Hackney Council abandons pledge to house seven Syrian refugee families by Christmas
Home Office delays blamed as Town Hall confirms only three families will receive sanctuary in the borough by end of year
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Hackney MP Diane Abbott clarifies: ‘I am proud to be British’
MP’s statement comes following Daily Mail’s claims that she said she was ‘ashamed’ of her nationality because of attitude towards refugees
More Syrian refugees arrive – but Hackney is only East London borough to take any
Josh Loeb reports on how the Syrian Resettlement Programme works and concerns over funding
Hackney’s new mayor Philip Glanville speaks out on Momentum, refugees and his husband’s tweets
In first major interview since being sworn in as Mayor of Hackney, the man at the helm in the Town Hall insists Labour locally will be united
E5 Bakehouse hosts true stories of refugees
Supper club with a twist lays on international food and dramatic performances
No refugees from Syria have been provided sanctuary by Hackney Council
The first Syrian refugee has yet to be resettled in Hackney, despite Mayor Jules Pipe last year saying the council wanted to ‘stand up and help’
Hackney Cypriot Association calls for refugee help
The Hackney Cypriot Association is on a mission to provide aid to the thousands of people living in Greece’s vast transit camps
Refugee services in Hackney struggling with cuts and rent hikes
Organisations forced to relocate out of the borough because of rising rents
Hackney Mayor calls on government to ‘step up’ funding for refugees
The prime minister has pledged the UK will take 20,000 refugees by 2020 but funding only announced for one year
Refugees hit the airwaves with Reel Rebels
A new radio project will give a voice to asylum seekers and other under-represented groups
Interview: Khanh Thanh Vu
At Vietnamese New Year, the Citizen talks to the founder of the An Viet Foundation about local celebrations and the history of the community in the borough