From a janitor to a millionaire: how a penniless immigrant who came to America built a successful business

An Iranian refugee shared his inspiring story of how he went from immigrant, janitor, Burger King employee to millionaire car businessman from Nashville, reports the DailyMail. Sammy Puri fled Iran in 1989 and eventually made it to...

'I'm not ready to sit and wait': a Russian fled from the Russian Federation and is fighting on the side of Ukraine

First, Dani Akel fled the war in Syria to Moscow. Then he fell under the "sanitary case" for supporting Navalny. Then he broke through to the EU through Estonia. Now he is fighting against the Russian army in Ukraine, according to Meduza. If in the spring of 2011...

Reluctant Refugee: An Incredible Story of War, Divorce, and American Justice

A Russian asylum seeker returned home while her husband remained in the United States, where he is seeking asylum and the right to communicate with his own son. The story of Denis and Natalya (names have been changed) began quite prosaically for our time. A married couple from Kaluga ...

Between America and Ukraine: how a political refugee from Russia went to defend Ukraine, and what came of it

The story of Alexander Klimanov could be an excellent plot for an adventure series - however, with an unpredictable end so far. Opposition activities in Russia, work with Mikhail Saakashvili in Ukraine, an immigration prison in the United States, and after that - work in the aerospace sector and ...

A fighter for equality and a descendant of the Kozaks: the story of the first Ukrainian political refugee in the United States

155 years ago, the first Ukrainian political refugee, human rights fighter Agapiy Goncharenko arrived in the United States. This is stated in the video "Voice of America". From his printing house in San Francisco, he sent literature banned there to the Russian Empire. It is believed that it was he ...

Russian went to prison for refugees

A 23-year-old Russian activist who opposed Russian aggression in Ukraine and Syria, Vladimir Ruf ended up in a refugee prison in the United States. Human rights lawyer Olga Tomchin writes about this on Facebook, who organized a fundraiser to get Rufus out of ...

In Germany, a refugee publicly stabbed 15-year-old girl

In German Candela, an allegedly underage Afghan refugee killed a former girlfriend. Politicians demand age verification of refugees and discuss the problem of expulsion of criminals, writes Deutsche Welle. The reason for the discussion was the murder with a knife of a 15-year-old girl named Mia, which happened a few days ago in ...

How to get political asylum in the United States

The unstable political situation and widespread violation of human rights in the countries of the former CIS are forcing people to seek political asylum in the United States. What does it mean to obtain this status, who can apply for it and how to correctly organize the process, ForumDaily figured out. A journalist is a dangerous profession ...

Brooklyn optician Maxim Greenberg is accused of fraud

Maxim Grinberg, a native of Ukraine and the owner of two optics stores in Brooklyn, is accused of fraud in obtaining loans. He spent the money received from the fraudulent scheme on expensive restaurants, casinos and gifts for his mistress. In the materials of the Brooklyn prosecutor's office it is said that Greenberg with his ...

The story of a gay and ex-employee of the Moscow City Hall about the path to obtaining refugee status in the United States

Alexander Smirnov, an openly gay man and a former employee of the Moscow City Hall, talks about the persecution that followed his “coming out” in his homeland, his encounter with death and his new life in America. In 2013, at that time, an employee of the Moscow City Hall, Alexander Smirnov, admitted ...

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