Marking World Refugee Day on 20 June, “Hope in Exile,” is a photojournalism exhibition delivered by the Refugee Journalism Project and One World Media that sheds light on the experiences of forcibly displaced individuals. By… Read More »A glimpse of hope in exile
I was raised by a strong woman passionate about languages, writing stories and poetry. My mom was an Algerian who went to Syria to study Arabic literature and then met my dad. She used to… Read More »Greed, oppression, and discrimination stabbed us with a knife, but we rise
Last summer Afghan human rights activists were determined to continue their work under the new Taliban government. They were led to believe that there was nothing to fear by the changing regime. Now, as news… Read More »“Our lives were destroyed, our ideals buried”
Jeanne Muhimundu on the hope, aspirations and self-reliance that is being built within the Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe. As you take Chipinge road from the Mutare township, on your right, you will encounter a… Read More »A journey towards hope
Ukrainian journalist Iryna Svatula recounts the events when bombs began to fall on her home town. 3.45 am. Abnormally loud and scary sounds of airplanes’ engines over the town. Colleagues from eastern regions of Ukraine… Read More »This is how my war started
It has been almost a year since the Taliban took over Kabul forcing thousands to flee Afghanistan fearing what this regime change would bring. Those deemed at most risk were journalists and women. As part… Read More »“We watched them beat people without the right documents”