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Refugees Tell Their Story

A.b.s.l.s RYSE and Sourrire have organised a evening for refugees here in Luxembourg to tell their story. Francesca from RYSE came on the Breakfast Show to tell us more about the event, the journey as to how it came about and the preparation that has been put into it.

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tags: interview, Breakfast Show, RYSE, sourrire, refugees, Events
categories: Breakfast Show
Friday 11.08.24
Posted by Erin Verlaque
 

Human rights at stake in the EU's answer to irregular migration

On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved the EU's migration and asylum pact which had been discussed for almost a decade. The pact has been largely criticised. In our interview, Marion Dubois, director of the human rights association Passerell Asbl, comments on this new legislation.

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tags: EU, European parliament, refugees, migration, Luxembourg, Human Rights
categories: Politics
Friday 04.12.24
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

What's right: 16 aid workers acquited

A Greek court has acquitted 16 aid workers who had been charged for rescuing migrants. This is today's 'What's right with the world'.

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tags: Luxembourg, Aid workers, refugees, Whats right
categories: Politics
Thursday 02.01.24
Posted by Charlotte de Vreeze
 

LM on tour: Where to put the Differdange refugees?

Differdange debates where to accommodate the asylum seekers. The current building at Thillenberg is in a bad condition. The heating doesn't work and the building needs renovation. The Green party suggests to relocate the refugees to the large building next door, the former hospital. The mayor has a different view.

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tags: Local Matters, Luxembourg, Differdange, refugees
categories: Local Matters
Wednesday 01.31.24
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Asylum seekers in the streets: Searching for solutions

Since Monday of last week, Luxembourg doesn’t provide accommodation for newly arriving single male asylum seekers anymore. On Local Matters this week, we follow up on the situation and see on which solutions the actors in the field have been working.

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tags: Local Matters, local, Luxembourg, Asylum Seekers, refugees, immigration
categories: Local Matters
Friday 11.03.23
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Local Matters: Dozens of asylum seekers sleeping in the streets

For more than a week, single male asylum seekers have been denied access to the refugee shelters. They have since slept in the streets of Luxembourg. On Local Matters this week, we analyse the consequences of this decision taken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and look out for potential solutions.

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tags: Local Matters, refugees, Asylum Seekers
categories: Local Matters
Tuesday 10.31.23
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Alphabetisation: Back to the school bench

People who grew up learning not the letters a b c but rather ا ب ت , find difficulties getting adjusted in Luxembourg. The alphabetization classes are meant for asylum seekers who haven’t learned our Latin alphabet, most of them speak and write in Arabic. For Local Matters, we had a visit in the classroom.

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tags: Local Matters, Luxemboug, education, migration, refugees
categories: Local Matters
Wednesday 08.30.23
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Ukrainian refugees in Europe: The French region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Today, our guest on Local Matters is Patrick Molinoz, the Mayor of Venarey-les-Laumes, a small town in the French region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Almost no refugees decided to settle in Venarey-Les-Laumes. For the region however, this is no reason to not help and show solidarity.

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tags: Luxembourg, France, Ukraine, refugees, politics, EU, Local Matters
categories: Local Matters
Wednesday 10.19.22
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Ukrainian refugees in Europe: The Polish city of Lodz

120.000 refugees from Ukraine have come to the Polish city of Lodz this year. In today’s interview, the mayor of Lodz, Hanna Zdanowska tells us how they manage to support all these people.

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tags: Luxembourg, Poland, Ukraine, refugees, politics, social, Local Matters
categories: Local Matters
Tuesday 10.18.22
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Local Matters: Talking about refugees

We went to the market in the city asking people what they know about refugees.

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tags: local, Luxembourg, refugees, social, diversity, integration, Local Matters
categories: Local Matters
Friday 06.24.22
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Local Matters: Being a refugee in Luxembourg

In our interview on Local Matters, Yemeni refugee Ali Ghamdan tells us what in his view needs to improve in Luxembourg's refugee camps.

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tags: local, interview, refugees, diversity, integration, Local Matters
categories: Local Matters
Wednesday 06.22.22
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Local Matters: Ukrainian dance class

A new very vivid community has emerged with the arrival of refugees from Ukraine in Luxembourg. One new meeting point is the dancing class taught by Renat and Inna Korbka.

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tags: Luxembourg, Ukraine, dancing, refugees, Local Matters
categories: Local Matters
Thursday 04.21.22
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Local Matters: Easter with the Ukrainian community

In the past week, the refugees from Ukraine and many people from Luxembourg founded a new, very vibrant community which Local Matters explores this week.

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tags: local, Luxembourg, Ukraine, refugees, social, Local Matters
categories: Local Matters
Wednesday 04.20.22
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Local Matters goes East: Novi Sad

The Serbian city Novi Sad is European capital of culture this year, along with Kaunas in Lithuania and Esch. Local Matters took a trip to Serbia.

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tags: ecoc, Europe, local, Serbia, Esch, culture, refugees, Local Matters
categories: Local Matters
Wednesday 04.13.22
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Local Matters: Info for Ukrainian refugees

Finally, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs informed about what the government is doing to provide help for refugees from Ukraine.

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tags: local, Ukraine, Luxembourg, refugees, social, Local Matters
categories: Local Matters
Thursday 03.10.22
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Local Matters: Solidarity with Ukraine in Luxembourg

On Local Matters this week, we see how residents here in Luxembourg express their solidarity with the people from Ukraine. Every day, loads of donations are dropped off at Kirchberg.

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tags: local, Ukraine, Luxembourg, Solidarity, politics, Feature, refugees, Local Matters
categories: Local Matters
Tuesday 03.08.22
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Passerell Works to Protect Human Rights

Passerell asbl works to protect the Human Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Luxembourg. Listen to the interview with Ambre Schultz to here about the most pertinent issues they are dealing with at the moment.

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tags: refugees, passerell, Luxembourg, Human Rights, Ambre Schultz
categories: socials issues
Friday 09.03.21
Posted by AraCity Radio
 

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