Tens of thousands of refugees from Ukraine have found safety and help in Hungary.
Hasib Qarizada a student from Afghanistan stands outside his room in the"Krnjaca" refugee centre near Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. While tens of thousands of refugees from Ukraine have found safety and help in Hungary, thousands of others weren't so lucky. Among them was Hasib Qarizada, a 25-year-old student from Afghanistan. He had been studying in Hungary for years butwas expelled last September even as his native country unraveled.
“I was a student, and they just gave my life a totally different twist,” he said. “They didn’t give me a chance to grab my clothes, my charger or my laptop or anything important that I would need to travel.”He told the AP he “had no idea where Serbia was, what language they speak, what kind of culture they have.”
More recently, a woman from Cameroon who entered Hungary from Romania was sent to Serbia last December. Another African woman who flew in from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a year ago also ended up in a field in Serbia. “For those of us following these issues, it is hard to miss the stark contrast of the last few weeks with Europe’s harsh response to people fleeing other wars and crises,” said Judith Sunderland of Human Rights Watch. “A staggering number of people from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East die every year attempting to reach Europe.
Qarizada’s deportation was even more drastic as he hadn't arrived in Hungary along any illegal migration route. A self-financed student who shared an apartment and had an established life in Budapest, Qarizada sought asylum because the turmoil in Afghanistan meant his family could no longer pay his university fees and therefore he couldn't renew his residence permit.
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