Paul talks about the recent political violence back home in Uganda and the election struggle of reggae singer Bobi Wine, pictured.
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Kumar talks about the horrific persecution he faced as a gay man growing up in India and his desperate search for somewhere that would accept him. “The main thing in England is that homosexuality is legal. I can freely live openly with my sexuality...
“It was a nightmare, wasn’t good at all. According to the Home Office, they can come and take you away but you can’t say no. They can take you anywhere they want to, because the moment you say no, they can put you in detention. So they can take you...
Luqman Onikosi was born in a tiny village near the lakes and forests along the river Niger. I first met him when he was a student at the University of Sussex, about ten years ago. At that time he was the president of the All-Africa Student Union and...
Ayah interviews Esraa, a young woman from Syria who came to live in Hastings with her family as part of the resettlement scheme. We find out about the shock of relocation and the challenge of adapting to cultural differences. 09.mp3Podcast: Play in...
“I arrived into this country over twenty years ago and I’m currently working as an interpreter. I started interpreting on a voluntary basis in hospitals and then I thought I liked it, and then I thought I would like to have this as a career. It’s...
“I am from Algeria. I am thirty-eight years old and I live twenty years in Europe, most of that time in UK. I left Algeria since 2000. I was eighteen. “I followed the Home Office instructions for four years. I went to London Bridge to sign for...
Live recording of a public panel debate hosted by Refugee Radio and Hear Alkebulan at the Old Courthouse in Brighton
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Shintya interviews Valerie, an LGBT asylum seeker from Cameroon who says he will be persecuted for his sexuality if he returns home.
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Guy Hayes cycles to the “jungle” camps of Calais to deliver much-needed supplies and talk to the refugees stranded there as part of the Critical Mass movement.
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