 and am a medical doctor. My husband was a police officer but was unjustly accused by the government of being related to a rebel group. He was put in prison and the bad conditions led to his premature death. Working hard …
Amanuel had been living with a family friend in Ethiopia until he was reunited with his aunt Kidist this week. She tells their story: “When I was a student I discussed religion with my school friends. I am a Pentecostal Christian, it’s not allowed in my home country. The government …
Abdul was a Telecom Engineer and worked with the United Nations in Sudan. Under the dictatorship he became a target for their national security forces and fled to the United Arab Emirates. Being there as an immigrant he found he had a lack of human rights and uncertainty in being …
“We met each other in Thailand and we got married in 2015. I converted to Christianity from Islam, this is an offence in Iran and punishable by death. When the Iranian authorities found out I’d converted my wife was away visiting her family in Thailand. It was hard being separated …
Mariatu lives with her three young children in London. Her three oldest children, now in their late teens, remained in her home country as she has become separated from them whilst seeking asylum. With the support of Miles4Migrants we were able to arrange travel for her children to join her …
In their home country Rada and Mimi worked in a shop. Rada also trained up other staff and drove lorries. They got engaged in 2014 and married the same year. Rada was detained by the government. After his father paid to get him out he fled. Mimi didn’t know he …
