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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

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

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

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Hotel Protest Sparks Community Pushback

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

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

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