The 1951 Refugee Convention
We have mentioned on a few occasions recently that the 1951 Refugee Convention is often referred to as ‘the cornerstone of refugee...
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Krysia Wharton
- Sep 16
- 3 min
The History of Refugees
This blog post provides a very brief summary of the history of refugees between ancient times and the early 20th Century. It includes...
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Krysia Wharton
- Aug 5
- 3 min
LGBTQI Asylum Seekers and Refugees
On 14th June, we posted about Micro Rainbow, an organisation that helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI)...
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Krysia Wharton
- Jun 23
- 2 min
The 75th Anniversary of Windrush
Yesterday marked 75 years since the Empire Windrush ship arrived in Essex. This is one of the earliest and largest examples of people...
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Krysia Wharton
- Apr 25
- 3 min
What do religions teach about refugees?
With 84% of the world’s population identifying as religious (Hackett & McClendon), the teachings of religious texts should naturally have...
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RefuNet
- Mar 17
- 3 min
'My journey started on a boat': Ke Huy Quan at The Oscars
Ke Huy Quan's Speech at the Oscars 2023 At the 95th Academy Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles this week, Everything Everywhere All at Once...
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Krysia Wharton
- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
Refugees from a Holiday Destination?
The Kurds are an ethnic group of people originally from a West Asian territory called Kurdistan which is made up of parts of Turkey,...
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Bethany Holden
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
The People Behind the Numbers: Challenging the Home Secretary's Language.
On Monday, Suella Braverman claimed that people are “pretending [the people who arrive in the UK in small boats] are all refugees in...
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RefuNet
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
Who is Giorgia Meloni? Italy’s New Far-Right PM and her Stance on Migration.
Giorgia Meloni is the figurehead of a newly elected extreme right-wing government that is vowing to crack down on many forms of...
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Krysia Wharton
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
What is our new Prime Minister’s stance on refugees?
On 6th September, Liz Truss became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. This means she is in charge of the policy and decisions of the...
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Krysia Wharton
- Jul 22, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Trauma as Experienced by Refugees and Asylum Seekers
‘Trauma refers to the way that some distressing events are so extreme or intense that they overwhelm a person’s ability to cope,...
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Sorcha
- Jun 28, 2022
- 4 min
Will the new refugee act spark any changes in Kenya?
Kenya hosts the second largest population of refugees in Africa, with most refugees fleeing from neighbouring countries Somalia and South...
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Krysia Wharton
- May 15, 2022
- 2 min
The ‘Consistently Positive Fiscal Contributions’ of Immigrants to the UK
At RefuNet, we love sharing ‘myth busters’ with our social media followers in order to disprove common misconceptions surrounding...
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RefuNet
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
The Proliferation of Human Misery – RefuNet is against the Rwanda Deal
By now you may have already heard about the UK’s plans to offshore refugees and asylum seekers through an outsourcing arrangement that...
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Krysia Wharton
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
‘A Shocking Distinction’: Europe’s Solidarity with European vs non-European Refugees
It was awful to read about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the news, and then to see the catastrophic events that have followed, with...
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RefuNet
- Feb 19, 2022
- 2 min
Fuocoammare (Fire at Sea) 2016 - Gianfranco Rosi
In one of our most recent posts, Krysia and I started a new series: RefuNet Recommends. As social media managers, we decided that we...
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Bethany Holden
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
Treatment of asylum seekers in the UK
Last weekend, I took part in a distribution with Care4Calais at a hotel where asylum seekers are being housed while they wait for their...
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Kerem, Ciddy, Zehra, Lara
- Jun 20, 2021
- 3 min
Celebrating the work we do in Refugee Week
For Refugee Week, we wanted to put the spotlight on two of our fantastic teacher/ student pairings to celebrate the work they do...
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Bethany Holden
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
Celebrating refugees in Refugee Week
Refugee Week is about celebrating the contributions and talents of refugees so today I wanted to share short stories about people I’ve...
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Ciddy Rose
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Refugee Ration Challenge
This June, I’m taking part in the Refugee Ration Challenge, during which I’ll be living off the contents of a ration box given out in...
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