Young Tajik family finds home with Polish politician
Politician Marcin Święcicki matched words with deeds when he took refugees into their home.
Tajik refugees Sitora and Sanjar spent several months in Święcicki’s home with their baby daughter Simin. While they were comfortable, they always aimed to become self-reliant. Soon after publishing our story they moved out while still remaining friends with the Święcickis. They now rent their own apartment and Sanjar is working as a cook.
Refugees respect health rules to transit safely through crisis
Despite worries over Covid-19, refugees and staff at Romania’s Emergency Transit Centre are determined to keep calm and carry on .
Croatian volunteer sees refugee girl through tough times
Syrian refugee Yara has developed a real bond with Katarina, a Croatian visual therapist who is helping her to overcome low-vision challenges
Pioneering Polish NGO helps refugees rent in difficult market
A Tajik family in Warsaw says thanks for a flat they could not have afforded to rent on the open market
Education
Croatian students can virtually walk in the shoes of refugees
UNHCR supplies virtual reality goggles to give Croatian teenagers a 3D experience of life in a refugee camp.
Afghan refugee student wins scholarship from Romanian university
Fareshta has received a grant that will relieve financial pressure and boost her chances of success on an IT course at university in Timișoara
Chechen child moves Polish judges at poetry competition
In six years, Zuhra has learnt to speak Polish so well that she could recite a classic poem in a city-wide contest.
Afghan refugees among flocks of happy kids on first day at school in Romania
Bashir Khan from Afghanistan is glad to see his children getting a better education than he did thanks to their enrollment in a school in Bucharest.
Croatian students can virtually walk in the shoes of refugees
UNHCR supplies virtual reality goggles to give Croatian teenagers a 3D experience of life in a refugee camp.
Young Tajik family finds home with Polish politician
Politician Marcin Święcicki matched words with deeds when he and his wife took a refugee family into their home.
Czech picture book is a winner, whichever way you look at it
Czech illustrator is delighted by the response of refugee children to her new picture book.
Slam poet speaks for refugees at music festival in Hungary
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Emi Mahmoud, who is a world champion slam poet, performed at the huge Sziget music festival held on an island in the Danube River.
Grassroots district group weaves refugees into local community
“Local, low-key, grassroots” – these are the watchwords of a Hungarian community foundation that seeks to include all foreigners, including refugees, in its activities
Awards for the Best Refugee Students on the Occasion of the World Refugee Day in the Czech Republic
Prague students play out an ordeal that is real for refugees
A simulated drama helps school students to understand how bewildering the asylum process can be for refugees.
Stateless African finds his way through legal maze in Slovakia
Ben Salam from Ivory Coast was stateless from birth but he only understood the full extent of his problem when he reached Europe. Slovakia finally helped him to solve it.
Hungary’s coerced removal of Afghan families deeply shocking – UNHCR
Hungary’s actions overnight to force two asylum-seeking Afghan families to leave the country under duress is deeply shocking and a flagrant violation of international and EU law, the UN Refugee Agency said today.
Cubes give new dimension to refugee stories in Croatia
Refugees see themselves multiplied by four in an imaginative open-air photo exhibition in the heart of Zagreb
Syrian refugee makes an impression at Croatian printer
Anass is one of several refugees using his skills at Croatia’s oldest printing company.
Refugees of 1990s conflicts come home to some comfort
All across Croatia, refugees from the wars of the 1990s are finally getting decent and affordable homes they can call their own
Legal status separates a refugee mother from her four kids
Freedom and safety came at a price for Anne: she had to leave her children behind, with a very slim chance of seeing them again.
Greek exhibition gives Slovaks a sense of the refugee experience
Acclaimed Greek photo exhibition goes on tour to Slovakia, a country with less experience of welcoming refugees.
Exile from Aleppo envisages a democratic rebuilding of his city
A Syrian academic, whose own family home in Aleppo has been destroyed, works on a project envisaging the eventual rebuilding of the ancient city.