Author: Priyali Sur

  • Shadow of Refuge: Rohingya Refugees In India

    Shadow of Refuge: Rohingya Refugees In India

    Daniel Sullivan and Priyali Sur . May 18, 2023 Download the PDF Summary The Rohingya of Myanmar have been among the most persecuted people in the world. Genocidal attacks at the hands of the Myanmar military starting in August 2017 caused more than 770,000 Rohingya to flee. The challenges Rohingya face residing in the largest…

  • Fundraiser: Refugee Mental Health

    Fundraiser: Refugee Mental Health

    AZADI’S FUNDRAISER TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO REFUGEES On Mental Health Day, Azadi is making sure that mental health support for refugee and asylum seekers is visible through an expert-led webinar and a special fundraiser. Azadi is working with partners on the ground to try and provide mental health and psychosocial support to refugee…

  • Masomeh –  mother, sister, daughter, and a life-long refugee.

    Masomeh – mother, sister, daughter, and a life-long refugee.

    Masomeh’s story; told by Masomeh Etemadi, written by Ella Lambert. Masomeh’s baby spent his first year in a tent in the Moria refugee camp where, on the coldest nights, their generator cuts out as too many people plug into the limited supply of electricity. “When the winds get up, it doesn’t matter how many blankets…

  • “Whatever the country, I can make a life there”

    “Whatever the country, I can make a life there”

    Meet Sedighe Abbasi – a refugee woman and program facilitator for The Azadi Project’s support group sessions held in Lesvos. Written by Jenny Barruol, interview by Annachiara Ruzzetta June 12, 2021 LESVOS, GREECE: I met Sedighe Abbasi for the first time during an Azadi group session inMytilini. It was my first day working for The…

  • 2022 was special for us but we are excited for what 2023 will bring! 

    2022 was special since we were able to support women for refugee and marginalized communities from Europe to South Asia. We are grateful to all our partners, donors and grantors. We are also very proud of the impact our work has had in the lives of refugee women and communities. In 2023 we remain committed…