One migrant family's grueling journey to safety
An Associated Press photographer follows an Iraqi family as they migrate from Greece to Germany

(Image credit: The Associated Press)

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)At an emotional landing in Lesbos, the Qasus met Associated Press photographer Muhammed Muheisen, who joined them on their week-long journey into Europe. The group)

(Image credit: The Qasus huddle together until midnight when they are able to board a ferry traveling to Athens, Greece.)

(Image credit: The Qasus approach Macedonian army officers as they cross through a fence at the Greek-Macedonian border.)

(Image credit: The Qasus wait, at a registration camp near the Macedonian town of Gevgelija, to board a train heading to the Serbian border.)

(Image credit: Dildar (with the blue hat) and other refugee children chase bubbles to pass the time in Adasevci, Serbia. The Qasus wait to take a bus to the train station in Sid, Serbia, where they will tra)

(Image credit: Delphine and her father Samir sleep in a bus before taking their train to Croatia.)

(Image credit: The Qasus eat in a gas station restaurant in Kammern, on the Austrian border, before being transported to Salzburg, Austria.)

(Image credit: Delphine, Dunia, and Bessi are searched by a German police officer shortly after arriving in Freilassing, Germany, from Austria.)

(Image credit: Delphine rests her head on her father's shoulder after arriving by train at a resting point in Mannheim, Germany.)

(Image credit: A German soldier records information about the Qasus as part of their asylum-seeking process at the Central Registration Center in Heidelberg, Germany.)

(Image credit: A German officer takes a photo of Samir at the Central Registration Center in Heidelberg.)

(Image credit: Delphine is comforted by Dilshad in their new temporary home at Patrick Henry Village, in Heidelberg.)

(Image credit: The Qasus laugh shortly before posing for a picture in Heidelberg.)
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Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.