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Refugees · August, 2026

Stories about Refugees from August, 2026

Haiti’s security crisis forces displacement and relocation

‘I am very grateful to be here and finally able to rest with dignity’

Written by Jude Pierre Louis

2 weeks ago

The invisible crisis that strips people of citizenship

Citizenship is easy to take for granted when you receive it automatically and never have to defend it

Written by Malka Older

3 weeks ago

Conflict-displaced women facing growing risk of sexual violence in eastern DRC

Most rape victims stay silent

Written by IciCongo

Translated by Laura

4 weeks ago

‘Silence has become both more dangerous and more complicit’: An interview with Lebanese-British artist, Amale Khlat

The question of how suffering is consumed, quickly, emotionally, without depth, is the subject of the work as much as its content

Written by Omid Memarian

4 weeks ago

What does home mean for people with no single territory connecting them?

For ethnic groups without a state, home can be an abstract concept

Written by Daria Dergacheva, Elmira Lyapina, Sydney Allen

7 August 2026

Identity beyond citizenship: What remains when the state refuses to recognise you?

Citizenship and even nationality should never determine whether a person’s identity is considered valid or possible

Written by Guest Contributor

2 August 2026

Citizenship in limbo: Why Assam’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) pathway struggled to gain traction

Despite government efforts to promote the new citizenship law, few eligible families in Assam have applied

Written by Karuna kumari Kandregula

1 August 2026

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Refugees · August, 2026

Stories about Refugees from August, 2026

Haiti’s security crisis forces displacement and relocation

The invisible crisis that strips people of citizenship

Conflict-displaced women facing growing risk of sexual violence in eastern DRC

‘Silence has become both more dangerous and more complicit’: An interview with Lebanese-British artist, Amale Khlat

What does home mean for people with no single territory connecting them?

Identity beyond citizenship: What remains when the state refuses to recognise you?

Citizenship in limbo: Why Assam’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) pathway struggled to gain traction

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