Départs et arrivées

Gesichter der Flucht

Your Exit

Las caras de la huida

Odjazdy i przyjazdy

Arrivi e partenze

Eight people, and eight fateful decisions that changed their lives forever. 

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The Stories of Migrants and Refugees

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Khalil fled Syria in 2015. He currently lives in southern Germany. He realised that people's attitudes towards him totally changed when they heard him speak their language and their dialect. So he decided to immerse himself in the language. By playing with German words, he makes people laugh. 

Refugees in Their Own Words

When Khalil fled to Germany from Syria, he knew if he wanted to flourish in his new life he had to live and breathe German

From Syria to Germany

In August 1961, when the Berlin Wall was built, Karin was on vacation. But when she returned to the University of Leipzig, that's when she realised how harsh the East German regime could be. So she decided to try to find a way out.

Karin wanted to escape East Germany. But her attempt to flee would cost her everything

Escape From East Germany

Skender is an Albanian who grew up in Kosovo, where he would play football with his Serbian friends. But when Milošević came to power, life quickly became unbearable for Skender and his family. His father, a politician committed to a free Kosovo, was forced to flee and Skender was arrested.

Skender is an Albanian who grew up in Kosovo. In 1992, his life fell apart

Hate Thy Neighbour

Hans is a loyal citizen of the GDR and proud to be a party member at 18 years old. But the 1968 Prague Spring changes his mind, making him want to leave for the West.

Hans Escapes the GDR via Denmark

In 1985 Aida arrived in Germany from Eritrea at the age of ten having never seen snow before and never having heard the German language.

Aida: From Eritrea to Germany

Jutta was three years old when she had to flee from Pomerania in 1945 as the Russian army approached. Eventually she ended up in south west Germany where everything seemed different.

Jutta - A Foreigner in Her Own Country

Perwin fled Syria because of the war. By the time she arrived in Gemany she had missed out on four years of schooling, and now she’s the oldest in the class.

Refugees In Their Own Words

Further, But Where?

Sepideh was 17 when she left Iran with her family to settle in Germany. After the Islamic Revolution the future was bleak for girl with little access to education.

Your Exit

The Stories of Migrants and Refugees

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From Syria to Germany

Refugees in Their Own Words

Escape From East Germany

Refugees in Their Own Words

Hate Thy Neighbour

Refugees in Their Own Words

Hans Escapes the GDR via Denmark

Refugees in Their Own Words

Aida: From Eritrea to Germany

Refugees in Their Own Words

Jutta - A Foreigner in Her Own Country

Refugees in Their Own Words

Further, But Where?

Refugees In Their Own Words

Finding Roots

Refugees In Their Own Words