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Upasana Ghosh
Sep 15, 20222 min read
British Colonisation
Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of 14 Commonwealth nations and the UK revealing how colonialism continues to impact today’s global...
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Paulina Odeth
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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...
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Amber Johansen
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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...
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Colin Wyss
Jul 2, 20222 min read
UK refugee housing crisis
For several years, scandals related to the reception conditions of #refugees, displaced people, and #asylumseekers have been pointed out...
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Upasana Ghosh
Jul 2, 20222 min read
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...
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Anupama Ghosh
Jul 1, 20222 min read
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...
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Katarina Pavičić-Ivelja
Jun 30, 20222 min read
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...
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Amber Johansen
Jun 29, 20221 min read
English Channel crossings
The journey to the #UK across the #EnglishChannel is extremely perilous, with death being a very likely outcome. However, many refugees...
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Sophia Graziano
Jun 28, 20222 min read
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...
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Amber Johansen
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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...
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Sindhuja Sankaran
Apr 16, 20222 min read
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...
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Amber Johansen
Mar 12, 20222 min read
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...
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Amber Johansen
Feb 26, 20222 min read
History repeats itself
Currently, we can observe haunting similarities between #WorldWar2 events and Putin's declaration of war against #Ukraine. However, it is...
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Sophia Kelleher
Feb 2, 20222 min read
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...
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Gursimran Bakshi
Jan 3, 20222 min read
Refugee protection failures of 2021
The struggle of #refugees, #asylumseekers and the internally displaced often remains unseen till date, their rights violated and needs...
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Rethinking Refugees
Nov 26, 20212 min read
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...
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Rethinking Refugees
Nov 26, 20212 min read
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...
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