As the world's billionaires race to be the first to create new living spaces in outer space, Douna Haj Ahmed argues that more efforts should be placed on ensuring humans can live harmoniously on earth without fear of oppression, destruction or injustice. From Tesla to SpaceX
The 2015 Burundian government’s violent clamp down on political demonstrations forced hundreds and thousands to seek refuge in neighbouring African nations. Arsène Arakaza was one of the many young students whose peaceful protests risked his life and liberties. Here he retraces his journey to freedom,
Breaking The Frame is a new report conducted by the Refugee Journalism Project which analyses the representation of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in UK broadcast news. We started by analysing a year’s worth of TV news bulletins, gaining an insight into the editorial decisions
Over the past couple of months, five of our journalists have been working with media organisations through the Refugee Journalism Project’s new fellowship programme. The fellowships will offer the journalists paid placements of between three and six months and access to training. The host companies in
The Story Behind Integrate That! by Abdulwahab Tahhan If you turn on your TV or pick up a newspaper, you might find some stories about refugees in Europe. Most of these stories are not reported by refugees themselves. The refugees would be only the subject of an interview,
The next cohort of the Refugee Journalism Project has been selected and we look forward to being able to start our programme in the next few months. But with the entire world slowing down at this time, it is a great moment to reflect on
Family Encounter: together we share an emotional burden This photographic project documents Zozan Yasar, a 29-year-old Kurdish woman, on her first family encounter. Two years have passed since she was forced to flee her homeland, Turkey, as a consequence of experiencing arrests and continuous harassment due
Liminality is the state of being in between; of belonging neither here nor there. With it comes disruption, anxiety and invisibility. But liminality is, however, a temporary state of existence, so with it also comes the hope of future transformation and empowerment. This was the theme
By Dalia Dawood How can creative practices positively contribute to the way refugees tell their stories and how they are perceived by Western audiences? This is what four UAL students who have collaborated with the Refugee Journalism Project have considered when applying their respective artistic disciplines
by Shakib Mohammad Afzali I recently attended a panel on the immigration legal aid market at the House of Commons. The discussion was concerned by the poor quality and inadequate availability of legal advice and support that many asylum seekers face. The panel was chaired by Thangam
