A new version is available.

We've updated our website. Please click the button to download the new version.

Download now

26
Back

Authorities separate refugee couple (People 2016, by Mario Heller) - Swiss Press Award

Hamid and Panteha on the balcony of their apartment.
Mario Heller
Hamid and Panteha on the balcony of their apartment.
Photo / People
2016

Authorities separate refugee couple

Mario Heller

Hamid, a father-to-be, was granted asylum in Greece after fleeing Iran. However, Hamid moved on to Switzerland and met Panthea there. She, too, had fled Iran. Despite the fact that Hamid has a wife and will soon become a father, he is being forced to return to Greece.

Back

Authorities separate refugee couple

Schweiz am Sonntag

Photo / People
2016

Mario Heller

Hamid, a father-to-be, was granted asylum in Greece after fleeing Iran. However, Hamid moved on to Switzerland and met Panthea there. She, too, had fled Iran. Despite the fact that Hamid has a wife and will soon become a father, he is being forced to return to Greece.

Author
Mario Heller / Swiss Press Award

Mario Heller

Fotograf, Berlin, 1991

Mario Heller ist ein Schweizer Fotograf, dessen Arbeit sich auf die Beziehungen zwischen sozialen Strukturen und kulturellen Hintergründen konzentriert. Nach seinem Studium am MAZ – Die Schweizer Journalistenschule mit Fokus auf Dokumentarfotografie ist er als Fotograf und Bildredakteur für verschiedene Magazine und Zeitungen in Deutschland und der Schweiz tätig.

Learn more
Back
Share
To the top