Refugees Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:08:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Refugees Archives - Positive News 32 32 Learning by lamplight, against the odds: photo depicts ‘safety’ for child refugee https://www.positive.news/society/learning-by-lamplight-against-the-odds-photo-depicts-safety-for-child-refugee/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:00:42 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=540548 What does safety mean when home is a refugee camp? A Kenyan photographer captures a child who is learning, dreaming and hoping, despite fear

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]]> Processing grief: how photography is helping Gazan refugees rebuild their lives https://www.positive.news/society/how-photography-is-helping-refugees-from-gaza-rebuild-their-lives/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:01:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=533880 A poignant photo series has given refugee children from Gaza an outlet to express their emotions – and share their hopes and dreams

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]]> From adversity to empowerment: eight refugee entrepreneurs – in pictures https://www.positive.news/society/london-based-refugees-turned-entrepreneurs/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:53:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=484034 London-based refugees turned entrepreneurs tell their stories to mark Refugee Week

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]]> Life after: Escaping gang violence https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/life-after-escaping-gang-violence/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 10:34:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=483994 Cenia Elizabeth Muñoz, who fled gang violence in El Salvador, describes finding opportunity and hope in the UK

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]]> ‘Cricket helped me build my personality’: the refugees finding peace on the crease https://www.positive.news/society/refugee-camp-cricket/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:22:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=476666 In a refugee camp in Lebanon, cricket is helping Syrian and Palestinian teenagers to overcome terrible experiences

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]]> ‘Getting a bike was a resurrection’: the project donating bicycles to refugees https://www.positive.news/society/getting-a-bike-was-a-resurrection-the-project-donating-bicycles-to-refugees/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:31:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=463664 Transport poverty is a growing concern for people seeking asylum in the UK. The Bike Project provides a solution

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]]> How refugees are helping Amsterdam become one of the first circular cities https://www.positive.news/economics/refugees-amsterdam-circular-city/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:07:18 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=441756 A repair centre run by refugees is helping brands revive old clothes in Amsterdam. Now the concept is coming to the UK

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]]> What went right this week: minke whales returned to Wales, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-25-of-2023/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 16:32:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=438486 Minke whales made a comeback, the Swiss said 'yes' to a new climate law, and researchers linked napping with brain power, plus more

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]]> The volunteer search and rescue ships saving migrants from the sea https://www.positive.news/society/sea-watch-rescue-ships-saving-migrants/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 08:52:50 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=435551 As European politicians crack down on ‘small boats’, civilians are taking to sea to save those at risk of drowning

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]]> Life after: human trafficking https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/life-after-human-trafficking/ Wed, 17 May 2023 09:17:59 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=434066 The extraordinary story of Eric Ngalle Charles, who survived human trafficking, worked as a stripper in Russia, and is now a lauded poet

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