Lena, Author at On the Ground

Lena

Lena

Freelance photographer since 2009 and freelance journalist since 2011, co-founder of Witness Europe and on the ground.info

Ten years after the genocide: How Yazidi people are faring in Germany

Germany has recognized a genocide. How important it is to be allowed to use this term is currently becoming clear in the context of Gaza. But what impact does such recognition have on the people affected?

Published on 03/08/2024

“I was sure they were going to kill me.”

Zainab Entezar is one of the first Afghans to come to Germany through the Federal Admission Program. Here she tells her story.

In full length |

Federal Admission Program |

Published on 11/10/2023

Ineffective confirmation of admission promises: lawyers in the dock

Germany has assured visas to Afghans at risk. That’s what the coalition agreement says. While the federal admissions program is off to a slow start, one group of endangered people is facing entirely different problems.

Published on 02/08/2023

Earthquake in Hatay: “Not even to get help, there was media freedom”

In Defne, Hatay, post-earthquake reconstruction is progressing slowly. Residents live in tents and feel abandoned by the government.

Published on 06/06/2023

Sergey Panashchuk: Reluctant war reporter from Odesa

Sergey Panashchuk works as a journalist in Odesa. In recent years he has tried to stay as far away from the war in Donbass as possible. Now the fighting has come to his city.

Sergey Panashchuk |

Published on 04/04/2022

Juli Karzanova reports from Chernihiv: “We are dying here: for no reason at all”

For several weeks, the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv near the border with Belarus has been under non-stop Russian attacks. Juli Karzanova stayed and reports on everyday life in the war.

Emergency aid |

Published on 30/03/2022

“Unterkunft Ukraine”: Hundreds of thousands of beds remain unused

The "Unterkunft Ukraine" initiative wanted to find hundreds of thousands of places to sleep for refugees. But the criticism of the voluntary bed donors is growing.

#UnterkunftUkraine |

Christian Lüder |

Felix Oldenburg |

Unterkunft Ukraine |

Published on 28/03/2022

From Afghanistan and Ukraine: A family flees for the second time

Canada and the US evacuated Afghans from Kabul with a stopover in Ukraine. With the widespread war there, they are going from bad to worse.

Published on 04/03/2022

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