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Giving up your child to save her: a tale from Tunisia
16 Mar 2011 Members of a Somali family fleeing violence in Libya tell UNHCR's Andrew Purvis how they had to send their baby daughter to “safety” in Mogadishu. -
Somali labourer flees from discrimination and violence in Libya
10 Mar 2011 When a group of young Libyan men broke into his home in Tripoli and threatened to rape his wife, Fuad from Somalia fought back. -
Fighting against silence: refugees living with HIV in northern Ecuador
27 Jan 2011 The number of cases of people, including refugees, found to be infected with HIV in the Ecuadorean town of Lago Agrio has doubled over a year – just the tip of the iceberg. -
Swedish MP taps on childhood experiences to help young refugees
12 Jan 2011 New MP Hanif Bali cares deeply about the welfare of unaccompanied refugee children in Sweden. He first came to Sweden as a lone infant. -
Q&A: Sisters in a "Sweet Rush" to make music and help Somalis
2 Nov 2010 Siham and Iman Hashi, the first female Somali artists to sign a record deal with a major US label, discuss their music and the plight of their people. -
A Somali mother's tale of betrayal, revenge and resettlement
15 Oct 2010 A Somali refugee's ordeal after the abduction of her daughter highlights the problem of human trafficking. This story had a happy ending, but many don't. -
Iraqi sculptor plies his trade in a country where art has lost its value
12 Oct 2010 Sadeq has been driven throughout his life by a passion for art, and in recent years the sculptor has had to suffer for it. But he continues to dream. -
Ruthless smugglers prey on unaccompanied minors on Sudan border
20 Sep 2010 More than 1,000 unaccompanied minors arrived in Sudan from Eritrea over the last year. The journey into Sudan is fraught with danger. -
A young Somali's long journey to safety in South Africa
2 Sep 2010 When Adam Osman Abdile was told to join a Somali militia or die, he decided to flee overseas. The long journey nearly killed him before he reached South Africa.