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Mora Romero’s path from Blackpool circus to Olympic weightlifter

Bristol-based refugee team lifter set personal bests in the men’s 102kg event at Paris 2024 and said he wanted to represent Britain at the 2028 Games

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2024

Refugee breakdancer disqualified for displaying words ‘Free Afghan Women’ on cape

Olympics reiterated ‘no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites’

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2024

A chess club for kids thrives in a Congo refugee camp. It’s about more than the game

In the midst of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, a chess club for kids is thriving in a refugee camp in eastern Congo

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2024

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With protests, talent, and ridicule Breaking’s Olympic debut points toward an uncertain future

Japan’s Ami Yuasa became the first ever Breaking Olympic champion while Refugee Olympic Team’s Manizha Talash made a political statement unveiling a message that read: ‘Free Afghan Women’

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024

Flooding restricts aid to areas of Sudan facing famine, UN says

The United Nations refugee agency says flood conditions in Sudan are hindering the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing starvation and famine, including to a camp for those who have fled the ongoing fighting in North Darfur

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024

Breaker Manizha Represents Refugee Team At Olympics, Inspires Afghan Girls

Discover the inspiring journey of Breaker Manizha, a refugee athlete advocating for Afghan women's rights at the Olympics.

UN refugee agency accuses Cyprus government of pushing asylum seekers into a UN buffer zone

The United Nations refugee agency is accusing government authorities in ethnically divided Cyprus of rounding up dozens of migrants and forcing them back inside a U.N.-controlled buffer zone that they crossed to seek asylum

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024

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UNHCR Reports Floods Hinder Aid Delivery In Sudan Crisis

Learn about the challenges faced by the UN refugee agency in aiding flood-affected areas in Sudan amidst existing hunger crisis and ongoing conflicts.

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 · Aug 9, 2024

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 · Aug 9, 2024

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…

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2024

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 · Aug 9, 2024

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 · Aug 8, 2024

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 · Aug 8, 2024

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The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2024

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.

The Conversation · Aug 8, 2024

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 National (Scotland) · Aug 8, 2024

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 Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024

‘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

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Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2024

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.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024

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

France 24 · Aug 8, 2024

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…

AAP · Aug 7, 2024

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.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2024

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 · Aug 7, 2024

‘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 · Aug 7, 2024

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.

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