Conflict
![Heydi, West Africa](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/117-LS-Haydi-0392-BOOK.jpg)
A West African Country
I Left Because of Religious Conflict
I wanted to stay in Africa, but I wanted my life to be secure, so I came to Europe.
![Felix, Nigeria](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/113-KB-0483-Felix-BOOK.jpg)
Nigeria
In Libya Life is No Good
The first day I came to Italy, I had a friend, an Italian friend.
![Larif, Afghanistan](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/LS-3690-compressed.jpg)
Afghanistan
We Just Want Peace
I don’t want my children to live in war.
![Walid, Afghanistan](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/037-GG-Walid-BOOK.jpg)
Afghanistan
I Produced Media Against the Taliban
I graduated with a degree in journalism and joined the Afghan police force.
![Ilhan, Afghanistan](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/029-LS-DSC_3525-Ilhan-compressed.jpg)
Afghanistan
I Was Tortured Three Times
We decided to leave and sold everything we had; there is no way back.
![Rahim, an Afghan currently living in Switzerland](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/020-Hamed-CM-compressed.jpg)
Rahim · Afghanistan
I Fought to Keep My Hope
It gives me a bad feeling … that I am safe and my friends are still in trouble.
![Mina, Afghanistan](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/gulyarmina-compressed.jpg)
Afghanistan
I Just Want Him to be Safe
That’s why we came here—so they would not take him away from me.
![Rasheeda, Afghanistan](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/056-Rasheeda-CM-familius-3-8-sur-1-compressed.jpg)
Iran
I Brought my Koran and Prayer Rug with Me
We left Iran because we are Afghans.
![Kalil, Afghanistan](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/Khalilsm.jpg)
Afghanistan
I Am a Civil Engineer; I Am Good at My Job
I hope I can find a good life and that I can continue in my profession.
![Firoz](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/firozsm-compressed.jpg)
Syria
They Kept Killing — They Killed so Many
ISIS began invading our village on the first day of the revolution.
![African Refugees](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/KB-0602-Survived-Libya-compressed.jpg)
Libya
They Survived Libya
The journey is very, very risky. Many people died — a lot.
![Hania, West Africa](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/146-CM-Haniah-481A3348-compressed.jpg)
A West African Country
“God Knows Who I Am; He will Help Me”
God knows what I am, so He will help me.
![Layla](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/141-CM-Layla-481A2940-compressed.jpg)
Layla · Ethiopia
Belonging: I Want to Have Something of My Own
I want to be able to say, “This is MY house! We can stay forever here and nobody will tell me to go.”
![Odije Moses](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/131-KB-Odije-Moses-0537-2-compressed.jpg)
Odije · A West African Country
Why We Flee: “Water, Water, Water!”
My family looks to me to support them.
![Michael Best](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/121-KB-Michael-Best-0502-3-compressed.jpg)
A West African Country
“Dad, Where Are You Taking Me?”
My story is very sad.
![Baros](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/109-KB-Baros-0540-compressed.jpg)
A West African Country
“We Tried to Protect Our Village”
I turn off the video … so they won’t feel sad.
![Bahar](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/047-LS-Bahar-2978-compressed.jpg)
Afghanistan
“I Married When I was Ten-Years-Old”
Now I am alone, living in a tent here in Greece.
![Samadi and Sabroo](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/036-LS-Samadi-Sabroo-3736-compressed.jpg)
Iraq
"We Always Kept One Bullet for Suicide"
In order to save our family, we were obliged to leave our country.
![Parisa](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/028-LS-Parisa-3229-compressed.jpg)
Afghanistan
My Uncle Said, “I Can't Cut Off Anyone’s Head”
They took my uncle and he’s been gone for six years.
![Pat](https://assets.tsosrefugees.org/stories/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/114-KB-Pat-0447-compressed.jpg)
Pat · A West African Country
The Journey: My Life Was at Risk
I said, “God, I left my country because I don’t want to die and now people are dying in the desert.”