Topic: Refugees
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My debut novel may not change the world, but it may help to change minds
Determination by Tawseef Khan is set in the intersecting worlds of law and immigration. The author offers his thoughts on writing and his hopes for the overhaul of a cold and indifferent UK asylum system
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Safe but not secure: the Palestinian refugees facing an uncertain future in France
Since 7 October, France has facilitated the evacuation of 260 Palestinians from Gaza. Unlike the 70,000 Ukrainians it accepted in 2022, they can remain only if they agree not to return to Palestine
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‘I’m starving, I’m scared’: the refugees forced from asylum hotels onto the streets
The government’s drive to ‘clear the backlog’ left thousands of vulnerable people homeless. Six months after the policy was reversed, little has changed.
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Labour leader promises to ‘smash the gangs’ to tackle small boat crossings
Keir Starmer said he will scrap the government’s Rwanda scheme and establish a new Border Security Command if he wins power
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On board Life Support, an NGO ship fighting to save migrants in the Mediterranean
Thousands of lives are lost here every year, and NGOs say the situation has worsened since Italy passed legislation that makes rescues more difficult
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The enduring myth of the no-go zone
The idea of urban areas where law, order and state power have broken down has long been used against marginalised groups — but in recent years it has taken on a powerful anti-Muslim quality
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Community groups remind the world about Sudan’s forgotten war
Overshadowed by other international conflicts, an ongoing humanitarian disaster has been widely neglected by western governments and media outlets
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The UK’s outrage over foreign aid worker killings in Gaza highlights just how little Palestinian lives matter
The deaths of World Central Kitchen staff members have been allowed to overshadow the slaying of tens of thousands of Palestinians since 7 October
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As I spend Ramadan alone as a refugee in the UK, I’m reminded of the life I’ve lost in Syria
I feel lonely and isolated away from my home, family and community — all the while learning to navigate the much-longer fasting hours
