Anthony from Liberia has spent the past seven months in a reception center for asylum seekers in the town of Eisenhüttenstadt in east Germany, near the Polish border. This is his story.
Among the athletes at the Tokyo Paralympics are six members of the refugee team. One of them is Syrian kayaker Anas Al Khalifa. DW's Ben Bathke heard his extraordinary and moving story in Germany before he flew to Japan.
Anas Al Khalifa fled Syria and settled in Germany. Then, a work accident left him paralyzed. Just over a year ago, he first sat in a Kayak. Now he's competing for a medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.
The parade of nations at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony was led by members of the refugee team, who received a message of support from Bayern Munich footballer and UN ambassador Alphonso Davies.
The International Paralympic Committee has revealed the Refugee Paralympic Team for the upcoming Tokyo Games. Six athletes with a disability, including the first female one, will compete in athletics, swimming, canoeing and taekwondo. The announcement comes three weeks after the presentation of the Refugee Olympic Team.
According to a German lawyer, migrants with disability are not receiving adequate care in Germany. She said the government should abolish the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act, which denies asylum seekers access to non-acute medical treatment.
With the help of migrant and disabled workers, the Italian association 'Agricoltura Capodarco' produces the wine Xenia, which means ''hospitality'' in ancient Greek. The goal is to fight a ''climate of hatred'' that is gaining ground in Italy, producers said during the presentation of the beverage.
She fled warn-torn Syria in a wheelchair. Now, Nujeen Mustafa spoke at the UN on behalf of other disabled Syrians.
The sprawling Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya's northwest houses more than 180,000 people. One of them is Annett Poni, a disabled woman from South Sudan. With little hope of returning home any time soon, she decided to launch her own restaurant to support her family and create opportunities for other refugees.
There have been numerous accounts of refugees and migrants starting a new life in a far-away country with great success, but there are few that are as inspiring as the story of Nujeen Mustafa, a young woman who made her way to Europe with her family three years ago – in a wheelchair.
Many refugees fleeing war and conflict have disabilities. These can range from mobility issues to special educational needs to sensory impairment. What kind of help can you receive as a refugee with disabilities?
In search of a better life in Europe, Qusai managed to cross the sea to reach Greece despite being tied to a wheelchair. The story of his journey from Syria to the Netherlands appears in a video produced by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).