Hamid. The refugee who stayed.
UNHCR Nordic and Baltic Countries
Description
[EN subtitles available] Latvian TV3 News channel has produced a documentary film about Hamid, an asylum seeker from Afghanistan who accidentally arrived in Latvia ten years ago when arrested while transiting in Riga airport to another European country. Cold weather, language barrier, financial difficulties and struggles to find work are few challenges that refugees and asylum-seekers face arriving in Latvia. Unable to find solutions, many leave to other EU countries. But in spite of going through tremendous difficulties, Hamid has stayed. He now calls Latvia home, has learned the language and would like to acquire the Latvian citizenship.
Metadata
Published to Youtube on: 16/10/2017
Archived on: 11/08/2025
Original URL (may no longer be available): https://youtube.com/watch?v=p-iuVJyxNDY