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Long Way But Short Days: A film by Wshear Wali
Wshear Wali – Kurdish photojournalist, filmmaker and co-founder of the Liva Collective – has created a beautiful and evocative film of his journey to the UK. I met Wshear…
Asylum seekers at risk of abuse and violence in state-provided housing, report finds
Asylum seekers in the UK are being placed in inadequate housing and are at risk of abuse and violence, a new report from Refugee Rights Europe has found. Their survey…
A harvest supper to fuel The Food Project
During the winter months it’s more important than ever for us to what we can to ensure people can have nutritious meals with fresh vegetables. The Food Project gives…
Refugees need legal aid for family reunion, say leading NGOs
A coalition of five organizations – UNHCR-UK, the British Red Cross, the Refugee Council, Oxfam and Amnesty – have launched a campaign to bring refugee #FamiliesTogether. Help Refugees is proud…
Supporting volunteer teachers in Greece: Laura’s experience
I’ve just come to the end of 3 weeks in Greece (2 in Athens and 1 in Thessaloniki), volunteering as a teacher trainer for some of the volunteers there who…
Thousands of Syrian refugees at risk of being pushed to return, report finds
Over the past year, governments have started to openly contemplate – and on occasion, implement – the return of refugees to Syria. This discourse is fuelled by a range of…
Eligibility for family reunion must be expanded, campaigners say
A coalition of organisations – UNHCR-UK, the British Red Cross, the Refugee Council, Oxfam and Amnesty – have launched the #FamiliesTogether campaign, which seeks to improve the framework for refugee…
Grassroots work in Lesvos “both indispensable and life-saving”
Lesvos is perhaps one of the most notorious places on the European refugee route; within Greece, it certainly is. Countless newspapers have reported on the crossings made there, or the…
Child refugees should be allowed to reunite with their families, say campaigners
Last week, a campaign was launched by five organisations – UNHCR-UK, the British Red Cross, the Refugee Council, Oxfam and Amnesty – that hopes to expand and improve the framework for…
Volunteering in Northern Greece: Anna’s first experience
Anna Hulbert spent two months volunteering in Northern Greece last autumn. Below, she shares her experience – what she did, learned and felt. Thank you so much for your help,…
Help Refugees’ statement in response to clashes in Calais.
“We have always warned of the dangerous and violent potential of smuggling criminal gangs in Calais, and the destructive influence they hold over those in the region. Yesterday’s clashes tragically…
Afghanistan as a “safe country”: the fallacy behind deportations
The ongoing and deadly attacks in Afghanistan – including three devastating attacks in Kabul, in the past week alone – demonstrate the bankruptcy of the European claim that it is…