Naina, who has been in Hong Kong for 12 years after fleeing violence in her community in South Asia, runs with Virginie Goethals, Hong Kong director of the Free to Run charity. Photos: AFP
Naina, who has been in Hong Kong for 12 years after fleeing violence in her community in South Asia, runs with Virginie Goethals, Hong Kong director of the Free to Run charity. Photos: AFP
Sport /  Hong Kong

Running gives hope to Hong Kong's stranded refugees

Organisers say many in a ‘Free to Run’ programme are torture victims and the training helps them recover from trauma and the stress of being stuck in limbo

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Naina, who has been in Hong Kong for 12 years after fleeing violence in her community in South Asia, runs with Virginie Goethals, Hong Kong director of the Free to Run charity. Photos: AFP
Naina, who has been in Hong Kong for 12 years after fleeing violence in her community in South Asia, runs with Virginie Goethals, Hong Kong director of the Free to Run charity. Photos: AFP
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