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Leave No One Behind

Elana Wong

May 18, 2020
2 min

Focus On: Refugee Health Heroes

Around the world, refugee health workers are stepping up to fight COVID-19 - this cannot go unnoticed.

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COVID 19 and Wellbeing: What It Means For Newcomers

Elana Wong

May 11, 2020
3 min

COVID 19 and Wellbeing: What It Means For Newcomers

The nature of displacement often means refugees are forced into a transitory existence. Forced to leave their homes, many embark on perilous

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Neglected Labour Rights: The Vulnerability of Refugees’ Work

Elana Wong

May 9, 2020
2 min

Neglected Labour Rights: The Vulnerability of Refugees’ Work

Work is a substantial need and indispensable at all levels. But does “everyone” really have access to such an ideal environment?

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The Representation of Refugees In The Media in 2019 | Panel Discussion At Edinburgh University

mohalhaifi8

Feb 26, 2019
4 min

The Representation of Refugees In The Media in 2019 | Panel Discussion At Edinburgh University

Panel Discussion Overview | February 2019 COLOURS Of Edinburgh's inaugural Panel Discussion, this year on the Representation of Refugees ...

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Elana Wong

Nov 18, 2018
3 min

The Sahrawi Forgotten Refugees

In times of the emergence of many large scale humanitarian emergencies, the situation of the Sahrawi refugees in South West Algeria has b...

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Refugees, ESOL and the importance of language learning

Elana Wong

Jun 15, 2018
4 min

Refugees, ESOL and the importance of language learning

by Sarah McCallum English-language teaching for migrants and refugees in the UK falls within two categories: work with adults it is known...

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The Crossing: Refugee Resettlement and When the War Follows

Elana Wong

May 30, 2018
2 min

The Crossing: Refugee Resettlement and When the War Follows

by Noor Hewaidi The Crossing (2015) is a documentary that follows the challenges that a group of Syrian refugees face in leaving behind w...

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Elana Wong

May 26, 2018
2 min

Women in the Refugee Crisis

by Jenny Dunn, ed. Elana Wong Nadia, a Yazidi woman from Iraq, witnessed violent extremist behaviour in her country before fleeing Iraq, ...

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Elana Wong

May 23, 2018
2 min

Background: The UNHCR and UNRWA

by Mathilde Panneau THE UNHCR In the aftermath of the Second World War, millions of Europeans lost their homes and were displaced. To hel...

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Elana Wong

May 19, 2018
3 min

Background: The Afghan Refugee Crisis

by Elana Wong The Afghan refugee crisis is arguably one of the largest and most infamous protracted situations. Despite the recent bipart...

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Elana Wong

May 12, 2018
3 min

Background: The Syrian Refugee Crisis

By Yasmin Tuerner Our political climate in 2018 is tense, unstable, and unpredictable. On one side of the spectrum we have Europe: since ...

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Representation Matters: The Importance of Refugee Self-Representation

Elana Wong

May 6, 2018
2 min

Representation Matters: The Importance of Refugee Self-Representation

by Noor Hewaidi Representation matters. What mainstream society knows about refugees largely comes from representations of refugees on ma...

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Elana Wong

May 4, 2018
3 min

The New Normal of Refugee Crises

by Elana Wong A protracted refugee crisis or situation (PRS) is defined as ‘one in which 25,000 or more refugees of the same nationality ...

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Elana Wong

Apr 29, 2018
3 min

A Brief History of Refugees in Scotland

by Elana Wong Though the refugee crisis may seem a fairly recent phenomenon, Scotland has a long history of welcoming refugees and asylum...

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Elana Wong

Apr 19, 2018
2 min

The Basics: Refugees in Scotland?

by Mathilde Panneau ed. Elana Wong Refugees vs Migrants The 1951 UN Convention defines a refugee as: a person who is outside of his or he...

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