00:00Mariam Souma is back in Conakry, alone.
00:05The 23-year-old was separated from her daughter after being deported back to Guinea from Belarus.
00:11Souma had initially gone to the Eastern European country in the hope of crossing into Europe to escape poverty.
00:18But while in Belarus, she fell pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl.
00:24So when I realized I was pregnant, I explained it to the father.
00:28And he said, OK, it's fine, this and that.
00:31Then he left for Poland, you see.
00:34After that, I stayed on my own.
00:36I tried calling his number, but it didn't go through.
00:39I said to myself, OK, I'm here, I'm strong, and that's it.
00:44Maybe I'll have to fight on my own.
00:47When her daughter was born too early, the baby had to go into hospital
00:51and was eventually transferred to an orphanage without Souma's consent.
00:56The mother was also presented with a staggeringly high hospital bill,
01:01and immigration authorities threatened her.
01:05He said, if you set foot here, I will lock you up for a year.
01:08You have to leave.
01:09The child now belongs to us.
01:11You will not see a child.
01:13We will take care of the documents for the child.
01:15So that's how the baby became theirs, you see.
01:18I said, OK, there's no problem.
01:21But inside, I was crying.
01:23I was crying.
01:25The Guinean embassy in Moscow, also in charge of Belarus,
01:29has said that it was following the case
01:31and that it had demanded clarifications.
01:34An exiled Belarusian human rights group is also supporting Souma.
01:38But whether she will see her daughter ever again remains uncertain.
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