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Share your story

Eritrean and Somali persons who have embarked on the journey to Europe via the Mediterranean are invited to share their stories.

Guidelines

Submissions can be in the form of:
· Pictures taken during the journey
· Voice and video recordings of the journey
· Written testimonies in English, Tigrinya/Tigre or Somali

Material submitted to us must be your own original work for which you own the copyright and any other relevant rights. This means that you cannot submit work obtained from other sources (e.g., online image search results or websites).

Written stories should be no more than 500 words.

Stories should not contain offensive language or graphic content.

How we will use your story
We reserve the right not to publish a story if we don’t believe it fits with our editorial guidelines. The stories we do use will be published on our website and promoted across our social media networks. We may adjust your written story or video if we deem it necessary.

If you would like to share your story with us, send it to:

Or fill in this form.

You are welcome to send pictures, videos or written stories to be shared on our platform. Stories can be anonymous or you can request to remove personal identifiable information at submission.

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