Project Updates
A glimpse of hope in exile
Marking World Refugee Day on 20 June, “Hope in Exile,” is a photojournalism exhibition d…
Winners announced for the RJP Film, Games & Television Bursary 2024
The Refugee Journalism Project, in collaboration with BAFTA, is excited to reveal the recipients of …
The RJP Film, Games & Television Bursary 2024
We are delighted to announce a new opportunity for displaced film, games or television professionals…
Others Unheard: The podcast
In the summer of 2022, a group of journalists on the Refugee Journalism Project worked a BBC journal…
Our programme for 2021-22 is now open
We are delighted to announce the return of The Refugee Journalism Project Programme for 2021-22. We …
Breaking The Frame
Breaking The Frame is a new report conducted by the Refugee Journalism Project which analyses the re…
Our fellows start working in industry
Over the past couple of months, five of our journalists have been working with media organisations t…
The future of journalism is collaborative
In times of staying at home, it is natural to long for connection even more. So in the midst of the …
Looking back at 2018-19
The next cohort of the Refugee Journalism Project has been selected and we look forward to being abl…
Recruitment open for 2020!
We looking for UK-based professional journalists with a refugee background who want to rebuild their…
Belonging neither here nor there
Liminality is the state of being in between; of belonging neither here nor there. With it comes disr…
Collaboration with The Guardian Foundation
Over the past year, participants on the Refugee Journalism Project have been attending monthly maste…
In Conversation: Ziad Ghandour
BBC broadcasting journalist Ziad Ghandour was one of millions of people to escape their war-torn hom…
In Conversation: Temesghen Debesai
Temesghen Debesai began his career in Eritrea, where he worked as a news anchor and co-founded the c…
In Conversation: Abdulwahab Tahhan
Two years into the war in Syria, Abdulwahab Tahhan left his home in Aleppo for good. Before he embar…
In Conversation: Zabihullah Noori
Zabihullah Noori is a multimedia journalist from Afghanistan who came to the UK as an asylum seeker …
New participants off to a strong start
In November 2018, 32 new participants were recruited to the Refugee Journalism Project. They bring a…
We are looking for new participants
We're looking for individuals who are interested in taking part in an initiative that supports journ…
Our Beyond Borders exhibition
Coverage of the Beyond borders exhibition on Instagram
Voices Beyond Borders
This short documentary filmed over the course of a year reports on the progress of The Refugee Journ…
The value of journalism
Photojournalist Sara Furlanetto worked with three participants on the presented video. Asked to answ…
Update from the project team
The idea for this project emerged a couple of years ago while I was doing some voluntary media work …
Migrants Resource Centre and Asylum Aid’s Summer Event 2016
An evening of fun and entertainment with poetry, songs and live performance brought dozens of refuge…
Refugee journalism: Why now?
This summer, journalist Neil Arun conducted two workshops at the London College of Communications, a…
Mentoring at Afghan Voice
Lifestyle journalist and lecturer Rob Sharp reflects on his role as a mentor to Azizrahman Omid Aziz…