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Mafwa Midsummer Brings Three Day Celebration to Leeds

Mafwa Theatre’s annual Refugee Week event is set for its biggest year yet, expanding into a three day festival that will bring performances, workshops

May 22, 2026

Arts & Culture·Burmantofts·Refugee Voices

Hotel Protest Sparks Community Pushback

Anti-racism campaigners gathered outside the Britannia Hotel in Seacroft last Friday, mounting a counter-protest to an anti-migrant demonstration held at the same site. Counter-protesters

August 25, 2025

Community·Diverse Communities·Refugee Voices·Seacroft

East Leeds Community Unite to Help Refugee Become Doctor

In the heart of Harehills, a football tournament became much more than a game – it became a lifeline for one young man, and

August 6, 2025

Community·Diverse Communities·East Leeds·Football·Harehills·Refugee Voices·Refugees·Sports

Denied but not defeated

For Govand Musa Khalaf, the struggle didn’t end when she arrived in Britain—it only changed form. A highly educated Kurdish-Syrian woman who once worked

March 3, 2025

News·Refugee Voices

The Refugee Who Risked His Life to Reveal a Global Scandal

Ricardo has spent his life running. From the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the streets of South Africa, and now in the

February 26, 2025

How a Trained Nurse Was Forced into a Year of Isolation

For more than a year, Nelson lived in limbo—trapped in an asylum hotel, unable to work, and powerless to control his own future. A

February 26, 2025

A System Built to Break You: One Man’s 13-Year Fight for Survival

For seven years, he was trapped in limbo—unable to work, unable to return home, and struggling to survive on the streets. Originally from Cameroon,

February 26, 2025

Lift the Ban Takes the Stage at Leeds Playhouse

The Playhouse came alive last week with colour, songs, poetry and powerful speeches from some of the most marginalised people in society. Campaigners gathered

February 20, 2025

Breaking Down Barriers·Diverse Communities·East Leeds·Refugee Voices·Refugees

Life as a Syrian Refugee in the UK: ‘You’re Not Meant to Feel Human’

For Kayla, life in Damascus was filled with simple joys—weekend visits to family, summer trips to the beach, and afternoons spent wandering through the

February 16, 2025

East Leeds·Harehills·Refugee Voices

From South Africa to Seacroft: A former Asylum Seeker’s Fight for Safety and Dignity

When Akhona Ndudane arrived in the UK from South Africa, she hoped for safety and a fresh start. Instead, she found herself trapped in

February 12, 2025

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Mafwa Midsummer Brings Three Day Celebration to Leeds

Hotel Protest Sparks Community Pushback

East Leeds Community Unite to Help Refugee Become Doctor

Denied but not defeated

The Refugee Who Risked His Life to Reveal a Global Scandal

How a Trained Nurse Was Forced into a Year of Isolation

A System Built to Break You: One Man’s 13-Year Fight for Survival

Lift the Ban Takes the Stage at Leeds Playhouse

Life as a Syrian Refugee in the UK: ‘You’re Not Meant to Feel Human’

From South Africa to Seacroft: A former Asylum Seeker’s Fight for Safety and Dignity

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Over 250 affordable homes built in East Leeds

Lee Murtagh making actors out of boxers

Roundhay Festival Wraps Up After Three Days Of Music

Marquee and music greet Seacroft’s newest school pupils

Campaigners fight to save historic East Leeds pub

Garforth Woman Marks 11 Years At Leeds Food Bank

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