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Tales of people fleeing to Europe — let’s get to the stories behind the numbers

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Not NumbersNov 25, 20156 min read

The Boat

Metres away from shore, within touching distance of safety, comes the most dangerous part of…

Not NumbersNov 4, 20154 min read

‘Auntie, Auntie’

A Syrian mother and her two sons arrive in The Netherlands, scared, tired and alone.

By IGGIE

Not NumbersFeb 85 min read

Our Family on a Basketball

by Ann Doherty

I met H in early October, when he first arrived in Amsterdam with about 30 other refugees. It was my first-ever shift at De Regenboog, a local social organisation that provides food, beds, warm clothing and comfort to weary travellers who…

Not NumbersNov 4, 20153 min read

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“500, 000 immigrants are coming into our country!”, “Swarms of migrants are crossing the borders”, “Millions are flooding into Europe”, “They are taking our jobs”, “Our country is overrun”, “ISIS is smuggling thousands of extremists into the EU”

Not NumbersNov 23, 20154 min read

The Death Trip

From Syria to Amsterdam, on foot and by boat; it’s a perilous journey.

By Waseem Khrtabeel

It was my 8th week greeting refugees at Centraal Station. I was waiting for an international train to arrive with…

Not NumbersNov 23, 20153 min read

Her Name Was Yasmine

Sometimes, all it takes is a balloon to make a kid smile again.

By Anonymous

It was at the beginning of September and I was going to an old bank office in Amsterdam.

Not NumbersDec 17, 20155 min read

A Day on the Shores of Greece

Chaos abounds at the emergency camps set up for people arriving into Europe.

by: David Engel

The phone went off. It was a text from Charly, the coordinator of the Norwegian…

Not NumbersNov 4, 20154 min read

You are Safe

With 24 hours to flee their country, this mother and her son arrive on the brink of passing out.

By Noémie Winkel

Not NumbersOct 31, 20153 min read

‘It’s okay my Son’

The story of an old man who had lost his family and ended up in the wrong country, but finds his hope again.

By Majd Mshaty

Not Numbers

Tales of people fleeing to Europe — let’s get to the stories behind the numbers

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