Hyab is a researcher at the Institute of Technology and is an expert in human trafficking. He was forced to flee his home in Eritrea because of persecution by the government who have been held responsible for extrajudicial executions, a lack of...
Imagine being imprisoned and having your life threatened by your own family. Adeal is a transgender refugee from Kuwait who has escaped persecution and found safety in Brighton, the LGBTQ+ capital of England. She could have just given up but she...
Hamed Amiri talks about his book, out now from Icon Books, a love-letter to the NHS and a personal account of his family’s flight from Afghanistan. When the Taliban gave an order for the execution of Hamed Amiri’s mother, the family knew they...
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...