Homeless refugees from Afghanistan seeking shelter in Athens, Greece are forced to sleep in the open under a tree in Victoria Square. A mother tells InfoMigrants how hard it is to see her children suffer.
Neda is 11 years old and suffers from a physical condition: she cannot walk properly anymore because she cannot control her legs. She lives with her parents in a small room at the Eleonas migrant camp in Athens, and she told us about her dreams for the future.
Becoming a pilot was one of his big dreams: Ali Noori was born in Afghanistan and grew up in Iran; during childhood he had to work to support his family. After he fled to Germany, he successfully studied for his glider license and says he has found his freedom.
In the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos a young man has died after he was stabbed during a fight. The medical charity MSF says conditions in the migrant camp created the ‘perfect storm’ for violence.
Many migrants at the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos have experienced horrific things during their treacherous journeys to Greece. One Afghan couple we met in early October told us they almost lost their son.
The situation in the overcrowded Moria refugee camp on Lesbos is getting worse by the day. Minors are particularly vulnerable. InfoMigrants spoke with teenagers who said they had no other option left than to sell their bodies for money.
Selsela used to be an actress and singer in Afghanistan. Now she is living in a makeshift camp on Lesbos, Greece, as a refugee. "If I could go back in time I would prefer death over coming here," she says.
Arsham, a mother of two children, came to Germany three years ago. He opened up to InfoMigrants to talk about his new life -- as a transman.
Afghan migrants Jafer and Fatema Amani, who had converted to Christianity in their home country, are currently living in an asylum center in Bonn. They tell DW about the challenges they are facing in their new country.