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In which refugees were travelling by small boats across the English Channel to the UK to claim political asylum, organised by smuggling gangs, to a country that has a long backlog of cases, and a seemingly continual array of incompetence or maliciousness, depending what side you pick And it was in that context that Immigration Minister Robert[...]

In 2019, Neil Gaiman tweeted "What reminds you of warmth? Calling on your words/thoughts for both inspiration and inclusion in a special Twitter story I'm writing for UNHCR & @TwitterForGood to support Syrian @refugees this winter Reply to this tweet with #KnitForRefugees The final story will be knitted into a unique scarf created by @Kniterate and[...]

Neil Gaiman is a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees goodwill ambassador Today he will see an NFT of the film of his poem, What You Need To Be Warm, which he donated to the UNHCR alongside a never-before-published message from Gaiman, up for auction by Mars Panda World The winning bidder will also win[...]

The video, made up of panels from a 1960s public service announcement, shows Superman teaching kids to be nice to refugees, showing them the hardships those refugees endure when fleeing political strife, war,  or natural disasters in their home countries. Superman has always exemplified courage and shown us the best in humanity This #WorldRefugeeDay, support @theIRCand[...]

#StandWithRefugees and @theIRC." The International Rescue Committee is an organization which "responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future." For World Refugee Day, the IRC is asking people to take a pledge to support refugees,[...]

https://t.co/vkJWVDiYTJ — Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) May 20, 2017 And his chosen charity is UNHCR, the UN organization for refugees of which Gaiman is an official ambassador The organization has even gotten in on the action: Want to help #refugees and hear @neilhimself read @Cheesecake menu?@SaraJBenincasa does too! Donate today! #neilcake https://t.co/ZEZjkhGEvR pic.twitter.com/bXajXqNJj0 — USA for UNHCR (@UNRefugeeAgency) May 23,[...]