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1 Sep 2015 3 minute read

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Requiem for the refugee

An encounter with an elderly Tamil man far from home in Malaysia puts Mari Marcel Thekaekara in a pensive...

11 Aug 2015 4 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Time for one-day migrant strike

What would make people realize the contributions that migrants make to society? asks Paul Donovan.

30 Jul 2015 6 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

The tragedy of young migrants in austerity-hit Greece

Undocumented refugees fleeing conflict and poverty are most vulnerable to exploitation, writes Jameela Freitas...

21 Jul 2015 6 minute read

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Why are NGOs so reluctant to help Greece?

As the island of Lesvos is overwhelmed with immigrants, the world of aid looks on. Beulah Devaney reports.

10 Jul 2015 4 minute read

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Is Cambodia refusing to protect persecuted Christians?

Deep in the Cambodian jungle, Clothilde Le Coz meets Vietnamese refugees seeking asylum.

22 Jun 2015 5 minute read

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The Refugee Tales: unheard voices

During last week’s Refugee Week, Michaela Whitton walked in solidarity with asylum-seekers, refugees and...

12 May 2015 7 minute read

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21st-century coffin ships

As we consider the plight of today’s asylum-seekers, the fate of Irish refugees two centuries ago is instructive, writes...

7 May 2015 3 minute read

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Bed, board and deportation in the Netherlands

Mediterranean tragedies have put the spotlight on Dutch immigration failings, writes Beulah Devaney.

6 May 2015 5 minute read

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Risking death in search of a new life

Crossing the Mediterranean to reach Europe for a better life is fraught with danger, as Charles Barker finds...

22 Apr 2015 5 minute read

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Solar comes to Shatila

Lydia James visits the Lebanese refugee camp and discovers possibilities for a lighter, brighter future.

30 Jan 2015 5 minute read

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Forget boundaries; what we need are bridges

We need to stop scapegoating refugees and start treating them like human beings, argues Siamak Nooraei.

28 Jan 2015 8 minute read

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How the system is failing asylum-seekers

James Nickerson reports on one woman’s desperate plight at Yarl’s Wood detention centre.

4 Nov 2014 2 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

PHOTO ESSAY: Temporary lives in Kobane

Giannis Papanikos documents the refugee situation at the border between Turkey and Syria.

4 Sep 2014 6 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Who would ask for a bride’s immigration documents?

A group of filmmakers came up with a clever way to help smuggle five refugees to safety. Co-director Gabriele del...

11 Aug 2014 4 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Iraq’s displaced forced to flee militant group for a second time

Matthew Vickery and Sheren Khalel report on a desperate situation for the country’s refugees...

1 Aug 2014 3 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Refused refugees in Amsterdam find support through social media

How 120 people with nowhere to go found food and shelter. By Beulah Devaney.

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