The Latest Breaking News from Refugee Week

'I was blacklisted by the Taliban, now I have made Newcastle my home'

The Hunter has celebrated its diverse community with Refugee Week.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 21

How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home

From one hostile environment to another, the documentaries and dramas ranging from Nigeria and Syria to British immigration give vivid life to an experience that can feel very remote

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19

No Friend but the Mountains at Barbican: 'speaks powerfully to the plight of refugees worldwide'

4/5 Luke Styles’ orchestral piece inspired by Behrouz Boochani’s account of detention on Manus Island was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus during Refugee Week

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025

Man cycles around London in heart shape for Refugee Week

Tom Hashemi, 35, mapped out his route in advance before embarking on the ‘hot, busy, trafficky’ three-hour ride.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

Refugee to bring his work depicting Calais 'jungle' to Scottish gallery

AN ARTIST’S experience as a refugee will be part of events marking Refugee Week in Scotland.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 18, 2023

Refugee Week: Ben and Jerry’s creates ice cream with refugee entrepreneurs

The new flavour was inspired by the food and culture of Morocco, Afghanistan and Syria

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2023

'Life stopped' before Afghans found home in Newcastle

Afghan refugee Khorsand Yousofzai, now settled in Newcastle. shares his story to mark the end of Refugee Week.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 1, 2022

Refugee Week: Asylum seekers find space to connect and make friends after arriving in Newcastle

Refugees and asylum seekers in Newcastle have been getting help for years from Action Foundation to create 'meaningful connections'

Chronicle Live · Jun 24, 2022

Felix Project helps feed London’s displaced Ukrainians

The charity at the centre of our Food for London Now campaign has been helping to feed hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who have just arrived in London as the UK marks Refugee Week.

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022

Online exhibition explores meaning of ‘home’ as part of refugee week

The digital gallery will shine a light on what home means for people who have been forced to flee from war.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022