Journalist's Thread On Sister Facing Racism While Leaving Ukraine
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The journalist said his sister is adopted, and from Sierra Leone, and this played a significant role in prolonging her exit.
As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, bombing major cities like Kharkiv, CNN journalist Bijan Hosseini has described what he calls his sister's incredible 108-hour journey to reach Poland, facing "racism", injuries and sub-zero temperatures. My sister was trapped in #Ukraine. This is a thread about her incredible journey to reach #Poland. During her escape she experienced #racism, injuries, freezing temps and sleep deprivation. Her story is only one of the hundreds of thousands of people trying to get out.
"During her escape she experienced racism, injuries, freezing temps and sleep deprivation. Her story is only one of the hundreds of thousands of people trying to get out," he wrote in a Twitter thread posted on Tuesday.
The journalist said his sister is adopted, and from Sierra Leone, and this played a significant role in prolonging her exit.
At the border with Poland, separate lines were formed - one for the white people and the other for everyone else - he said, adding that his sister faced the racist treatment that thousands of others have reported at borders, bus and train stations across Ukraine.
