Boys sit with an interpreter in the living room at a group home for unaccompanied children in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Ammar G., a 17-year-old Syrian boy, in his room at a group home in Gothenburg, Sweden. He uses social media to communicate with relatives and friends back in Syria.
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Afghan boys playing soccer at a group home in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Afghan boys on a bike ride near their group home in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Karam B., a 16-year-old boy from Syria, pointing to equipment for the Swedish sport of floor ball in his room in a group home in Gothenburg, Sweden. He told Human Rights Watch that the sport is his new favorite hobby and helps him deal with the trauma of surviving ISIS captivity and the uncertainty of the long asylum process.
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Nour T., a 16-year-old Syrian girl, at a group home in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Wafa S., a 15-year-old boy from Afghanistan, doing his homework at a group home in Gothenburg, Sweden. He wants to continue his education but he told Human Rights Watch the long asylum process sometimes discourages him as he doesn't know what his future holds.
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Wahida N., a 16-year-old girl from Afghanistan, in Sweden for five months, anxiously awaits a decision on her asylum claim so she can continue her life.
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Tabish P., a 16-year-old boy from Afghanistan, practices reading Swedish at a group home in Gothenburg. Tabish told Human Rights Watch he was in Sweden for over four months before he was appointed a guardian, met with a social worker, or visited a doctor.
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