Telling the Real Story

@tellingtherealstory4552 - 02/07/2020

Telling the Real Story is about the extraordinary journeys made by Eritrean, Somali and Nigerian refugees and migrants to Europe.

@tellingtherealstory4552 - 02/07/2020

Taher is a Syrian refugee currently living in Cairo. When he fled the war in Syria, he decided to try to get to Egypt, but the only way to go there at that time...

@tellingtherealstory4552 - 01/07/2020

The Telling the Real Story campaign (TRS) organised three talk shows with Somali refugees and asylum seekers in Cairo to discuss irregular movement and travelli...

@tellingtherealstory4552 - 01/07/2020

Mustafa was born in Sudan but when he was a teenager, his family moved to Egypt. Soon after arriving there, he decided to try to get to Canada because he felt h...

@tellingtherealstory4552 - 01/07/2020

Hekma grew up in western Sudan and lived a normal and happy life. This all changed when she got married. Her husband’s family considered his choice of bride a d...

@tellingtherealstory4552 - 30/06/2020

“We had been threatened with guns, some of us were severely beaten and some even died. Some lost their minds.”In in a talk show moderated by Somali activist Ifr...

@tellingtherealstory4552 - 30/06/2020

“I can’t do more by myself, I can only give my words and create awareness. That’s what I can do.” Nakhlan is a popular Somali social media personality with over...

@tellingtherealstory4552 - 28/06/2020

For Precious and Osagie, life in Nigeria began to deteriorate when herdsmen started grazing their cattle on their crops. Tensions escalated into attacks between...

@tellingtherealstory4552 - 28/06/2020

Fighting broke out in Mary’s village in Nigeria. Her family were killed but she managed to escape. Then she met a woman who offered to take her to Europe to wor...

@tellingtherealstory4552 - 28/06/2020

Gloria lost her business in Nigeria and was being harassed by her creditors. A friend told her about a possibility to go to Europe to earn money, and they left ...