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July 28, 2016
Twice forced into exile
Humberto and Gabriella fled Chile in the 1970s after Humberto was detained and tortured under General…
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July 28, 2016
I am a refugee. But first and foremost, I am a human being
Paul Lorber fled Czechoslovakia in 1968 following Soviet invasion. His parents, who had survived concentration camps,…
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July 28, 2016
Refugees have so much to give us
Raju Bhatt was expelled from Uganda at 15 along with 80,000 other Ugandan Asians. In the…
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July 28, 2016
Without Britain’s protection, I would not be alive today
Poet Shash Trevett fled civil war in Sri Lanka in 1987. As a well-known surgeon, her…
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July 4, 2016
The forgotten children
Last month, the High Court made an important ruling which could transform the futures of unaccompanied…
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May 24, 2016
Young refugee cricketers take on the MCC
Our Parliamentary Manager, Jon Featonby, writes about his change of scenery as he swaps the Houses…
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May 20, 2016
‘I was given a pillow and told to sleep on the street’
Faisal is originally from Syria. He fled to Britain on a student visa and arrived here…
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May 20, 2016
‘Yohannes needed help: he was sleeping on the streets’
Refugees arrive in Britain having fled horrors in their home countries that are hard to imagine.
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May 20, 2016
‘The transitional period is crucial for refugees’
When someone claims asylum, if they have no money and nowhere to go they are housed…
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May 12, 2016
The Immigration Bill – behind the headlines
As the latest Immigration Bill becomes law, our Parliamentary Manager Jon Featonby takes a look at…