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Sydney protesters call for refugee action

Hundreds of protesters have gathered outside Sydney's Town Hall to demand permanent visas for refugees and asylum seekers on temporary visas.

AAP · Sep 18, 2022

Ukrainian refugees face homelessness as Brit hosts quit over cost of living crisis

Around 50,000 Ukrainian refugees could end up homeless in the UK by 2023 as British Homes for Ukraine sponsors are hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis

Daily Mirror · Sep 17, 2022

‘It looked like a scene from thousands of years ago’: Jashim Salam’s best phone picture

A moment at a Rohingya refugee camp gave the photojournalist a sense of the surreal

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2022

Sabra and Shatila massacre: What happened in Lebanon in 1982?

Israeli-backed Phalange militia killed between 2,000 and 3,500 Palestinian refugees and Lebanese civilians in two days.

Al Jazeera · Sep 16, 2022

Welcoming asylum seekers is what Illinois should be about

When Ukrainian and Afghan refugees came to the Chicago area, they were welcomed. These new asylum seekers are also fleeing violence, conflict, and persecution, but the treatment they’ve received from some who call themselves leaders could not be more disparate.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 15, 2022

A Visible Man by Edward Enninful review – the long road to Vogue

A refreshingly intimate account of Enninful’s rise from refugee status to editor-in-chief

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022

‘Part of the same land’: Lebanese and Syrians join forces to fight wildfires

Volunteer firefighting service is bringing refugees and local people together to save Akkar province’s ancient woodlands

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022

Meet the teenage Afghan refugee who has found a new home on the wickets of Weston-super-mare

Uphill Castle CC have helped Imran Oriykhail settle in Somerset after fleeing Afghanistan earlier this year

Bristol Post · Sep 14, 2022

‘Those clothes were like gold’: fashion donors give refugees dignity of choice

Give Your Best’s virtual shopfront allows women in need to select from people’s unwanted garments

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022

From Dadaab to Mogadishu: More refugees return to rebuild Somalia

Somalis who fled the country because of conflict are now returning home from one of the world’s largest refugee camps.

Al Jazeera · Sep 14, 2022