refugees

Aneste Mweru

Abused refugee hangs himself outside UNHCR office in Nairobi

Refugee Flag Kenya posted on Facebook early Monday morning, April 13, accompanied by awful photos and a video of a young man hanging from a tree: ERNEST MWIRU, One of…

Thoughts for a refugee friend escaping to freedom

Thoughts for a gay refugee friend who left Nairobi today for resettlement in Canada: By now, my dear, you will have crossed western Africa on your flight to North America….

The worsening plight of LGBT refugees in Kenya

The situation is worsening for LGBT Ugandan refugees in Kenya, as reported by Erasing 76 Crimes on May 11: Kenya arrests LGBTI refugees, sends them into danger Response to this…

What would Trump’s immigrant ancestors say?

They were once exiles and refugees and deportees with nowhere to turn. Why are we, their descendants, allowing this to be done in our names?