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What the World Misses by Not Understanding Statelessness
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hěnduōrénhuìbèiyāo qiú要求chū shì出示hù zhào护照chū shēng zhèng míng出生证明huòshēn fèn zhèng身份证

Many people are asked to show a passport, birth certificate, or ID card.

duìdà duō shù大多数rénláishuōzhèhěnpíng cháng平常dànduìwú guó jí无国籍derénláishuōzhècháng cháng常常hěnnán

For most people, this is normal, but for stateless people, it is often difficult.

kě néng可能chū shēng出生zàiyí gè一个dì fāng地方zàinà lǐ那里zhǎng dà长大huìshuōdāng dì当地yǔ yán语言yǒuzì jǐ自己deshè qū社区kě shì可是méi yǒu没有guó jiā国家chéng rèn承认shìgōng mín公民

You may be born in one place, grow up there, speak the local language, and have your own community, but no country recognizes you as a citizen.

hěnduōréntīng dào听到zhè lǐ这里huìhěnjīng yà惊讶yīn wèi因为tā men他们cóng lái méi yǒu从来没有tīngguòwú guó jí无国籍

When many people hear this, they are surprised, because they have never heard the word “stateless.”

qí shí其实shì jiè世界shàngyǒuhěn duō很多wú guó jí无国籍derén

In fact, there are many stateless people in the world.

wú guó jí无国籍zhǐ shì只是méi yǒu没有zhèng jiàn证件háihuìyǐng xiǎng影响shàng xué上学gōng zuò工作kàn bìng看病lǚ xíng旅行cān jiā参加shè huì社会shēng huó生活

Statelessness is not just about lacking documents; it can also affect schooling, work, medical care, travel, and participation in social life.

gèngnándeshìrén men人们cháng cháng常常yàoyī cì yòu yī cì一次又一次zhèng míng证明zì jǐ自己shìshuízì jǐ自己shǔ yú属于nǎ lǐ哪里zhèhuìràngrénhěnlèihěnnán guò难过

What is even harder is that people often have to prove again and again who they are and where they belong, which can be exhausting and upsetting.

bù guò不过wú guó jí无国籍derénzhǐ shì只是miàn duì面对kùn nán困难derén

However, stateless people are not only people facing difficulties.

tā men他们zàinǔ lì努力shēng huó生活hù xiāng互相bāng zhù帮助jì lù记录zì jǐ自己degù shì故事wèigōng píng公平fā shēng发声

They are also working hard to live their lives, help one another, record their stories, and speak up for fairness.

zhè ge这个zhuān tí专题xī wàng希望rànggèngduōréntīng jiàn听见tā men他们deshēng yīn声音

This feature hopes to let more people hear their voices.

yīn wèi因为liǎo jiě了解cóngqīng tīng倾听kāi shǐ开始

Because understanding begins with listening.

zhǐ yǒu只有xiānkàn jiàn看见zhè xiē这些rénshì jiè世界cáikě néng可能kāi shǐ开始gǎi biàn改变

Only by first seeing these people can the world begin to change.

By Unknown Author / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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