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Zelensky vows victory as Ukraine marks one-year anniversary of invasion

Ukraine’s leader pledged Friday to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians marked the somber anniversary of the Russian invasion that upended their lives and Europe's security. Read FRANCE 24's live blog below to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24

Refugees on Australian detention island sew lips shut in protest

Mohammad Shofiqul Islam and Mohammad Kaium have been held on the remote Pacific island of Nauru for nearly 10 years.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian refugees to be rushed into 'modular homes' and above shops as welcome centre closures loom

Councils are also looking at repurposing spaces above shops to house refugees who have spent months in hotels

Wales Online

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Biden's border crackdown explained – a refugee law expert looks at the legality and impact of new asylum rule

Anticipating a potential surge of migrants at the southern border, the Biden administration on Feb. 21, 2023, announced a crackdown on those seeking asylum after unlawfully entering the U.S.

The Conversation

The hundreds of desperate Ukrainian children saved by Labour peer who fled Nazis

Refugee campaigner Lord Alf Dubs – himself evacuated as a child from Nazi Germany via the Kindertransport - began raising Valya Pylypenko’s case to then Home Secretary Priti Patel, in the House of Lords, to news outlets and to civil servants

Daily Mirror

Shamima Begum loses UK citizenship appeal

Shamima Begum has lost her legal challenge over the decision to deprive her of her British citizenship. Ms Begum was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State (IS) in February 2015. Her British citizenship was revoked on national security…

Evening Standard

Only 22 Afghans resettled in UK under ‘pathway’ to help vulnerable refugees

Charity says disparity with 8,633 Afghans who arrived in small boats last year shows lack of functioning route

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Just 22 people resettled in UK from Afghanistan via government scheme while 8,633 crossed Channel in boats

The Refugee Council said the Government needed to 'urgently rethink its approach'

Wales Online

Government urged to ‘rethink’ after just 22 fleeing Afghans resettled via UNHCR

Part of a resettlement scheme was for vulnerable people referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees having fled Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

Earthquake aftermath threatens uneasy coexistence at Turkish-Syrian border

Reopening of Bab al-Salam border and Erdoğan’s promises to deport refugees exacerbate tensions between Turks and Syrians

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian fears becoming ‘refugee in her own country’ if she returns

Sabina Artemieva, herself a refugee, is helping other Ukrainians settle in the UK.

The Independent UK

South Sudan's president calls on refugees to return home

South Sudan’s president has urged the country’s more than 2 million refugees to return home in his first meeting with displaced people since civil war erupted almost a decade ago

The Independent UK

Ukrainian refugee in Dublin says ongoing war still 'keeps her awake' at night

Oleksandra Hromova , who fled to Dublin at the beginning of the conflict, says family and friends back home have now become acclimatised to the threat of war

Dublin Live

Sturgeon marks first anniversary of war in Ukraine with letter to refugees

First Minister tells Ukrainian refugees that Scotland is their home for as long as they need it to be

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Reason

Why Congress Should Pass a Ukrainian Adjustment Act

Giving recent Ukrainian refugees the right to permanent residency in the US will avert potential tragedy for them, and benefit the US economy.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Shamima Begum loses bid to regain British citizenship

There can be few more dramatic examples of the state’s power over its citizens than to strip one of their very nationality. That was the decision taken by then-home secretary Sajid Javid in February 2019 regarding Shamima Begum after she was found, nine months pregnant, in a Syrian refugee camp.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MP Jonathan Gullis schooled on why refugees come to the UK

AN asylum expert has broken down “once and for all” why refugees coming to Britain do not stop in France or the first safe country they reach.

Irish Mirror

Shamima Begum will not be allowed to return to the UK as she 'poses a risk to national security'

ISIS bride Shamima Begum had her British citizenship revoked shortly after she was found, nine months pregnant, in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019

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The Independent UK

Shamima Begum loses challenge over removal of British citizenship

Her British citizenship was revoked shortly after she was found in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019.

Reuters

A year into Ukraine war, older refugees running out of hope

Tamila Melnichenko, 82, has one last wish: to be buried in Ukraine. A year ago, she was uprooted by the Russian invasion and now spends her days in a retirement home in Poland, longing for the life she had to leave behind.

The Independent UK

Nearly 1 million asylum requests in the EU in 2022

Nearly one million people applied for international protection in the European Union in 2022, the most since the refugee crisis of 2015-2016

The Guardian - UK

Shamima Begum: judges to rule if removal of UK citizenship was lawful

Special immigration appeals commission decision will not determine whether woman can return to UK

The Guardian - UK

Tens of thousands of refugees flee from Somaliland clashes

Somalis arrive in Ethiopia from disputed town of Las Anod, where at least 82 people have died in fighting

The Independent UK

Short film to be shown in schools to educate pupils on plight of child refugees

Director Peter Peake said those behind the film hope it will encourage empathy in young people towards refugees.

The Guardian - UK

Government has failed to address UK’s far-right threat, says open letter

Letter signed by refugee groups concerned about Islamophobia and racism

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