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April 4, 2017
Not all publicity is good publicity
Imagine you’ve been forced to flee your home country in fear of your life. You arrive…
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March 16, 2017
Celebrating Wonderful Women of the World
Earlier this month, the Refugee Council worked in partnership with the West Yorkshire playhouse to run…
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February 22, 2017
‘Come rain or shine’
Half term can be a trying time for teenagers–hours of boredom with nothing to do, their…
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December 22, 2016
Welcoming unaccompanied children on New Year’s Eve
I’m a Children’s Advisor at the Refugee Council’s Children’s Services in Dover. We are a 24/7…
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December 22, 2016
Brothers who fled Aleppo start new life in Yorkshire
When war ripped through Aleppo, brothers Alan and Ghaith fled for their lives. They were resettled…
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December 22, 2016
“We are the Refugee Council; we are here to take you to your new home”
Richard helps resettled refugee families from Syria when they arrive in the UK. He is a…
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December 15, 2016
‘I feel safe at last’
In 2016 the Refugee Council was celebrated at the London Homelessness Awards for supporting refugees who,…
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December 13, 2016
My mum hid me in a shopping trolley to get me out of Syria
Sara was just a toddler when war broke out in Syria in 2011. She was born…
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November 18, 2016
‘Being resettled here means my family has been reborn’
Ayham was only a young man when Syria’s brutal conflict began. After his father was murdered,…
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October 4, 2016
‘I feel very hopeful about the future’
Rocky, 20, became a refugee when he was just 3 years old after his family fled…
