£37 a week. I remember myself calculating our shopping’s cost, so we don’t have to feel embarrassed at the tills. We had already had that…
Refugee ActionJune 2, 2020
Bruno went through unimaginable suffering in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as a result of his activism. “In 2006, I was a businessman…
Refugee ActionNovember 30, 2019
Mansoor was in the final year of his degree in the UK, when he began receiving threats from people in his home-country of Libya. He…
Refugee ActionJuly 9, 2018
Sitting in a café in Manchester’s busy district of Rusholme, Ahmad reminisces over the life he once shared with his wife in Syria before the…
Refugee ActionMay 16, 2018
After waiting two and a half years for a decision on his asylum claim, Ehsan was finally given refugee status at the end of last…
Refugee ActionMay 16, 2018
After fleeing brutal violence in their home-country of Syria, and enduring years of upheaval and uncertainty in Egypt, Emad and Rana say they have finally…
Refugee ActionFebruary 20, 2018
Esam, a 34-year-old Syrian, proudly shows his British driving license to his family shortly after passing his test. He explains how he managed to successfully…
Refugee ActionFebruary 20, 2018
When Adam’s family in Algeria found out he was gay, they tried to force him to marry a female cousin. “When my family discovered I…
Refugee ActionOctober 21, 2017
Refugee Voices
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Mahmoud
In Syria, Mahmoud was a successful tradesman, living happily with his wife and four children in a big house in the country’s capital, Damascus. War…
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Mohsen
When he lived in Tehran, Mohsen worked as a firefighter, surrounded by a close-knit group of friends, colleagues and family. He was forced to flee…