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Primary school children take action after murals at refugee centre painted over

Pupils at a primary school in Birmingham were left feeling ‘angry’ and ‘ashamed of their country’ after hearing the murals were painted over.

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023

Morrison government struck secret deal to pay PNG to take refugees and asylum seekers

Exclusive: Australian government is refusing to say how much it is giving Papua New Guinea under the agreement

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2023

Tunnels under Jenin camp: How Palestinian fighters fooled Israel

The tunnels were claimed to have been the first to ever be discovered under the Jenin refugee camp.

Al Jazeera · Jul 20, 2023

Organisation sewing reusable sanitary pads for refugees gets charity status

Ella Lambert, 23, began sewing reusable period pads for refugees in her kitchen during the Covid lockdown.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Healing through witnessing: Documenting the stories of Yazidi refugees in Canada

Weeks after Yazidi refugees were rescued from horrific captivity and enslavement imposed by Daesh (also known as ISIS) and arrived in Canada, we began to document the harm.

The Conversation · Jul 19, 2023

Imad Alarnab: In The Jungle, food restored our faith

When he was stranded as a refugee in Calais, London chef Imad Alarnab cooked for 400 people every night. Eight years later, his debut cookbook finally tells the story. Lauren Taylor writes

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

UK’s controversial illegal migration bill set to become law

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial illegal migration plan is set to become law after the government defeated attempts by parliament's upper house to make changes to the legislation.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 18, 2023

UN agency slashes cash aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan, raising the alarm on its funding crunch

The United Nations food agency says it will reduce monthly cash aid for almost 120,000 Syrian refugees living in camps in Jordan

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

The illegal migration bill has passed, and here’s what will happen: children lost, abused and exploited

The new law will not act as the deterrent the UK government says it will – it just puts more vulnerable people in harm’s way, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023

Registering refugees using personal information has become the norm – but cybersecurity breaches pose risks to people giving sensitive biometric data

The number of refugees worldwide reached record high levels in 2022. More than 108.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes because of violence or persecution. Meanwhile, governments and aid agencies are increasingly using a controversial method of effectively identifying and tracking many refugees.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2023