"People in countries like the UK don’t understand how refugees make decisions because our experiences are so different from theirs. A friend & I decided to risk escaping because we couldn’t face any more torture & beatings. We knew we might be killed but decided to take the risk. I didn’t have any good options.”

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The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
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The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain

Ussu fled imprisonment and torture, only to find himself treated like a liar and outcast in the UK. Here’s how he survived homelessness and horrific injury in almost two decades without a decision

^{Diane Taylor (The Guardian)}