People Move

🧡 Meet Evelyn from Austria.
At 13 Evelyn was forced to leave school because she was Jewish. In 1943, Evelyn and her family were sent to Teresienstadt and later to Auschwitz.
She tells us why her childhood photos are special.
Read her full story here instagram.com/p/CftrtnsNy7d
#Peoplemove #Holocaust

Meet the Ghafouri sisters 🧡 They arrived as #refugees after fleeing Iran because of their love for #football.
Now living in Carlisie, they were invited by @mancity.com to watch a game and meet the players.
#RealBritain @roswynnejones.bsky.social @imixuk.bsky.social
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We're delighted to announce that one of our #Yr9No10 portraits taken by Phil Coburn has been selected as a winner of the British Journal of Photography. Keep an eye out for the image on screens & billboards in stations, bus stops across the UK.
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🧡 Meet Paco from Bilbao, Spain.
Paco and his sister were two of 3,500 #Basque children evacuated in 1937 because of the Spanish Civil War.
The 98-yr-old from London tells us why his gifts are special
Read his full story here instagram.com/p/DDpItH9oEtc
#Peoplemove #Basquecivilwar #Refugees

Very important but utterly devastating story about the cruel realities of refugee policies on a family and a little boy's life.

Syrian child refugee I met in Calais dump dies after Tories cut safe route to UK Little Wissam Saleh died last month after making a treacherous journey from Calais across the Channel in the hope of lifesaving treatment for a rare disease – after kind Mirror readers raised thousand...

Thanks to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on @lbc.co.uk to talk about lack of safe routes for refugees & story of little Wissam, who died after crossing the Channel.

Considered, human conversation about channel crossings is rare on our airwaves. Thank you.

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🧡 Meet Sadia from Pakistan.
Sadia says she moved to the UK because of fundamental issues like the lack of women’s rights in her home country. She tells us why her prayers beads are important to her.
Read her full story here www.instagram.com/p/DDcngQIITgG
#Peoplemove #asylumseekerswelcome #Pakistan

Syrian child refugee I met in Calais dump dies after Tories cut safe route to UK Little Wissam Saleh died last month after making a treacherous journey from Calais across the Channel in the hope of lifesaving treatment for a rare disease – after kind Mirror readers raised thousand...

‘Syrian child refugee I met in Calais dump dies after Tories cut safe route to UK’
Little Wissam died last month after making a treacherous journey from Calais across the Channel in the hope of lifesaving treatment for a rare disease.
This week's #RealBritain
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🧡 Meet Lubna from Syria.
Lubna and her family fled Syria when a bomb destroyed their house. She tells us why her crochet hook is special to her.
Read her full story here instagram.com/p/Cfq4Im-tl6u
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #togetherwithrefugees #Syrianrefugees

🧡 Meet Amirali from Iran.
Amir was just 14 when he fled Iran alone to escape a possible prison sentence for sharing his views on the regime.
He tells us why his souvenir is special to him.
Read his full story here instagram.com/p/DDIArGWIB0J
#Peoplemove #asylumseekerswelcome #togetherwithrefugees

'I watched three people die as our boat sank in Channel with 70 of us aboard' This year is already the deadliest for people crossing the English Channel in small boats. At least 60 are confirmed to have died this year, according to United Nations figures

'I watched three people die as our boat sank in the Channel with 70 of us aboard'
This year is already the deadliest for people crossing the English Channel in small boats. At least 60 are confirmed to have died. 
This week's #RealBritain @roswynnejones.bsky.social
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🧡 Meet Hana Michael from Eritrea.
Hana was just seven-years-old when she left her home country because it was ruled by a dictator. She tells us why her coffee cup is special to her.
Read her full story here instagram.com/p/CfoYVklNuNX
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #togetherwithrefugees #Eritrea

We're looking for people to take part in #PeopleMove. If you know anyone who has moved to the UK as a #refugee, #asylumseeker or #migrant and has a special object they brought with them on their journey here, please DM us.
We'd love to hear from you. 🧡
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🧡 Meet AbdulRahman Bdiwi from Syria.
AbdulRahman fled Syria after his father lost his leg in a bomb explosion during the war. AbdulRahman tells us why his pencil is special to him.
Read his full story here instagram.com/p/CfY4-pPtQcl
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #togetherwithrefugees #Syrianwar

Went to moving IMIX event last night & caught up with Nihola from our instagram project #PeopleMove
Since we last met, the Venezuelan and now North-Walian doctor won the Welsh Refugee Council 'woman of the year' & is due to speak at the Senedd.
Da Iown Niloha!
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🧡 Meet Nima Javan from Iran.
Nima's life was in danger because of his faith. He spent a month in a UK detention centre but he is now a thriving artist.
Read his full story here instagram.com/p/CfWBrEitsQa/
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #togetherwithrefugees #Iran

🧡 Meet Odunayo ‘Comfort’ Adeyemi from Nigeria.
Comfort, who sought sanctuary in the UK, was a victim of trafficking. She tells us why her bible is special to her.
Read her full story here instagram.com/p/CfT7_pKN8Zh
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #Nigeria #togetherwithrefugees

🧡 Meet Bernd Koschland from Germany.
Bernd, 91, came to the UK to escape the Nazis. He was the youngest on the ocean liner in 1939. He tells us why his hairbrush is special.
Read his full story here www.instagram.com/p/CfQ8Sg7taoa
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #Kindertransport
#togetherwithrefugees

🧡 Meet Dr Rebecca Matsyievska from Ukraine.
She sought sanctuary in the UK, after the Russian invasion in 2022. She tells us why her stethoscope is important to her.
Read her full story here www.instagram.com/p/CfLX2sJtqcH
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #Ukrainerefugees #togetherwithrefugees

Behind every object there is a human, a story of trauma, displacement, war & poverty.
Read all the #PeopleMove stories www.instagram.com/peoplemove_/
#Refugeeswelcome #togetherwithrefugees
Words- @journomaryamq.bsky.social & Claire Donnelly Editor- @roswynnejones.bsky.social, Photos- Phil Coburn

We stand with brave Mo - readers share refugee stories for #PeopleMove project Sporting legend Sir Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to the UK in a documentary last night with readers now sharing their own stories for our #PeopleMove project

We stand with brave Mo - readers share their refugee stories in #PeopleMove project.
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🧡 Meet Loujean Alsaman from Syria. She fled the war and sought sanctuary in the UK. Loujean tells us why her late grandfather's watch is special to her.
Read her full story here instagram.com/p/CfI5Ws-spPC/
#Peoplemove #refugeeswelcome #Syrianrefugees #togetherwithrefugees

Hello from the special projects team at The Mirror - Ros, Claire & Maryam. We write about social justice, politics, refugees & much more! We're known for connecting people with opposing views over ☕, telling the stories of displaced people via 📷 & asking teens their views on 🇬🇧
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Human beings behind the word 'migrant' and the objects that connect them to home The Daily Mirror has launched a new project called People Move. We will share portraits of people who will tell their story of an object they managed to bring with them on their journey to safety

The human beings behind the word 'migrant' and the objects that connect them to home.
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Every object tells a story. For Loujean it’s her Syrian grandfather’s watch, for Bernd it’s the hairbrush he carried in his trunk on the Kindertransport from Hamburg, for Rebecca it’s the stethoscope to reminds her she is still a doctor even though she had to flee Ukraine.
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Back in 2022 we launched #PeopleMove to celebrate Refugee Week asking dozens of people who sought sanctuary in the UK to tell us about a special object they brought with them that connects them to home. Fast forward, we've told over 100 stories & held 2 exhibitions.
DM to take part, #Refugeeswelcome