Refugee
In a razed Damascus refugee camp, one martial arts club holds its stance
Yarmouk Fight Club — Once the home of 200,000 Palestinians, the Yarmouk Camp was a bustling community and sanctuary, until Assad’s forces launched a deadly siege in 2013. As a small handful of returnees attempt to rebuild from the rubble, a Muay Thai gym is providing space for catharsis.
Written by: Jake Pace Lawrie
Aram Sabbah: “The whole world is hypocritical”
To a Land Unknown — One of Palestine’s first ever, and most prominent skaters has made his acting debut, playing a refugee in Athens in Mahdi Fleifel’s new feature film. We caught up with him in our culture newsletter to hear about it.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Afghanistan’s women’s football team are fighting to play
Scoring in exile — Having fled to Australia in the wake the Taliban takeover, a new women’s refugee team has been set up by FIFA. But still unable to take part in official tournaments, players are dreaming of full recognition.
Written by: Jessie Williams
My life as an LGBTQ asylum seeker in the UK
Although the UK is more tolerant than the country they fled, the government's persecution of migrants and LGBTQ people, as well as the labyrinthine asylum system, continues to make torture survivor King feel unsafe.
Written by: King, a client at Freedom from Torture
An intimate portrait of Vietnam half a century after the war
Returning to the country that her family had fled, photographer Tracy Dong charts her journey self-discovery, community, and connection in the new book, Tell Me About Saigon.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Evocative photos capturing the final months of Yugoslavia
Signs by the Roadside — Miro Kuzmanovic reflects on using photography to navigate senseless acts of war and losing one’s homeland and youth.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The Homes for Ukraine scheme won’t help the most vulnerable
Rethinking resettlement — With its new resettlement scheme, the government is outsourcing the responsibility for a humanitarian crisis and failing to account for the complex needs of people fleeing war.
Written by: Tiara Ataii
Black and brown people fleeing Ukraine are facing attack
Search for Sanctuary — While many people escaping war have been welcomed by Ukraine’s neighbouring countries, the threat of coordinated attacks from white supremacists have left some fearing for their safety.
Written by: Taiwo Balogun
The vigil in London to honour the lives lost in the Channel
Borders kill — After at least 27 people lost their lives in the deadliest channel crossing on record, hundreds gathered for a vigil outside the Home Office, demanding an end to the hostile environment.
Written by: Huck
The Borders Bill is a violent solution to an imaginary crisis
Welcome refugees — Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill relies on falsehoods around the illegality of channel crossings and will only endanger refugees. We must resist the government’s scaremongering tactics, writes JIWC’s communications officer, Nadia Hasan.
Written by: Nadia Hasan
The migrants left abandoned after a Marseille building fire
‘We are seen as nothing‘ — Earlier this month, a devastating blaze killed at least three people and left hundreds hospitalised. It has exposed the French government’s total neglect of the country’s migrants.
Written by: Frank L’Opez
It's time to open the borders
No one is illegal — A new report has concluded that Home Office immigration policies aren’t fit for purpose. Writer Ben Smoke argues that it’s time to stop trying to fix the unfixable and instead focus on bolder futures.
Written by: Ben Smoke
