Nilofar was evacuated from Afghanistan to Turkey, but since then, she has struggled to find a place where she can start again | Photo: Private
  • Afghanistan
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Iran

Nilofar's tale: 'This is my golden time, I don't want to spend it in displacement'

Nilofar arrived in Turkey on an evacuation flight from Afghanistan. She already had a residency visa for Turkey, but when it ran out, and finding no work, she attempted to travel the Balkan Route to Europe. This is her story:

Afghan women protest against the threat of sexual violence | Photo: picture-alliance/AA/P. Sabawoon
  • Afghanistan
  • France

A year on, women in Afghanistan remain defiant in wake of broken dreams

From file: Spanish rescuers were busy this weekend, pulling people from the waters around their Atlantic archipelago, the Canary Islands | Photo: Picture Alliance / Pacific Press
  • Canary Islands
  • Morocco
  • Spain

Three dead, 45 migrants rescued off Canary Islands

News

From file: Migrants repeatedly try to cross the Evros river between Turkey and Greece | Photo: Mehdi Chebil/InfoMigrants
  • Greece
  • Syria
  • Turkey

Migrants stranded on Evros island 'found' by Greek authorities
From file: Migrants in a detention center in Libya | Photo: EPA/STR
  • Libya

Dozens of migrants detained in Libya during police raids
From file, some migrants who managed to sucessfully cross from Tunisia on August 6, 2022 are helped by crew from the Spanish NGO Open Arms | Photo: Francisco Seco / AP Photo / picture alliance
  • Italy
  • Tunisia

Tunisia intercepts more than 650 migrants at sea
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Features

Acclaimed filmmaker Jawed Taiman is both a European and an Afghan citizen | Copyright: Jawed Taiman
  • Afghanistan

'I felt broken': Afghan filmmaker Jawed Taiman
Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are only allowed to attend primary school | Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa/picture-alliance
  • Afghanistan

How life has changed for Afghans since the Taliban takeover
Layana asleep in her father's lap – the family has endured months of feeling isolated and alone in Greece | Photo: Ignacio Pereyra
  • Afghanistan
  • Germany
  • Greece

Afghan Air Force captain trained in the USA, still fighting for asylum
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Personal stories

The Escape Diaries: 'I feel hurt; my education and life have been shattered'

In the second part of her story, Ghanaian medical student Dorcas Djabatey, who was studying in Ukraine before the war broke out, talks about her escape from Sumy, why she feels let down and her future.

The Escape Diaries: 'The thirst to be successful led me to Ukraine'

Nigerian student Collins Okoro came to Ukraine with the hopes that it would catapult his career but now the war has changed that. But could Berlin offer better opportunities? Here is his story.

The Escape Diaries: 'Going to Ukraine was a life-long dream'

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Ghanaian student Dorcas Djabatey decided to wait it out. But as days turned to weeks, it became clear that she had to get out of the country, putting her dream of becoming a medical doctor in limbo. Here's her story of escape and hope.

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Understanding Europe

Migrants rescued by the humanitarian group Sea-Eye arrive in Messina, Italy, on June 22, 2022 | Photo: Gabriele Maricchiolo/NurPhoto/picture alliance
  • Italy

Terms and acronyms that asylum seekers need to know in Italy
French Interior inister Gérald Darmanin seen in Calais on November 28, 2021 | Photo: Reuters
  • France

France: Everything to know about the deportation of foreigners - with or without papers
A person holding up a certificate of a 'Duldung' | Photo: Wolfgang Kumm/dpa/picture-alliance
  • Germany

Explainer: What Germany's asylum reform means for migrants with a 'Duldung'
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The European Union

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  • Ukraine
  • European Union

Are you seeking refuge from the war in Ukraine? Beware of human traffickers when on the move
Credit: EU Commission
  • Ukraine
  • European Union

Information for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
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  • European Union

Fighting migrant smuggling: 2021-2025 EU action plan

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