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Refugjatët kongolezë fytyra e varfërisë dhe racizmit në Brazil

29 May, 12:13

Trazirat e vazhdueshme në Republikën Demokratike të Kongos (DRC) kanë vrarë 5.4 milionë si pasojë e luftërave, sëmundjeve dhe kequshqyerjes që prej kur kishte filluar konflikti në vitin 1945, thuhet sipas Komitetit Shpëtues Ndërkombëtar.

Vuajtjet nga luftërat kanë detyruar 675, 000 njerëz të largohen nga vendet e tyre, efekti është duke u ndjerë edhe më shumë në Rido de Janeiro të Brazilit.

Sipas numrave të fundit, 658 kongolezë janë duke pritur që të marrin leje qendrimi në këtë qytet, më shumë se shtetas të tjerë. Ndërsa, 943 të tjerë janë duke pritur që të marrin statusin e refugjatit.

Në zonën e varfër dhe të largët të Rios, shumë emigrantë kongolezë e kanë hetuar, se është shumë e dhimbshme për të qenë nën urdhërat e bandave kriminale, raporton “Al Jazeera”, transmeton Periskopi.

Ata thonë se kanë dëshirë të kthehen në shtëpitë – nëse një gjë e tillë është e mundur.

Refugjatët kongolezë e kanë të vështirë të adoptohen në jetën braziliane, pasi atyre u imponohet të mësojnë gjuhën portugeze të gjejnë punë që për ta është pothuajse e pamundur./Periskopi/

The immigrants are generally very poor and often rely on donations to eat. Here, Mbemba is seen cutting open a pigâs head they were given, so it could be eaten. The Congolese still prepare the food of their homeland, such as fufu, a dough-like mash of cassava, which is eaten with the fingers and dipped in a soup. [Fabio Teixeira/Al Jazeera]

Despite being more than 6,437km away from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rio de Janeiro hosts 940 refugees from the war-torn nation. Â Many live in the poor favela settlements in the northern periphery of the city, including Ali Kembilu Mbemba, 24, pictured here in the traditional dress of his homeland. [Fabio Teixeira/Al Jazeera]

A mother and her child, both refugees from the DRC, are pictured in the Ramos favela in Rio de Janeiro. Single mothers, who are often fleeing sexual abuse, suffer greatly, with little chance of work or childcare. This woman asked not be identified for fear of retribution if she were to return home. [Fabio Teixeira/Al Jazeera]

Luta Espoir-Babou, 23, was a successful footballer in his homeland. He played as an attacking midfielder for Dragons. In Rio, he took part in the Amateur Soccer World Cup, a local tournament, in 2016. Here, he is seen in a training session with other Congolese refugees in the Bras de Pina favela in the north of Rio. [Fabio Teixeira/Al Jazeera]

A single mother from DRC, washes clothes with her son in the Bras de Pina favela where she lives in northern Rio. She works at a beauty parlour, styling the hair of African women. Recently arrived in Brazil, she does not speak Portuguese. She lives alone with her son; his father is in the DRC. [Fabio Teixeira/Al Jazeera]

A refugee from the DRC prays during a Christian service at a church in the Bras de Pina favela. The Congolese face racism, poverty and unemployment in favelas dominated by drug traffickers. But many remain hopeful of better days in Brazil in which their dreams of freedom are realised. [Fabio Teixeira/Al Jazeera]

Ali Kembilu Mbemba, 24, a refugee from the DRC, smokes a cigar in his home in the Cinco Bocas favela in northern Rio de Janeiro. With little money, many of the Congolese who have fled to the Marvelous City here live in cramped apartments in slums, sometimes with several men to a room. [Fabio Teixeira/Al Jazeera]

Stylist Mao Mbongo, 37, a refugee from the DRC exhibits blazers, blouses and skirts she has made in the style of her homeland for sale to her compatriots in the Cinco Bocas favela in northern Rio de Janeiro. [Fabio Teixeira/Al Jazeera]

In a relaxed moment, Mbemba, a refugee from the DRC, is seen swimming in the Piscinao de Ramos, a vast man-made pool and beach adjacent to Guanabara Bay in Rio and part of Mare, a large favela complex. [Fabio Teixeira/Al Jazeera]

Underneath a portrait of Nelson Mandela, Moises Eureka, a 23-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, recovers from tuberculosis. In the poor outskirts of Rio, the Congolese often find doctors and medicines are unavailable. [Fabio Teixeira/Al Jazeera]

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