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a person forced to emigrate for political reasons
refugees began returning to their homeland after years of political unrest and war
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These misconceptions, which combined notions of blood contamination with misguided fears about Vodou religions, played a role in the establishment of a detention camp for refugees with HIV.
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Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Local volunteers, who include refugees themselves, are doing the work that the outside world says should be done, and often better than any outsider could.
—Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
While men hold the vast majority of Lebanon’s winery positions, women comprise most of the nation’s vineyard workers, many of them Syrian refugees.
—Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2024
Her life and success is a direct result of what’s possible when refugees are welcome.
—Filippo Grandi, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
This migration of hundreds of animals serves as a metaphor for climate refugees, reminding audiences of the interconnectedness between the natural world and human life.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Writer-director’s Tilman Singer’s project was finally headed toward pre-production in West Germany when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, resulting in the German government taking Cuckoo’s filming locations to house Ukrainian refugees.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
The North Carolina city was once viewed as a safe haven for climate refugees.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Local volunteers, who include refugees themselves, are doing the work that the outside world says should be done, and often better than any outsider could.
—Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
While men hold the vast majority of Lebanon’s winery positions, women comprise most of the nation’s vineyard workers, many of them Syrian refugees.
—Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2024
Her life and success is a direct result of what’s possible when refugees are welcome.
—Filippo Grandi, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
This migration of hundreds of animals serves as a metaphor for climate refugees, reminding audiences of the interconnectedness between the natural world and human life.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Writer-director’s Tilman Singer’s project was finally headed toward pre-production in West Germany when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, resulting in the German government taking Cuckoo’s filming locations to house Ukrainian refugees.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
The North Carolina city was once viewed as a safe haven for climate refugees.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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