Journalism
We support our journalists to publish their work, whether on our platform or with external organisations. For many of them, this marks their initial experience in publishing content in English.
A selection of stories published by media organisations
The Washington Post
Israel’s military pushes into southern Gaza as danger for civilians mounts
BBC WS
The Spectator
The Economist
Stories published by the Refugee Journalism Project
Freedom to become
In places like Kakuma, limitations on mobility don’t just limit employment or education, but it sile…
A key that doesn’t always fit
By Didier Habimana For refugees living in Kenya, the right to travel hangs on a single elusive docum…
Trapped Potential: Refugee Traders Strive for Dignity and Self-Reliance
By Lich Gatkoi Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya is one of Africa’s largest refugee settleme…
Life on hold is taking a mental toll on Kakuma’s refugees
By Chukulisa Molu Adi The process of getting a travel document is lengthy, with no guarantees. Refug…
The refugee who beat all the odds
By Zechariah Makuach Maror When Rwandan national, Gashumba Alphonse, arrived in Uganda in 2004 as a…
Planting Seeds of Hope
By Abul Ajak In Nakivale refugee camp, one of the oldest in Uganda, Ishimwe Jonah, a Congolese refug…
New life on Mars, or space on earth for all?
As the world’s billionaires race to be the first to create new living spaces in outer space, D…
Balancing the old with the new
As we celebrate Refugee Week, Houda Fansa Jawadi shares her thoughts on what is lost, and what is ga…
Greed, oppression, and discrimination stabbed us with a knife, but we rise
I was raised by a strong woman passionate about languages, writing stories and poetry. My mom was an…
“Our lives were destroyed, our ideals buried”
Last summer Afghan human rights activists were determined to continue their work under the new Talib…
A journey towards hope
Jeanne Muhimundu on the hope, aspirations and self-reliance that is being built within the Tongogara…
This is how my war started
Ukrainian journalist Iryna Svatula recounts the events when bombs began to fall on her home town. 3.…
“We watched them beat people without the right documents”
It has been almost a year since the Taliban took over Kabul forcing thousands to flee Afghanistan fe…
Remembering the unsung heroes of humanity
The 2015 Burundian government’s violent clamp down on political demonstrations forced hundreds and t…
The shooting of the truth
One month after Shireen Abu Akleh’s death, Douna Haj Ahmed reflects on this huge loss to journ…
Rwanda Refugee Deal: asylum seekers stuck between torn homelands and the UK’s flimsy arguments
by Redwan Eid Following Brexit, the UK continues its plans to shut its doors in asylum seekers’ face…
A cruel response to migration
by Mohamed Arkou Governments have an obligation under international human rights law to protect refu…
Racist abuse broadcast live on TV exposes divide between Arabs and Africans in Sudan
by Mohamed Arkou Racist language levelled against a former BBC Arabic chief correspondent has been …
The alarming new immigration policy
by Douna Haj Ahmed As a Syrian refugee living in the UK, I have met many people who entered this cou…
“Dawn has always been a time of terror”
by Douna Haj Ahmed An irrefutable fact that can never be denied says nothing is certain in this life…
Ronahi Hasan’s Nowruz
Last month, we celebrated Nowruz, the start of the new year for many of our participants. Our partic…
International Women’s Day
Interviews by Veronica Otero In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8th March 2021, we wante…
I can’t breathe in a rapist’s world
A photographic project highlighting the need to fight sexual violence against women and girls around…
‘The winter is coming’ to the Middle East, thanks to Biden’s victory
By Osama Gaweesh The US elections have caught the entire world’s attention. Millions have been…
The untitled one
This was supposed to be done on World Mental Health Day, but ironically I only learned about it the …
Egypt’s Sisi blames doctors for Covid-19 spread
In Egypt they call the medical team who fight the coronavirus for the sake of people the “whi…
‘Calm down, you’re going to have your place in this world just like everyone else’
By Hilal Seven If there is anything more difficult than being a refugee, it is being a gay refugee. …
Integrate That!
The Story Behind Integrate That! by Abdulwahab Tahhan If you turn on your TV or pick up a new…
“I’m afraid of the disease but mostly of dying from hunger”
As Covid-19 continues to spread, the voices of the poorest and most marginalised have largely been m…
A passion born in conflict
by Amr Bakkar Journalism is a method to convey people’s voice and it is the monitoring entity that s…