Refugee Archives at UEL

The ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights (ICA/SAHR) invites you to its next Tuesday Talk on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 16:00 CET (Paris time) on “The UNRWA Archive of Palestine Refugee Family Files."

Details and Registration: https://www.ica.org/event/the-unrwa-archive-of-palestine-refugee-family-files/

Thousands march against far right in London in biggest ever multicultural protest

More than 100 charities, campaign groups and trade unions marched in a show of unity against far right politics

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/28/london-far-right-march-biggest-ever-multicultural-protest

New blog post by Archivst about the work of the Living Refugee Archive via the portal:

Connecting Refugee Histories Through the Living Refugee Archive

Connecting Refugee Histories Through the Living Refugee Archive — Explore Your Archive Paul V Dudman has written about the refugee histories within their archive collections and the importance of building connections

We are pleased to be able to share our new Call for Papers for Volume 5 Issue 1 (2026) for our Displaced Voices journal.

Our chosen theme is the 75th Anniversary of the Refugee Convention.

Details of the call are here: https://www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-voices-cfp-vol5-issue-1/

London’s Olympic Research Centre traces the history of the winter games with inaugural webinar
https://www.londondaily.news/londons-olympic-research-centre-traces-the-history-of-the-winter-games-with-inaugural-webinar/
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London's Olympic Research Centre traces the history of the winter games with inaugural webinar | London Daily News While the Winter Olympics are synonymous with snow-capped peaks, their origins are inextricably linked to London. As the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games take centre stage, the Olympic Studies Research Centre (OSRC) at the University of East London will be hosting a lecture exploring the surprising....

Global Seafaring Heritage of the Docks Fil Screenings as part of UEL Sustainability's Community Connect event at Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability on 27 November, 4pm-7pm.

Channel crossings by migrants in small boats: Key numbers

Channel crossings by migrants in small boats: Key numbers Vietnamese migrants accounted for the single largest group of arrivals in the first six months of the year.

MNH Research Collective Seminar Series 2024-25
Refusing to forget the Jewish Muslim World - The Jewelers of the Ummah.
Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

MNH Research Collective Seminar Series - Professor Ariella Aïsha Azoulay at Online Tickets are now available for MNH Research Collective Seminar Series - Professor Ariella Aïsha Azoulay at Online, Online on Thu 28 Nov 2024 at 5:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

Starmer aims to restore pre-Brexit immigration deal with EU
Prime Minister hopes to strike security agreement putting UK in ‘leadership position’ on tackling people-smugglers

Starmer aims to restore pre-Brexit immigration deal with EU Prime Minister hopes to strike security agreement putting UK in ‘leadership position’ on tackling people-smugglers

Government will ‘try to make progress as rapidly as possible’ on small boats

Government will ‘try to make progress as rapidly as possible’ on small boats Yvette Cooper said that criminal gangs were the target as the border security command is set to see its funding doubled.

In Historical Truths, the Road to an Open Society
by Derek Catsam

In Historical Truths, the Road to an Open Society In recent weeks the world has seen the passing of two of the most notorious autocrats of the late 20th century: South Africa's P.W. Botha and Chile's Augusto Pinochet. Botha and Pinochet shared many similarities. Both were right-wing ideologues who cynically utilized fears of communism to crush oppo...

When Numbers Lie: The Hidden Costs of UNHCR’s Humanitarian Finances
Guest Post on the Living Refugee Archive by Dr. Ceren Yüksel

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When Numbers Lie: The Hidden Costs of UNHCR’s Humanitarian Finances Visit the post for more.