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British Colonisation
Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of 14 Commonwealth nations and the UK revealing how colonialism continues to impact today’s global...
Upasana Ghosh
Sep 15, 20222 min read
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The Queen's overlooked encounter with a refugee-turned-national icon
The Queen’s death forces us to look back on the past and analyse the events that transpired under her reign with critical eyes. One...
Paulina Odeth
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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Modern slavery - The real Mo Farah
A BBC documentary released on Wednesday revealed Olympic athlete Sir Mo Farah's harrowing childhood, after being #trafficked into...
Amber Johansen
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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UK refugee housing crisis
For several years, scandals related to the reception conditions of #refugees, displaced people, and #asylumseekers have been pointed out...
Colin Wyss
Jul 2, 20222 min read
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Rwanda offshoring plan disregards human rights and international law
The Conservative government of the #UK introduced an #asylum policy on April 14 2022, allowing for export of #asylumseekers to #Rwanda, a...
Upasana Ghosh
Jul 2, 20222 min read
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Current treatment of refugees evokes UK's colonial past
As a consequence of conflict in countries such as #Syria, #Afghanistan, and more recently #Ukraine, scores of people have been traversing...
Anupama Ghosh
Jul 1, 20222 min read
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Priti Patel's anti-refugee bill is inhumane and unlawful
Priti Patel's "Nationality & Borders Bill" proposed earlier this year is not only inhumane, but reeks of hypocrisy as well. The #bill...
Katarina Pavičić-Ivelja
Jun 30, 20222 min read
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English Channel crossings
The journey to the #UK across the #EnglishChannel is extremely perilous, with death being a very likely outcome. However, many refugees...
Amber Johansen
Jun 29, 20221 min read
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Refugee policies and attitudes - UK
The definition of asylum seeker under #British law provided by article 18 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 refers to...
Sophia Graziano
Jun 28, 20222 min read
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Pride Month - Challenges for LGBTQI refugees in the UK
Pride Month is celebrated every year in June, when members of the LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex + additional...
Amber Johansen
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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The UK government to offshore asylum seekers to Rwanda
British Home Secretary #PritiPatel signed an agreement during her visit to Rwanda’s capital, #Kigali. As a result, the U.K. will now send...
Sindhuja Sankaran
Apr 16, 20222 min read
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UK Visa system unforgiving for Ukrainians
The #UK government has announced that #Ukrainian#refugees will be able to apply for digital visas, with effect from Tuesday. "Ukrainians...
Amber Johansen
Mar 12, 20222 min read
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History repeats itself
Currently, we can observe haunting similarities between #WorldWar2 events and Putin's declaration of war against #Ukraine. However, it is...
Amber Johansen
Feb 26, 20222 min read
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Refugees are people - Freddie Mercury
Farrokh Bulsara – more famously known as #FreddieMercury, the front man of the #British#rockband#Queen – is undoubtedly one of the most...
Sophia Kelleher
Feb 2, 20222 min read
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Refugee protection failures of 2021
The struggle of #refugees, #asylumseekers and the internally displaced often remains unseen till date, their rights violated and needs...
Gursimran Bakshi
Jan 3, 20222 min read
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English Channel Deaths
Twenty-seven #refugees and asylum seekers drowned trying to cross the #English Channel after their dinghy deflated and sank in the worst...
Rethinking Refugees
Nov 26, 20212 min read
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English Channel deaths
Twenty-seven #refugees and asylum seekers drowned trying to cross the #English Channel after their dinghy deflated and sank in the worst...
Rethinking Refugees
Nov 26, 20212 min read
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