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Refugees

Host Nottingham: The Organisation Providing Support to Those Going Through the Asylum Seeking Process

Despite what the right would have you believe, every time there’s an influx of refugees from a war-torn country, the UK is not...

Nadia Whittome: "Make no mistake, this Bill is an attack on the fundamental human right to seek asylum"

02 October 21

In her regular column, MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome explores the ongoing refugee crisis, and the threat posed by the The Nationality and Borders Bill.

Riding on Solomon’s Carpet: Poetry from Nottingham’s Refugees

26 March 18

“Projects like this open doors for people like me,” says Victoria Mponda, of her experience with Riding on Solomon’s Carpet, an anthology of poetry from refugees and asylum seekers living in the East Midlands...

Comedian Mark Thomas Set up a Comedy Club in a Palestinian Refugee Camp

26 February 18

A comedian goes to a Palestinian refugee camp and sets up a comedy club. Just another adventure in the life of political satirist Mark Thomas…

The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum

27 November 17

For the last seventeen years, the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum has been providing support, practical advice and friendship to the local refugee and asylum seeker population. The centre on Hungerhill Road supports those who are seeking refuge, and those who have been granted refugee status, as they try to rebuild their lives here in Nottingham.

Fawad's Story

30 October 17

The Woman Sending Bras to Refugees

12 June 17

Persistent military conflicts in the Middle East have left millions of people lost and without. Imagine, just for a second, that Nottingham was plunged into war: hospitals bombed, schools and libraries gone, and your home destroyed. It's a situation you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, yet mainstream media sources continue to vilify some of the most desperate people on the planet who find themselves in that very situation today. One woman, Caroline Kerr of Bras Not Bombs, is on a mission to make a difference for the better...

Shelter From the Storm

01 August 07

What do fish and chips, Marks & Spencer, the Mini and the Bank of England have in common? Refugees...
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