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Israel Hamas: Gaza refugees ‘in horror’ as they await Rafah invasion
In Jerusalem the American CIA chief has been meeting the Israeli Prime Minister trying to exert pressure towards a ceasefire.
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Rwanda refugees warn UK government – ‘our country is not safe’
After last night’s Common’s vote, the government said Britain will deport asylum seekers to Rwanda and that it is “unequivocally safe.” But we can reveal that the Home Office has been granting protection to those who have fled the country. We’ve spoken exclusively to Rwandans, some of whom have been given asylum since the bill…
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The MSF doctors treating refugees in the UK
Normally Medecins Sans Frontieres, otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders, operates in the world’s war-torn trouble spots such as Gaza and Sudan.
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Treatment of refugees in UK ‘inhumane and barbaric’, says Labour mayor of Portland
An asylum seeker has died on board the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset, which houses migrants. We are joined by the Labour mayor of Portland in Dorset Carralyn Parkes.
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‘Our track record in welcoming refugees speaks for itself,’ says Rwandan Government
We spoke to Yolande Makolo, a spokesperson for the Rwandan Government, and began by asking her about the Supreme Court ruling which claimed Rwanda had an inadequate understanding of the asylum procedure.
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100 hotels which house asylum seekers and refugees to close early next year
Asylum seekers and refugees will be moved out of hotels across the UK in the coming days according to the government, which has pledged to close 50 hotels to asylum seekers by January and another 50 by March next year.
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Time to ‘update the Geneva convention on refugees’, says Conservative MP
We spoke to the Conservative MP Brendan Clarke Smith and put it to him that the home secretary clearly wants a new definition of ‘refugee’.
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Far reaching effects on refugees’ mental health due to complicated asylum system
It’s traumatic enough to flee from a conflict zone, leaving behind your home, your family and everything you know. But facing a complicated asylum system, poor living conditions and cultural barriers can cause even more distress, according to recent research.
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Syrian refugees struggling six months on from earthquake
It’s been six months since two massive earthquakes tore through southeast Turkey and northern Syria, leaving fifty thousand people dead. Countless more were made homeless when entire towns and cities were turned to rubble.
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Afghan refugees could face homelessness in UK say charities
Charities have raised concerns that Afghan refugees – many of whom helped British troops before the Taliban takeover – could end up homeless as a result of a new government plan to move them out of hotel accommodation.
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Lineker backers crash far-right protest against refugees
The row over Gary Lineker also featured at a pre-organised protest against refugees by a far-right group in Cannock in Staffordshire.
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New migrant law: PM could announce cap to refugees
Our political editor Gary Gibbon.
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Holocaust survivor says we should be ‘kinder to refugees’
Now survivors of the Nazi death camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau have gathered to commemorate the 78th anniversary of its liberation – as events were held around the world to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
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How Ukrainian refugees are handling cultural integration in ethnically diverse areas of the UK
Just over a hundred thousand Ukrainians have sought refuge in the UK – the vast majority of them women and children.
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The Ukrainian refugees facing homelessness at Christmas
An increasing number of Ukrainian families in the UK may find themselves homeless this Christmas, the government’s been warned.
