Glasgow singer-songwriter sets Ukrainian refugees escape story to music THE plight of a Ukranian refugee who fled her home The National (Scotland) · Feb 19, 2023
Refugee charity rejects Tory vice-chair’s claim they are ‘just as bad as people-smugglers’ Care4Calais says it offers refugees aid and dignity and does not want them to cross Channel by dangerous means The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023
Lee Anderson claims Calais refugee charities ‘just as bad as people smugglers’ Controversial MP accuses organisations of ‘fuelling’ migrants’ desire to cross Channel in small boats Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2023
Lee Anderson says Calais refugee charities ‘just as bad as people smugglers’ The MP for Ashfield, who is known for his controversial views, was appointed Conservative deputy chairman by Rishi Sunak. The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023
Thousands of asylum seekers left out of federal government visa decision for boat arrivals Advocates have welcomed the federal government's decision as a step in the right direction, but say it fails about 12,000 asylum seekers still without a permanent solution. It has been an emotional week for asylum seeker Reza Haidari, who has been excluded from a federal government decision allowing 19,000 refugees… ABC News · Feb 18, 2023
French teachers open up about integrating Ukrainian students into the school system Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24 last year, thousands of Ukrainian refugees have enrolled in the French school system. As they adapt to their new daily routine, their teachers look back at how the integration process went. France 24 · Feb 18, 2023
UN warns of ‘unconscionable’ cuts to Rohingya food rations as donations fall World Food Programme calls for urgent $125m injection after being forced into axing supplies into Bangladesh refugee camps by 17% The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023
Christy Moore to join and sing at march in solidarity with refugees this weekend The Kildare folk legend will perform at the Custom House on Saturday Irish Mirror · Feb 17, 2023
Tribunal to rule on Shamima Begum’s citizenship case next week Her British citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found, nine months pregnant, in a Syrian refugee camp. The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023
Refugee families being moved from London to Leeds – our research shows what is lost when newcomers have to leave a neighbourhood Just over a year after fleeing the Taliban and seeking asylum in the UK, more than 150 Afghan refugees, including children, are facing more upheaval. In a matter of weeks, the Home Office has given dozens of refugee and asylum seeker families short notice that they will be moved from… The Conversation · Feb 17, 2023
Ed Balls houses Ukrainian refugees - with Strictly star providing dance lessons Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper have secretly housed a family of refugees fleeing Ukraine, the former Labour Party politician revealed on today's edition of Good Morning Britain Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023
Ukrainian refugees safe, but not at peace, after year of war Nearly a year has passed since the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion sent millions of people fleeing across Ukraine’s border into neighboring countries The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023
UN to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees The United Nations (UN) plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall for cuts that agencies warned on Friday would deepen food insecurity and malnutrition in the world’s largest refugee settlement. Bangkok Post · Feb 17, 2023
U.N. to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees, citing fund shortfall The United Nations plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall for cuts that agencies warned on Friday would deepen food insecurity and malnutrition in the world’s largest refugee settlement. Reuters · Feb 17, 2023
The Guardian - US · Feb 17, 2023 ‘I am here, I am free’: how one Venezuelan refugee triumphed against the odds Alejandro, who fled his home fearing for his life, is among a vast displaced population used as political pawns in the US
Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2023 Alarm grows over WFP plan to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees Experts say reduction would be ‘catastrophic’ for hundreds of thousands living in Bangladesh camps.
Reuters · Feb 16, 2023 German refugee summit disappoints overwhelmed local officials A refugee summit failed to break an impasse among Germany's federal, state and local governments on Thursday, prolonging what some officials say is an untenable situation that threatens to flip sentiment against refugees.
Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2023 Syrian refugees return home from Turkey after quake devastation Syrians are hoping conditions in their war-ravaged homeland are better than Turkey.
Bangkok Post · Feb 16, 2023 Boat with 69 Rohingya arrives in Aceh LAMPANAH, Indonesia: A boat carrying 69 Rohingya Muslims landed in Aceh province of Indonesia on Thursday, the United Nations refugee agency said, the latest in a wave of arrivals as hundreds flee desperate conditions in Bangladeshi refugee camps.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023 ‘I know how it feels to lose everything’: Rohingya refugees send aid to Turkey Driven from Myanmar by military action in 2017, the impoverished Rohingya are digging deep to donate relief to earthquake survivors
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023 Boat carrying 71 Rohingya refugees lands in Indonesia A boat carrying 71 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims fleeing from refugee camps in Bangladesh has landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province, Fifteen-year-old Shorif Uddin, who was on the boat with his parents, says two or three people died while they were at sea because of a lack of food
Reuters · Feb 16, 2023 Boat carrying 69 Rohingya lands in Indonesia's Aceh A boat carrying 69 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said, the latest in a wave of arrivals as hundreds flee desperate conditions in Bangladeshi refugee camps.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023 When asylum seekers are attacked, don’t be surprised: the UK system ensures that will happen The violence in Knowsley is symptomatic of a dysfunctional approach that makes vulnerable refugees even more vulnerable, says author Daniel Trilling
Los Angeles Times · Feb 15, 2023 They survived war and an earthquake. Turkey's Syrian refugees now face a new menace: Resentment KILIS, Turkey — It was on the third day after the devastating earthquake demolished his home and almost killed him and his family that Basel, a 31-year-old Syrian refugee living in Turkey, was able to find an empty plot of land to pitch a tent as a temporary shelter for…
Belfast Live · Feb 15, 2023 Lisburn & Castlereagh asylum and refugee project gains low interest from applicants "The asylum and refugee programme is the start of a very positive journey for all community based groups in the Lisburn and Castlereagh area."