Christian at Risk
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sam was born in Pakistan to a Christian family in the Assembly of God Church. Christians are a minority in Pakistan, and Al-Qaeda target Christians because of their faith. Sam experienced discrimination and persecution even as a child. He ran a small print shop when extortion and threats began. Sam was very vulnerable to the false accusation of blasphemy under Islamic law. The extortion was so high that he could never earn enough to pay. He had only one choice – flee or be killed.
Nipa is Thai. She met Sam in Thailand, where they fell in love and started their family. Sam has no status in Thailand as a refugee. They can’t be married. He can’t become a Thai citizen. They must find a new country for their family to call home.
“We are losing our present, and our children are losing their future. I have been here in Bangkok for over 8 years now and UNHCR cannot promise anything.” – Sam
On October 14, 2013, Sam fled to Thailand to seek asylum. UNHCR gave him refugee status. He was told that UNHCR would process his papers as an asylum seeker and resettle him in a country, where he can practice his Christian faith and start his life freely. Although he would be far from his family, it was the perfect plan and solution. He did not know that resettlement would never come – that was
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sam was born in Pakistan to a Christian family in the Assembly of God Church. Christians are a minority in Pakistan, and Al-Qaeda target Christians because of their faith. Sam experienced discrimination and persecution even as a child. He ran a small print shop when extortion and threats began. Sam was very vulnerable to the false accusation of blasphemy under Islamic law. The extortion was so high that he could never earn enough to pay. He had only one choice – flee or be killed.
Nipa is Thai. She met Sam in Thailand, where they fell in love and started their family. Sam has no status in Thailand as a refugee. They can’t be married. He can’t become a Thai citizen. They must find a new country for their family to call home.
“We are losing our present, and our children are losing their future. I have been here in Bangkok for over 8 years now and UNHCR cannot promise anything.” – Sam
On October 14, 2013, Sam fled to Thailand to seek asylum. UNHCR gave him refugee status. He was told that UNHCR would process his papers as an asylum seeker and resettle him in a country, where he can practice his Christian faith and start his life freely. Although he would be far from his family, it was the perfect plan and solution. He did not know that resettlement would never come – that was
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