蜜芽传媒

Syrian film-maker and activist, Firas Al-Shater, fled Aleppo two and a half years ago to come to Germany. Since then, he's become something of an internet sensation with his short - often funny - videos highlighting refugee issues. In one video he blindfolded himself and stood in the centre of Berlin with a sign saying "hug me": but why?

(Photo: Firas Alshater during a panel discussion in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Getty.)