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First-person accounts from people rebuilding their lives after torture and those supporters and professionals standing with them.
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Survivor

“I am on a mission now. I will study hard and fight for justice.”

Warsan Shire quote
Write to Life

Six Refugee Poems - a unique insight into the life of refugees and asylum seekers

Zoe Cricks
Meet the team

Healing the scars of torture

waiting in limbo
Write to Life

My wasted life as an asylum seeker

Sri Lankan survivor
Survivor

“I am thinking about my future because of you”

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Survivor

Equine therapy lifeline

Photograph of Chaturi
Survivor

“I’m born now. I’m born here again.”

Olivier appeal 4 2019
Survivor

Voicing my choice - Olivier's story

Suresh and Therapist Maide
Survivor

“You helped set me free”

African lady in church
Survivor

“When I sing I forget everything”: a survivor's story

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Survivor

“Playing football helps me to feel happy”: a survivor's story this Refugee Week

Detention
Survivor

Welcome to Yarl's Wood Detention Centre: a survivor's story this Refugee Week

A survivor at our London centre
Survivor

“It’s important to feel safe”: a survivor's story this Refugee Week

70 miles
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70 miles for Freedom from Torture

gardening hands
Survivor

Our garden of healing - Tania's story

A Safe Place - Freedom from Torture garden London centre
Write to Life

A Safe Place - My new country, by Jade

Accommodation
Write to Life

Recovery - Housing, by anonymous

Home Office detention letter
Write to Life

My Story vs My Statement, by Marsha: a survivor's story this Refugee Week

Doves of Peace
Write to Life

“A Woman, A Refugee” - a poem about a survivor's experience claiming asylum

Medico-Legal Report
Meet the team

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Freedom from Torture (Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture), 111 Isledon Road, London, N7 7JW. Registered charity: England 1000340, Scotland SC039632. Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner registration number: N201600022. Tel: 020 7697 7777, Fax: 020 7697 7799.

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