What is it Really Like to Be a Refugee in Rwanda?
On 15 November 2023, the UK supreme court deemed the UK Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as ‘unlawful’. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has also taken a…
The Jungle
Rebecca Pearson Temperatures of below 5 degrees, mud up to your ankles and the putrid smell of faeces and slightly gone off meat combined; bad for even a single day,…
How art is changing the face of the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Since the 2011 Arab Spring, the situation in Syria has accelerated from bad, to worse, to unthinkable. Torn apart by civil war and dictatorship, gassed by its own government and…
Islamic State is the root cause of the refugee crisis
In Western Europe, the past year has seen mainstream media inundated with stories of a ‘migrant crisis’, whereby refugees have made the painstaking journey of travelling from war-torn countries in…
The Big Debate: Should Britain have an “open-door” policy towards refugees?
Yes Before I begin my side of this debate – which is, of course, ‘yes’ – I would like to pose a question to my readers: If a member of…