Tag: refugee
Paralympics: Zakia Khudadadi and refugee women blaze trails in Paris
Zakia Khudadadi, by winning a bronze medal on Thursday 29 August in para-taekwondo, has not only made history in Paralympic sport. In addition to being the first ever para-athlete to…
Paralympics: Zakia Khudadadi, Afghan refugee, became a symbol of all possibilities
This Thursday was the first day of events at the Paralympic Games. The first medals were awarded and the refugee team won its second medal in the history of the…
Protesters set up tent camp against refugee policy
Among other things, actions and workshops are being organised on the site. The demonstrators want to stay until Sunday. The organisation expects around three hundred people to show up. So…
Refugee Work: hardly any Ukrainians at Jaarbeurs since closure
The Jaarbeurs had room for 140 refugees from Ukraine. They were registered there and then they would be transferred to another location as soon as possible. That flow has been…
Refugee children in Gaza are suffering from a lack of water and heat of more than 40 degrees, says Unicef spokesperson | Foreign countries
The biggest problem in the war-ravaged strip is the lack of water, estimates the spokesperson of the UN children’s organization Unicef in an interview with . The war in Gaza…
Cindy Ngamba, from Cameroonian refugee to historic medalist
Cameroonian Cindy Ngamba, who fled to London because of her homosexuality, has qualified for the semi-finals of the under-75kg boxing tournament, making history as the first medallist from the Refugee…
Refugee Olympic Team: From Dream to Reality
After Rio 2016 and Tokyo 202, the EOR (Refugee Olympic Team) returns to Paris with its 37 athletes in 12 disciplines. They did not know each other before arriving on…
The determination of the team of refugee athletes at the Olympic Games – L’Express
On the athletics field of the Île-des-Vannes sports complex, in Seine-Saint-Denis, jerseys of all colors mix together. A few days before the start of the Olympic Games, the bright yellow…
Cindy Ngamba, Cameroonian boxer and flag bearer of the Refugee Olympic Team
It’s D-Day for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Among the delegations present in France is the Refugee Olympic Team, made up of 37 athletes from 15 different nationalities.…
The Refugee Olympic Team, a message of hope and solidarity
They will be the second team to parade on July 26 on the Seine, behind the Greek delegation, during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Little known…