By Ernest Zhanaev It was getting dark in London, but the Houses of Parliament were busy with issues around Brexit. The atmosphere was tense in the partially empty, grand Westminster Hall. The attention of a few people in the hall was on the screens broadcasting speeches
By Michelle Fuller My therapeutic expression. ‘The hostile environment’ mental health epidemic is all part of the mock-up slavery system dreamt up in the deepest darkest part of her left ventricle. Her oxygenated poison pumped into her aorta supplying the rest of her body, pushing her hand
BBC broadcasting journalist Ziad Ghandour was one of millions of people to escape their war-torn homeland in 2015. Ziad was forced to leave his English Literature master’s degree behind in Syria to search for a less volatile place to call home. Four months later, out
Temesghen Debesai began his career in Eritrea, where he worked as a news anchor and co-founded the country’s first English television service in 1998. In 2006, he fled Eritrea and was granted refugee status in the UK. He joined the first cohort of the Refugee
On Friday 29 March, it was an honour to welcome British journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown as she joined RJP participants for a lunchtime discussion at LCC. Ugandan-born Alibhai-Brown, aged 69, writes about discrimination, immigration, and cultural issues faced by ethnic minorities. She strongly believes
by Hasnaa Omar Academics, MPs and those working in the NGO sector gathered at the House of Commons last week to discuss the key findings of an in-depth study that seeks to help overcome the perceived tension between host communities and refugees. The findings were from Building
Former Russian journalist and award-winning filmmaker, Margarita Novikova talks about her latest collaborative production that explores the process of combining mentalization methods with the experience of migration. Two minutes and 20 seconds into the short documentary Modern psychology meets the challenge of modern migration you can see the author of these
Journalist, MG is a survivor of torture and a member of Write to Life - a creative writing and performance group that allows survivors to get their voices heard. She wanted to share this letter with you so that you can see what a difference your support
Ernest Zhanaev meets international journalists at a London Newsrewired conference in a discussion around whether global news organisations are doing enough to ensure local communities are heard and here is what he found: My location is Reuters, Canary Wharf, London and I am in an environment which can be
Kerim Balci mulls over the passing of the old guard to the new at the UK's only longform and narrative gathering, CIJ's Well Told festival. “Storytelling can change the world,” read the cover of a book by Ken Burnett, embellishing the showcase of a charity shop
