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North Yorkshire: All refugees in rural district have
BBC News· 18 hours agoAll the refugees who arrived in a rural area of North Yorkshire as part of a government resettlement scheme have now left the area. High rents and a lack...
Prolific community volunteer appointed MBE
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoHe was recognised for his work on Operation Warm Welcome in August 2021, when the government accepted 15,000 Afghan refugees into the UK. Mr Niblett was...
Breaking taboos: Afghanistan's first B-girl lives her Olympic dream
China Daily· 17 hours agoFor the 21-year-old "B-girl" the prospect is bittersweet. "I would love to go and compete with the Afghan team alongside other girls, but we all know that's ...
Empty platitudes and online courses won’t save Afghan women and girls
The Hill· 1 day ago“Afghan women’s rights” — these words now compel me to turn away in disgust. While the Taliban has...
World leaders need to step up on displacement, aid leaders say
Politico· 3 hours ago“But that is not a reason for fatalism or border crackdowns,” Refugees International head JEREMY KONYNDYK told NatSec Daily, as the Biden administration faces its first lawsuit ...
Refugee Olympic Team athlete Manizha Talash on leaving Afghanistan to pursue breaking
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoTalash: I really didn't know if there was a way to go. I had been trying to find a way for a really...
Interview: Theatre Life with Salar Nader
Broadway World· 12 hours agoToday’s subject Salar Nader is currently living his theatre life as the Tabla Artist in the national tour of The Kite Runner. The show will conclude it’s...
Refugees create display inspired by home for St Albans museum
BBC News· 6 days agoPeople who fled their countries due to persecution or war have created an exhibition on the theme of...
Who was Alice Milliat, French pioneer of Women's Olympic Games?
RFI via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoBorn in 1884 in the western French city of Nantes, Alice Milliat was a keen rower and swimmer who,...
He sought asylum. She was seeking to help. Friday, he graduated from law school.
The Christian Science Monitor· 1 day agoIt had been decades since Fred Mbuga had a mother figure in his life. Then Dorothy Berry called out...