🧡 Meet Evelyn from Austria.
At 13 Evelyn was forced to leave school because she was Jewish. In 1943, Evelyn and her family were sent to Teresienstadt and later to Auschwitz.
She tells us why her childhood photos are special.
Read her full story here instagram.com/p/CftrtnsNy7d
#Peoplemove #Holocaust

🧡 Meet Paco from Bilbao, Spain.
Paco and his sister were two of 3,500 #Basque children evacuated in 1937 because of the Spanish Civil War.
The 98-yr-old from London tells us why his gifts are special
Read his full story here instagram.com/p/DDpItH9oEtc
#Peoplemove #Basquecivilwar #Refugees

🧡 Meet Sadia from Pakistan.
Sadia says she moved to the UK because of fundamental issues like the lack of women’s rights in her home country. She tells us why her prayers beads are important to her.
Read her full story here www.instagram.com/p/DDcngQIITgG
#Peoplemove #asylumseekerswelcome #Pakistan

🧡 Meet Lubna from Syria.
Lubna and her family fled Syria when a bomb destroyed their house. She tells us why her crochet hook is special to her.
Read her full story here instagram.com/p/Cfq4Im-tl6u
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #togetherwithrefugees #Syrianrefugees

🧡 Meet Amirali from Iran.
Amir was just 14 when he fled Iran alone to escape a possible prison sentence for sharing his views on the regime.
He tells us why his souvenir is special to him.
Read his full story here instagram.com/p/DDIArGWIB0J
#Peoplemove #asylumseekerswelcome #togetherwithrefugees

🧡 Meet Hana Michael from Eritrea.
Hana was just seven-years-old when she left her home country because it was ruled by a dictator. She tells us why her coffee cup is special to her.
Read her full story here instagram.com/p/CfoYVklNuNX
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #togetherwithrefugees #Eritrea

We're looking for people to take part in #PeopleMove. If you know anyone who has moved to the UK as a #refugee, #asylumseeker or #migrant and has a special object they brought with them on their journey here, please DM us.
We'd love to hear from you. 🧡
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🧡 Meet AbdulRahman Bdiwi from Syria.
AbdulRahman fled Syria after his father lost his leg in a bomb explosion during the war. AbdulRahman tells us why his pencil is special to him.
Read his full story here instagram.com/p/CfY4-pPtQcl
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #togetherwithrefugees #Syrianwar

🧡 Meet Nima Javan from Iran.
Nima's life was in danger because of his faith. He spent a month in a UK detention centre but he is now a thriving artist.
Read his full story here instagram.com/p/CfWBrEitsQa/
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #togetherwithrefugees #Iran

🧡 Meet Odunayo ‘Comfort’ Adeyemi from Nigeria.
Comfort, who sought sanctuary in the UK, was a victim of trafficking. She tells us why her bible is special to her.
Read her full story here instagram.com/p/CfT7_pKN8Zh
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #Nigeria #togetherwithrefugees

🧡 Meet Bernd Koschland from Germany.
Bernd, 91, came to the UK to escape the Nazis. He was the youngest on the ocean liner in 1939. He tells us why his hairbrush is special.
Read his full story here www.instagram.com/p/CfQ8Sg7taoa
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #Kindertransport
#togetherwithrefugees

🧡 Meet Dr Rebecca Matsyievska from Ukraine.
She sought sanctuary in the UK, after the Russian invasion in 2022. She tells us why her stethoscope is important to her.
Read her full story here www.instagram.com/p/CfLX2sJtqcH
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #Ukrainerefugees #togetherwithrefugees

Behind every object there is a human, a story of trauma, displacement, war & poverty.
Read all the #PeopleMove stories www.instagram.com/peoplemove_/
#Refugeeswelcome #togetherwithrefugees
Words- @journomaryamq.bsky.social & Claire Donnelly Editor- @roswynnejones.bsky.social, Photos- Phil Coburn

🧡 Meet Loujean Alsaman from Syria. She fled the war and sought sanctuary in the UK. Loujean tells us why her late grandfather's watch is special to her.
Read her full story here instagram.com/p/CfI5Ws-spPC/
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #Syrianrefugees #togetherwithrefugees

Every object tells a story. For Loujean it’s her Syrian grandfather’s watch, for Bernd it’s the hairbrush he carried in his trunk on the Kindertransport from Hamburg, for Rebecca it’s the stethoscope to reminds her she is still a doctor even though she had to flee Ukraine.
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