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  • About Telling the Real Story
    About Telling the Real Story

    @tellingtherealstory4552 - 23/03/2020

    Telling the Real Story is a project which aims to communicate with communities about the dangers of onward irregular movement. Telling the Real Story aims to co...

  • Zakaria Osman’s Story (Part 1): Choosing the Wrong Route
    Zakaria Osman’s Story (Part 1): Choosing the Wrong Route

    @tellingtherealstory4552 - 16/03/2020

    Zakaria Osman and his friends could not take the daily torture anymore and tried to break out of the traffickers’s prison. Watch the first part of his story! #...

  • TRS Community Event - Hargeisa
    TRS Community Event - Hargeisa

    @tellingtherealstory4552 - 10/03/2020

    “The most important thing for me was to meet someone who told us about his experience of travelling with smugglers.” At a Telling the Real Story event in Hargei...

  • Mustafa's Story (Part 3): A Disastrous Journey
    Mustafa's Story (Part 3): A Disastrous Journey

    @tellingtherealstory4552 - 10/03/2020

    Once again Mustafa and his fellow travelers found themselves tricked by the smuggler: the previous agreement was not valid anymore and Mustafa found himself in ...

  • Mustafa's Story (Part 2): Return from Yeman
    Mustafa's Story (Part 2): Return from Yeman

    @tellingtherealstory4552 - 10/03/2020

    “ No smuggler will ever tell you the truth.“ Mustafa’s wish to start a journey in pursuit of his dreams was used by smugglers to manipulated him into embarking ...

  • Mustafa's Story (Part 1): The Dream that turned to Ashes
    Mustafa's Story (Part 1): The Dream that turned to Ashes

    @tellingtherealstory4552 - 10/03/2020

    “I was told that in Europe you find money everywhere, even in the streets. A place where you can find money easily and can build your future.” Mustafa was seduc...

  • Liban's Story (Part 3): Trapped in Another War
    Liban's Story (Part 3): Trapped in Another War

    @tellingtherealstory4552 - 10/03/2020

    “We Somalis considered traffickers the worst kind of people and could see how bad they were, what happened next was worse than that…” says Liban. Watch the fin...

  • Liban's Story (Part 2): The Torture Chamber in the Desert
    Liban's Story (Part 2): The Torture Chamber in the Desert

    @tellingtherealstory4552 - 10/03/2020

    In part two of Liban’s story, he regrets his decision on embarking on the journey. “When I was in Sudan, I felt unsettled. I remembered the freedom I had in my ...

  • Libans Story – Travel Through a War Zone (Part 1)
    Libans Story – Travel Through a War Zone (Part 1)

    @tellingtherealstory4552 - 10/03/2020

    “We requested food and a place to pray as fast as possible, instead they pointed their guns at us….” Says Liban This is the reality on travelling with smugglers...

  • Sa'ad's Story: A journey he would regret.
    Sa'ad's Story: A journey he would regret.

    @tellingtherealstory4552 - 10/03/2020

    Sa’ad felt bad about leaving his family but his friends in #Europe encouraged him to go.The trip through #Sudan and #Libya became a nightmare, confirming his wo...