Her Dream of Freedom Became a Nightmare of Rape, Pregnancy, Ruin
Published on: Tuesday 18 June 2019
Alaweiah was pregnant when she fled Sudan last year.
Her home in Darfur had been burned to the ground three times and her husband, Ahmed, decided they should try for a future in Europe. Now she lives in Tripoli among thousands of other travelers trying to catch a boat across the sea.
Surviving the journey, she said, has been almost unbearable.
So far this year, nearly 40,000 people have tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to get to Europe from countries across the Middle East, Africa and beyond.
News source: https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/her-dream-freedom-became-nightmare-rape-pregnancy-ruin
