I’ve been back in the UK now for two months after 7months travelling to refugee camps across Europe, my final stop was Belgrade and before that was Idomeni where I witnessed the final weeks of the camp in the north of Greece on the border with Macedonia… Most of the refugees there had been stuckContinue reading “My Refugee Journey Update – 16th August 2016”
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My Refugee Journey – Day2 at Idomeni
My Refugee Journey – Day2 at Idomeni Day started about 10am, I would say that those that can afford to buy some of their own food don’t bother getting up for breakfast and lay in, some don’t get up until 11am… I guess they could be thinking what is the point of getting up? OnContinue reading “My Refugee Journey – Day2 at Idomeni”
My Refugee Journey – 4th May 2016 | Day 1 in Idomeni
My Refugee Journey – 4th May 2016 | Day 1 in Idomeni After talking to a taxi driver in Macedonia close to the border with Greece, we agreed for him to drop me off in view of the refugees in Idomeni from the Macedonia side of the border… This was for me to be ableContinue reading “My Refugee Journey – 4th May 2016 | Day 1 in Idomeni”
My Refugee Journey – 30th April to 2nd May 2016 | Macedonia
My Refugee Journey – 30th April to 2nd May 2016 | Macedonia Saturday 30th April Three Syrian refugees who I’ve known since Lesvos are trapped in Macedonia in a refugee transit camp currently, but the support from some friends in Portugal and Canada, we are gathering together information to help get them asylum in Portugal. ThisContinue reading “My Refugee Journey – 30th April to 2nd May 2016 | Macedonia”
A Look Inside Tabanovce Refugee Transit Camp | Macedonia
Tabanovce is a Refugee Transit Camp just inside the Macedonia on its border with Serbia… This small camp has been home recently to around 1500 refugees, though now at the time of writing this, the numbers have gone down to around 600 with very few making it into Macedonia now the borders are shut andContinue reading “A Look Inside Tabanovce Refugee Transit Camp | Macedonia”
Time for a Rethink on the Impact of the Refugee Crisis?
Time for a Rethink on the Impact of the Refugee Crisis? It’s now been 5yrs since the troubles we are seeing in Syria started, innocent men, women and children fleeing war and terror on two fronts, from their own Government and from ISIS. We have seen the horrors in the media and press show theContinue reading “Time for a Rethink on the Impact of the Refugee Crisis?”
The Story of Safwat a Syrian Refugee & His Family
The Story of Safwat a Syrian Refugee & His Family I met Safwat back in February 2016, when I was volunteering at Kara Tepe Refugee Camp on the Greek island of Lesvos… We instantly formed a friendship, he spoke fluent English and was able to help me help other refugees on the camp that couldContinue reading “The Story of Safwat a Syrian Refugee & His Family”
My Refugee Journey – 21st April 2016 Belgrade
My Refugee Journey – 21st April 2016 Belgrade I woke up today to find out that Serbian Police had moved in on the two parks where most of the refugees live and sleep and evicted the refugees from the area. All tents were confiscated, cut up and thrown in the bin, sleeping bags and blanketsContinue reading “My Refugee Journey – 21st April 2016 Belgrade”
The Despair of One Afghan Migrant Wanting To Be Reunited With His Wife & Baby in the UK
The Despair of One Afghan Migrant Wanting To Be Reunited With His Wife & Baby in the UK Today I met with an Afghan male who during the US lead war in Afghanistan was a translator for the British Army. He didn’t want his name used or a photo of him for reasons you willContinue reading “The Despair of One Afghan Migrant Wanting To Be Reunited With His Wife & Baby in the UK”
My Refugee Journey – Belgrade 17th April 2016
My Refugee Journey – Belgrade 17th April 2016 The day started with heading down to the two parks near the Belgrade railway station where the refugees are situated. They are two small parks where a strange co-existence of both refugees and locals during the day sit and relax in the park… During days like todayContinue reading “My Refugee Journey – Belgrade 17th April 2016”
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