Mapping a Syrian refugee’s danger-filled journey to Europe | International Rescue Committee (IRC)
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hreatened at gunpoint by gangsters, beaten up by police and detained, one Syrian refugee reveals his perilous escape to Europe:
A 34-year-old man, who wishes to remain anonymous, fled his battled-scarred city of Aleppo in northern Syria with his family on June 14. He’s one of more than 340,000 migrants and refugees this year who have escaped conflicts in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia to seek safety in Europe. He shared his story with an International Rescue Committee aid worker who met him at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos in late July.
The map below documents the man’s two-month journey from Syria to Germany, navigating his way north using a smartphone.
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Held at gunpoint by gangsters and beaten up by police: A refugee’s harrowing story of his danger-filled journey to Europe | Europe | News | The Independent
▻http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/held-at-gunpoint-by-gangsters-and-beaten-up-by-police-a-refugees-harr
Threatened at gunpoint by gangsters, beaten by police and forced to arm himself with knives, a Syrian refugee has revealed the harrowing story of his journey to Europe.
The 34-year-old man – who did not want to be named – reached safety on the Greek island of Lesbos after travelling for months from his war-torn homeland.
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