“Seven reports from seven different doctors, all of them come to one conclusion.”
— Abdal, 30, from Sudan living in the UK
“I could see black smoke all over the place, I could see soldiers and artillery.”
— Jacob, 34, from Somalia living in the UK
“I cannot go back to my country because there is a risk for me to be put in jail or to be murdered.”
— Ulrich Maximilien, 33, from Central African Republic living in France
“I guess I was set free because of the war raging in Mali. I am still very scared to be sent back to Mali. I have no one left there “
— Tidiane, 16, from Mali living in France
“I wouldn’t wish this kind of life on my worst enemy.”
— Boban, 33, from Macedonia living in Belgium
“I don’t want to live illegally anymore, I’m fed up. I just want to go back to Turkey. Release me? Forget it. I do not want to leave until you either send me back or resolve my problems.”
— Hagop, 29, from Turkey living in Belgium
“I was told that I would never make it to Armenia, that I would die on the way.”
— Lala, 50, from Armenia living in Belgium
“I’d rather suffer in the cold than be sent back to a detention centre without my son.”
— Marie, 39, from Democratic Republic of Congo living in Belgium
“I was transferred to a detention centre in order to be sent back to Ghana, but was told my children would be staying in France. I was so upset.”
— Betty, 43, from Ghana living in France
“I am hopeful. I think it’s just a matter of time before the government decides to let me stay, because I don’t have anywhere else to go.”
— David, 33, from Sierra Leone living in Hungary
“My situation is hopeless. The disease that I caught here in France is slowly killing me, but there’s nothing I can do about it.”
— Muhammad, 32, from Iran living in France
“Because of the impossible situation I’m in, my life has been put on hold.”
— Michel, 31, from Burundi living in France
“This situation is devil. I would go back, because it was better for me to go home.”
— Michael, 35, from Nigeria living in Hungary
