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New refugee-themed drama This Beach at the Lyric Belfast
WHITE Western European audiences are challenged about their response to the global refugee crisis in the latest play by Dublin theatre company Brokentalkers.
Refugees just ordinary people fleeing extraordinary circumstances
Marking 60 years of Christian Aid week, Allison Morris travelled to Serbia where the charity is working with refugee families who have made the perilous journey across the Balkan trail to escape war and religious persecution
Police operation to clear refugee camp in Paris
POLICE have rounded up Afghan migrants and cleared away some of their tents in a makeshift camp in Paris as part of French government efforts to tackle the migrant crisis.
A crowdfunding campaign is using balloons to map a refugee camp
THE 60-year-old camp has been mapped by government and non-governmental organisations, but the residents don’t have a map of their own.
Belfast man working in refugee camp says mental health professionals urgently needed
A BELFAST man who has been working in a refugee camp in Germany has told of the urgent need for more mental health professionals to counsel those traumatised by the horrors of war.
Pope Francis brings 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy on his plane
POPE Francis has brought 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his plane after an emotional visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which has faced the brunt of Europe's migration crisis.
Roof protest over clearing of Calais refugee camp
About two dozen people protesting against the demolition of the sprawling Jungle refugee camp in Calais climbed on to shanty rooftops, briefly stalling the clearance.
Olympic torch relay will visit Athens refugee camp
THE torch relay for this year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will include a stop at a refugee camp in Athens, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said.