Eric Mbiakeu
| Interview | Carolin Emcke |
| Interview language | English |
| Country of origin | Cameroon |
| Year of migration | 2016 |
| Interview length | 02:10:24 |
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Sequencing
| 1 | Introduction Eric Mbiakeu | ||||
| 2 | Family and childhood in Cameroon | ||||
| 2.1 | Family structure | ||||
| 2.2 | Mother's religion | ||||
| 2.3 | Mother tongue | ||||
| 2.4 | Memories of childhood | ||||
| 2.5 | Financing and economical circumstances of the family | ||||
| 2.6 | School | ||||
| 2.7 | Permanent moves | ||||
| 3 | Boarding school | ||||
| 4 | First encounter with father | ||||
| 5 | Discovery of sexuality | ||||
| 6 | University | ||||
| 7 | Sexual identity being scared away and relationships | ||||
| 8 | Social oppression | ||||
| 8.1 | Homophobic attacks | ||||
| 8.2 | Interrogations at the police | ||||
| 8.3 | Reaction and support from the mother | ||||
| 9 | Escape | ||||
| 9.1 | Letter from court and fear of pursuit | ||||
| 9.2 | Items from home | ||||
| 9.3 | Planing for the escape | ||||
| 9.4 | Escape to Nigeria | ||||
| 9.5 | Escape to Niger and construction work | ||||
| 10 | Lybia | ||||
| 10.1 | Through the desert with a smuggler | ||||
| 10.2 | Kidnapping and arrest in Sabha | ||||
| 10.3 | Slavery | ||||
| 10.4 | Women as sex-slaves and forced prostitution | ||||
| 10.5 | Payment and liberation | ||||
| 10.6 | Tripoli and making contact with the mother | ||||
| 10.7 | Ghettos | ||||
| 10.8 | Thoughts of suicide | ||||
| 10.9 | Messages from friend | ||||
| 10.10 | Imaginations of Europe | ||||
| 10.11 | Risks of the mediterranean sea | ||||
| 10.12 | Saving the friend | ||||
| 10.13 | Second kidnapping at the market | ||||
| 10.14 | Prison | ||||
| 10.15 | Friend tries to rescue | ||||
| 10.16 | Murder of friends by slave-owners | ||||
| 10.17 | Planing the escape | ||||
| 10.18 | Escape | ||||
| 10.19 | Being shot | ||||
| 10.20 | Decision for escaping to Europe | ||||
| 11 | The mediterranean sea | ||||
| 11.1 | On the boat through the mediterranean sea | ||||
| 11.2 | Stop of the boat-engine | ||||
| 11.3 | Calling the mother from the boat | ||||
| 11.4 | Rescue by Italian sea guards | ||||
| 12 | Italy | ||||
| 12.1 | Arrival in Italy | ||||
| 12.2 | Arrest and prison | ||||
| 12.3 | Depression in prison | ||||
| 12.4 | Liberation | ||||
| 12.5 | Making contact with the mother | ||||
| 12.6 | Getting help | ||||
| 12.7 | Arrival in Basel | ||||
| 12.8 | Imaginations of Germany | ||||
| 13 | Germany | ||||
| 13.1 | Sexual identity in Germany | ||||
| 13.2 | Father's attempts to change sexuality and trauma | ||||
| 13.3 | Feeling of arriving | ||||
| 13.4 | Psychological support | ||||
| 13.5 | Asylum home, lack of freedom and racism | ||||
| 13.6 | Lack of orientation and information | ||||
| 13.7 | Language school | ||||
| 13.8 | Police attack at the asylum home and deportation | ||||
| 13.9 | Airport | ||||
| 13.10 | Being homeless in Berlin | ||||
| 13.11 | Asylum application and refusals | ||||
| 14 | Sexuality and confusion | ||||
| 15 | Dreams and hopes | ||||
| 16 | Exchanging experiences and help for other refugees | ||||
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