A New Life in Europe: The Dhnie Family

The ups and downs of life in Frankfurt for one Syrian refugee family, the Dhnies. Their perilous journey from living as refugees in Jordan to Europe, in search of a better life.

For the last two years, the Dhnie family has been living as refugees in Jordan. In August, the family decided there was no future for them there and little prospect of returning to Syria. They packed up their lives and set off for the EU.

Manveen Rana documents the twists and turns of their journey in a series of reports for BBC Radio 4’s The World at One.

The Dhnie family reflect on their new life in Frankfurt.

The family are held in Hungary before a final sprint across Europe.

The family cross the border to Hungary.

The family await their papers in Serbia but the lack of sleep is beginning to hit them.

A warmer welcome for the family in Serbia.

A riot breaks out and thousands, including the family, storm across the border.

The family spend a night sleeping in a field near Macedonia's border with Greece.

The family travel north through Greece towards the Macedonian border.

The Dhnie family continue their journey by trying to board a ferry to Athens.