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Olympic breaking is underway, with b-girl India winning the first battle in Games history

B-girl India from the Netherlands beat refugee team member b-girl Talash in the first ever breaking battle at the Olympics, kicking off the women’s competition as breaking — or break dancing — debuted at the Paris Games

The Independent UK

Paris Olympics 2024: under immense pressure to win, athletes need to practise self-compassion

Over the past couple of weeks, millions around the world have witnessed the phenomenal achievements of elite athletes performing under huge pressure at the Olympics. High points have included Cindy Ngamba securing a medal for the Refugee Olympic team in boxing, and Noah Lyles becoming the world’s fastest man in…

The Conversation

The hypocrisy at the heart of racist riots

When news broke that a 17-year-old male had stabbed a number of young girls in Southport, misinformation swiftly followed. First, that the perpetrator was an asylum seeker or refugee who had come to the UK on a boat. This was discredited and information emerged that the individual was British-born. But…

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How Cindy Ngamba became an Olympic hero for the Refugee Team amid Britain’s culture war

Cameroonian-born and fighting out of Bolton, Ngamba has become the first athlete ever to win a medal for the Refugee Olympic Team

The Independent UK

Ngamba wins hearts and refugee team’s first ever medal despite boxing defeat

Cindy Ngamba won a historic bronze after becoming the first athlete to win a medal for the refugee Olympic team

The Guardian - UK

Refugee trailblazer Cindy Ngamba wants to bring ‘hope to millions’ with Olympic boxing achievement

The 25-year-old failed to reach the gold medal fight but took bronze and won the first ever medal as a representative for the Refugee Olympic Team

The Independent UK

Cindy Ngamba wins bronze for Refugee Olympic Team’s first ever medal

The British-based boxer lost her semi-final to Panama’s Atheyna Bylon.

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How do breakdancers avoid breaking their necks?

For the first time, street dancers from 15 countries, in addition to one woman from the Refugee Olympic Team, will be competing for gold, silver and bronze, as breaking makes its debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Conversation

Refugee who fled organ-harvesting gangs says riots gave him 'flashbacks'

A REFUGEE who fled Egypt against the threat of organ-harvesting kidnappers has said riots across England gave him “flashbacks” to the horrors he…

The National (Scotland)

‘We don’t want to live in a prison’: grief and anger in a West Bank refugee camp

In Nur Shams, close to the Israeli border, tarpaulins conceal alleyways from Israeli drones and militants meet under cover of darkness

The Guardian - UK

Israeli forces step up attacks, raids in occupied West Bank

UN agency says the number of Palestinians displaced has more than doubled since October 7.

Al Jazeera

Fiddler on the Roof review – shtetl showstoppers speak to the present

Jordan Fein’s revival, using its outdoor setting to sublime effect, stresses the musical’s comedy while resonating with the current plight of refugees

The Guardian - UK

High hopes: Exiles and refugees fight for Olympic gold on the taekwondo mat

Palestinian athlete Omar Ismail was beaten in the last 16 of the men's flyweight taekwondo Wednesday, ending the 18-year-old's hopes of winning gold at the Paris Olympics. Fighters from Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia took to the mat in the Grand Palais, with two athletes from the Refugee Olympic Team…

France 24

Ezidi refugees mark decade of surviving ISIS massacres

Hundreds of Ezidi refugees have gathered in regional NSW towns to commemorate 10 years since surviving terrorist group ISIS killing men and enslaving women.

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The Guardian - UK

Cuban gold medallist who swam the Rio Grande for new life is back at the Olympics

Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez was a national hero after Tokyo 2020 but defected and is now part of the Refugee Team

The Guardian - UK

‘My thoughts about the city have changed’: Belfast residents consider future after riots

Refugees who live and own businesses in area affected by violence fear it has exposed underbelly of hostility

Al Jazeera

UK braces for day of unrest amid fears of 100 more far-right riots

Thousands of police have been deployed to avert possible attacks on immigration solicitors and refugee centres.

AAP

Refugee men in Australia suffer high depression rates

Refugee men are at greater odds of depression and psychological strain from the experiences they have endured than with other Australian men, a study has found.

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Nigerian protesters arrested for waving Russian flags

Hardship protests continue in Nigeria even though the size of rallies shrinks. Meanwhile, the Kremlin denies having anything to do with demonstrators being arrested in northern states for carrying Russian flags. Also, a mutated mpox strain that health officials warn is the most dangerous yet is behind the spread of…

The Guardian - UK

‘This country saved me’: refugee Farida Abaroge relishes laps of honour at Stade de France

Having fled her native Ethiopia in 2016, the 1500m runner has settled in France and followed her passion of sport

Al Jazeera

Israeli attacks kill 12 Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Two Israeli air raids hit Jenin refugee camp as clashes and shootings kill more Palestinians in the occupied territory.

The Guardian - UK

Nine Unrwa staff members ‘may have been involved’ in 7 October attack

UN fires employees from Palestinian refugee agency following internal investigation into their role in the Hamas-led attack on Israel

Radio France Internationale

Boxer Cindy Ngamba becomes first refugee athlete to win Olympic medal

Born in Cameroon and trained in Britain, boxer Cindy Ngamba slugged her way into the history books at Paris 2024 by becoming the first athlete to secure an Olympic medal for the international refugee team.

The Independent UK

Cindy Ngamba has already made history for Refugee Olympic Team – does more await?

Born in Cameroon, but residing in Bolton and training with Team GB, Ngamba is determined to leave a powerful legacy by representing more than 120 million people around the world

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Boxer Cindy Ngamba Makes History As First Refugee Olympic Medalist

Boxer Cindy Ngamba secures historic bronze medal for Refugee Olympic Team, highlighting challenges faced by refugee athletes.

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