We talk to Phil Minns from Best Foot Music about the upcoming Razom event with the Ukrainian community and we hear new music from Bashir Al Gamar and a Ukrainian/Syrian fusion from local refugee musicians. We also have Ukrainian hurdy gurdy from Iryna Muha and Kurdish folk from Mohammed Syfkhan ..read more

We talk to Jordan about his experience of fleeing persecution in the DRC and claiming asylum in Eastbourne, Sussex ..read more

Basma Kamel is an activist against FGM and child marriage. She is a refugee from Egypt currently living and studying in the UK. In this interview she talks about her experience as a survivor of FGM and about what we can all do to help stop this harmful practice. The World Health Organisation states that more than 200 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) in 30 countries. FGM is mostly carried out on young girls between infancy and 15. It is a non-medical operation with no health benefits. It is a violation of the human rights of girls and women, and 3 million g ..read more

Bekkie is a rapper and fashion blogger from Albania. In this programme, we listen to Incongruent Hiphoppa, Bekkie’s latest album, and talk about everything from the transformation of spiritual identity to growing up LBGTQ+ in Albania with only KRS-One and Tupac to guide you. With thanks to Refugee Radio’s intrepid volunteer, Henry Tydeman. Listen to Bekkie on Spotify >> Follow Bekkie on Instagram>> https://open.spotify.com/embed/artist/3ogKSVjV3vJXFx3GaHK4Pj?utm_source=generator ..read more

Steve and Julie G visited the Hummingbird Young Leaders project in Brighton to meet the young refugees who are going to be the future leaders of tomorrow. They told us all about the things they love (and hate!) most, as well as sharing some of their favourite songs. We would like to say a massive thank you to Bex and Phati for helping us make this programme, and to all of the Young Leaders- Doong, Anita, Ahmed, Roka and Leah ..read more

Dina and Vlada talk about their lives in Ukraine, the impact of the Russian invasion and finding sanctuary in Brighton, UK. We have wonderful music from Dina’s brilliant new EP, “Songs for Ukraine” which is available now to help raise money for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. With special guest, Phil Minns of Best Foot Music who recorded the EP, live in the studio to tell us more. https://bestfootmusic.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-ukraine ..read more

“When Ahmad’s life comes under threat by the Taliban in Afghanistan, he leaves his family behind for survival, without saying good bye, and ends up in Europe’s worst Refugee Detention Camp, Moria.” So begins Ahmad’s odyssey, a journey through the international refugee crisis that he chose to record, using his skills as a film-maker and his personal struggle as the focus of a new documentary, Citizen of Moria. Moria is a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Originally intended for 3,000 people, it soon found itself home to more than 20,000. Moria is a stark symbol of Europe’s failure to ..read more

Nanaha lives in a refugee camp for Saharawis in the Algerian desert. She works as a teacher for the Sandblast charity. In this programme Nanaha talks about her life and the experiences of her mother and grandmother when they were driven out of their home and forced into a life of exile for more than forty years. We also talk to Danielle, the director of Sandblast about their work in the camp and how people can get involved. Find out more about Nanaha’s story >> Find out more about the history of the Saharawi struggle >> Find out more about the work of the Sandblast charity >> ..read more

Hove seafront will be transformed into a Riwaq in May 2022 by the Brighton Festival director Marwa Al-Sabouni. Find out about the refugee and migrant musicians who will be preforming there throughout the month in this special preview, courtesy of local legend Phil Minns from Best Foot Music. Check out the full timetable as new ..read more

This programme is dedicated to the memory of Angelina, the beloved sister of our friend, Alex Ntung. Angelina was murdered by the DRC army in 2021, a victim of the genocide against the Banyamulenge. The Banyamulenge villages are burnt, the people are massacred and the survivors are driven into refugee camps which are then subject ..read more