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Refugee Crisis

Llantwit Major Town Hall. Having settled in Wales, Claus Apel celebrates his adoptive community’s welcoming spirit, a year on from a rally against refugees in Llantwit Major that was met with a counterprotest.

LONG READ: What Unites Us

Having settled in Wales, Claus Apel celebrates his adoptive community’s welcoming spirit, a year on from a rally against refugees in Llantwit Major that was met with a counterprotest.

2nd May (30th April)
  • People and Places
Helen White shares her concerns about the closing of temporary accommodation for Afghan refugees in Wales. Picture of houses in Cardiff by Polly Thomas

What does the end of bridging accommodation mean for Afghan refugees?

Helen White shares her concerns about the closing of temporary accommodation for Afghan refugees in Wales.

7th August (6th August)
  • People and Places

Ukraine: A Year on from the Invasion

David TC Davies reflects on the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and on the UK and Wales’ involvement in support of Ukraine

24th February (24th February)
  • Uncategorised
The picture shows a series of portraits of victims of the genocide in Rwanda.

What have we learned from the Rwandan Genocide?

Sophie Buchaillard connects the Ukrainian crisis and the Rwandan genocide to think about the West’s contrasting relationship to refugees.

1st August (28th July)
  • Voices

Sanctuary: There Must Be Somewhere by Angela Graham

Angela Graham considers the genesis of her new collection of poetry and the link between poetry and sanctuary.

27th July (27th July)
  • Voices

The Boy With Two Hearts: An Interview with the Author

Hamed Amiri talks to Merlin Gable about his new play, based on his family’s experiences fleeing Afghanistan and settling in Wales.

8th October
  • Culture

Review: The Boy with Two Hearts

Marine Furet reviews The Boy with Two Hearts, the Wales Millenium Centre’s latest production.

8th October (20th May)
  • Culture

How do we respond to the Afghan crisis as a Nation of Sanctuary ?

Mark Seymour asks how the Welsh Government can put the terms ‘Nation of Sanctuary’ into action.

27th September (4th October)
  • Politics and Policy

Why Newport Needs Novels 

Dylan Moore explains why his Newport novel, Many Rivers to Cross, had to be fiction – and why Wales’ often disparaged third city is perfect terrain for a writer. 

20th April (20th April)
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