"Here to Stay?" Refugee voices in Belarus, Moldova, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Date: 05-02-2009"Here to stay?" is a collection of refugee stories based on interviews conducted over summer 2008 by refugee-assisting organisations in Belarus, Moldova, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, as part of ECRE's project "The Protection of refugees, asylum seekers and forced migrants" funded by the European Union.
ECRE's NGO project partners in the four countries interviewed 100 asylum seekers, recognised refugees, internally displaced persons and refused applicants identified from among their own client groups. The stories have been gathered from a wide geographical area, from the North Caucasus to the borders of the European Union.
The people interviewed share their stories, on the barriers they face in trying to integrate into their new host society and starting a new life there, others are still traumatised by their flight. Some feel at such risk that they are not able to look ahead, and await further assistance with resettlement to another foreign country. The publication is available in English and Russian.
Refugee Stories Publication - English (884.85 KB)
Refugee Stories Publication - Russian (948.09 KB)