Meerfez is 25 and lives in Filippiada camp with his wife. Left with no choice and under tragic circumstances, he left Afghanistan in 2015 and is trying to reach his brother in Germany.
With great calm and dignity, Meerfez describes an epic journey but frustration at being held in Greece while his brother, who is just 17, is struggling in Germany on his own.
Living conditions in Filippiada are quite good, and much better than on the islands, but he wants his whole family to be together. And yet he waits…
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