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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Choir hits right notes for Afghan women’s rights campaigner
The singers of Croydon Male Voice Choir, performing in the choir’s 50th anniversary year, received an exciting endorsement when they staged one of their regular “Beer ‘n Ditties” sessions at a Crystal Palace pub on Friday. At the sessions, the … Continue reading
More than 100 Afghans in Croydon protest against deportations
A crowd of more than 100 Afghan refugees gathered outside the Home Office’s Lunar House in central Croydon today to protest at the Government’s policy of deportation to Rwanda. The protestors included some who served with the British military, usually … Continue reading
Posted in Fairfield
Tagged Afghan refugees, Afghanistan, Afghans, Home Office, Lunar House, refugees, Rwanda, Taliban
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Law Centres seek your help as they launch a crisis appeal
In August this year, the desperate situation in Afghanistan was unfolding before the world’s eyes, as US and British forces evacuated the country after a conflict that had lasted nearly 20 years. Rajitha Kumar, an immigration solicitor at South West … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Afghanistan, South West London Law Centre
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MP’s Kabul tweets: ‘I don’t know what will happen. It is awful’
The clock is ticking for the international evacuation of Afghanistan, as the Taliban closes in on capital Kabul and its airport. In the middle of all this, one Croydon MP has told of the heart-rending individual human stories of families … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Afghanistan, Croydon, Croydon Central, Kabul, Kabul Airport, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Taliban
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£4m Home Office cut is unfair to refugees and to Croydon
COUNCILLOR SIMON HALL on how the government has cut funding from Croydon towards looking after some of the most vulnerable new arrivals The refugee crisis across Europe has been making international headlines, with footage of human misery being shown nightly … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Fieldway, Simon Hall
Tagged Afghanistan, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Home Office, Labour, Lunar House, refugees, Simon Hall, Syria, Tory
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Croydon to get exhibit of Afghan women’s new dawn
DAWN – Documenting Afghan Women’s Narratives – is staging an exhibition at the Fairfield Halls from next Monday, April 8, until April 14. Additional to the exhibit will be an event where women involved in the project will discuss their … Continue reading
Memorial to be unveiled for heroes of Iraq and Afghan wars
A headstone is to be unveiled this week in memory of Croydon servicemen and women who have lost their lives since the end of the Second World War. Eddy Arram, the Mayor of Croydon, will lay a wreath by the … Continue reading
