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Yema Torkani, 18, has chosen to work rather than study to support his family, as they make new lives in the capital of Moldova.
Read moreRead in RomanianAs a volunteer, Martina has helped her Bolivian friend Lucas to go from being an uncertain asylum seeker to a confident resident of Prague
Read moreRead in CzechIranian refugee Abouzar and his son, Armin, chose to stay in Hungary despite being detained at the border for 18 months. A new theatre production offers some clues as to why
Read moreRead in HungarianReza feels that Fate has brought him to Slovenia, and to a job where he can make a difference
Read moreRead in SlovenianUNHCR has been supporting the annual Verzio Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Hungary for years and its initiative to include refugee films into its program.
Entering a country to seek asylum is not a crime. It's a fundamental human right.
The fairy tale goes on for Abdul and Silva as they adapt to a new life in the Czech Republic
With goggles provided by UNHCR, visitors to a film festival in Slovakia can experience the refugee world in 3D.
Jun 21, 2021
Marking World Refugee Day, UNHCR has launched a billboard campaign on the streets and metro stations of Budapest to raise awareness of refugees
Jun 19, 2021
Omar Sharifullah has carved out a livelihood that supports both his own family in Hungary and traditional artisans in Afghanistan
Jan 29, 2021
Kareem Tuha describes the social isolation he experienced in his first months in Prague
Nov 24, 2020
Waiting to be resettled, refugees in transit keep cheerful by painting on T-shirt
Oct 20, 2020
Beck Corlan turns her compassion into music for World Refugee Day 2020
Aug 17, 2020
Hungary, with its tough policies on asylum, might seem an unlikely home for a refugee. But David Savarimanesh from Iran has flourished here and is now proud to call himself a Hungarian citizen.
The fairy tale goes on for Abdul and Silva as they adapt to a new life in the Czech Republic.
Statistics on refugees and asylum-seekers in Central Europe