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‘Employers took advantage of me as a refugee but sharing Syrian food helped me connect with new friends in London’

When Omama Zankawan was in Syria, she dreamt of coming to London for years and years, and in 2018, that dream finally became true. However, it was not all smooth sailing, as... Read more »
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London: Boy, 16, arrested after refugee stabbed to death in Twickenham

Hazrat Wali, 18, was seen bleeding to death on a playing field in south-west London yesterday (Picture: PA/BPM) A boy, 16, has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenage Afghan... Read more »
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Boy, 16, held over fatal stabbing of Afghan refugee in west London | UK news

An Afghan refugee who was fatally stabbed yards from the west London college where he was studying had a “a bright future ahead of him”, its principal has said as a 16-year-old... Read more »
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Another ISIS bride in Syrian refugee camp with Shamima Begum begs to be allowed back to UK

Nicole Jack, 34, who was radicalised in a Pizza Hut in West London, is asking to return to the UK from Syria after going over to join ISIS. She wishes to return... Read more »
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Redbridge refugee donation centre already full of contributions

The Redbridge Refugee donation drop off centre is open and already packed full of essential items from the public. Since opening, last week in the first two days at least 50 Redbridge... Read more »
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‘1,000 calls and 600 people queuing a day’: Inside the West London Afghan refugee centre helping desperate relatives stuck in Kabul

A West London Afghan charity has become inundated with relatives desperately seeking to help their loved ones evacuate Kabul. The Afghanistan and Central Asia Association (ACAA) in Feltham has become a focal... Read more »
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How a mother-of-three is now languishing in the same Syrian refugee camp as Shamima Begum 

The Mail on Sunday has established that Ferdous Jahan, 31, (pictured) is dwelling in the same Syrian refugee camp as Shamima Begum – and, like her, is hoping to be allowed again... Read more »
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‘We didn’t want to leave, nobody chooses to be a refugee’: Meet the Somali refugee heroes helping their community in lockdown

Shukri Adan first arrived in London’s Hackney at the age of ten from Somalia, fleeing violence in her dwelling nation. She defined that leaving wasn’t a alternative, and no-one chooses the lifetime... Read more »

Refugee, 18, blinded in acid attack says Met delay may have cost him sight | Crime

A teenage refugee from Eritrea who was blinded in an acid assault in south London says he believes he may nonetheless be capable to see if the police had acted extra swiftly.... Read more »
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Tributes paid to ‘selfless’ Croydon refugee worker whose ‘fun was helping other people’

Tributes have been paid to a selfless charity worker who could say “hello” in more than 40 languages and would collect donations for refugees on his days off. Peter Hall was a... Read more »