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'Chain of trust' helps Ukranian family find peace in Scottish town

TORN apart from her family by war, Ukrainian refugee Tetiana Lukianenko still feels she is the lucky one.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 26, 2023

Refugees, mass graves and liberation: A year on the ground in Ukraine – in pictures from The Independent’s Bel Trew

Across multiple trips since the start of Russia’s invasion, Bel Trew has been charting the devastating impact of the war on people all over Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Temporary Protection Visa change brings NT refugees one step closer to gaining permanency, reuniting with family in Australia

Refugees on temporary protection and safe haven enterprise visas, including Raed Zannoun, are one step closer to reuniting with loved ones after a change in immigration policy that could also see them permanently settle in Australia.

ABC News · Feb 24, 2023

Ballarat cafe that helps refugee women is closing due to lack of funding

Social enterprise A Pot of Courage cafe in central Victoria has not been able to secure funding amid rising costs and staff shortages

The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2023

Over 1,100 refugees made homeless in London as Homes for Ukraine placements come to end

London councils have made a plea for volunteers to take in refugees as it was revealed more than 1,100 Ukrainian households had become homeless in the capital in the last year.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

Barring skilled refugees from work in the UK is a travesty that must be solved

In a country short of doctors, engineers and other professionals, bureaucracy must not deny people the dignity of work

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

The UK’s asylum questionnaires plan has inflamed left and right alike. All the while, lives remain in limbo

Some say the form is a crackdown. Others see it as an amnesty. But either way, 80,000 will be kept waiting, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

London Ukrainian school grows fourfold as refugees seek refuge in capital

St Mary’s Ukrainian school in Holland Park now has 800 pupils compared to around 220 a year ago

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

On Ukraine Anniversary, EU Pledges More Support for Refugees

European Union officials on Friday pledged continued support to millions of Ukrainian refugees, as they marked the anniversary of the Russian invasion. “Ukraine can win this war, but we will be with Ukraine as long as it takes,” EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson told The Associated Press on the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 24, 2023

On Ukraine anniversary, EU pledges more support for refugees

European Union officials have pledged continued support to millions of Ukrainian refugees, as they marked the anniversary of the Russian invasion

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023