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Listen: A Baghdad-trained physician on the barriers to getting a medical license in the U.S.

Media Relations 4/21/21 Media Relations 4/21/21

Listen: A Baghdad-trained physician on the barriers to getting a medical license in the U.S.

STAT

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Looking for Light at the End of the Darkness

Media Relations 4/20/21 Media Relations 4/20/21

Looking for Light at the End of the Darkness

Lubab Al-Quraishi, Refugee Congress Honorary Delegate

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President Biden Fails to Keep Promise to Raise Refugee Admissions Cap

Media Relations 4/16/21 Media Relations 4/16/21

President Biden Fails to Keep Promise to Raise Refugee Admissions Cap

Refugee Congress

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Foreign-trained doctors like me were asked to help fight Covid-19. Now we’re being tossed aside

Media Relations 4/9/21 Media Relations 4/9/21

Foreign-trained doctors like me were asked to help fight Covid-19. Now we’re being tossed aside

STAT

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260+ Refugees Leaders Send Powerful Appeal to Biden to Lift Refugee Admissions Cap

Media Relations 4/6/21 Media Relations 4/6/21

260+ Refugees Leaders Send Powerful Appeal to Biden to Lift Refugee Admissions Cap

NPNA

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Refugee Congress Welcomes New Delegates

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Refugee Congress Welcomes New Delegates

Refugee Congress

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Asian-Americans rally in Denver to call for a stop to hatred, racism, violence

Media Relations 3/20/21 Media Relations 3/20/21

Asian-Americans rally in Denver to call for a stop to hatred, racism, violence

Denver Post

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10 Things You Can Do on the New Refugee Congress Website

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10 Things You Can Do on the New Refugee Congress Website

Refugee Congress

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Refugee Congress condemns violence targeting AAPI Communities

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Refugee Congress condemns violence targeting AAPI Communities

Refugee Congress

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Five inspiring former refugees share what International Women’s Day means to them

Media Relations 3/8/21 Media Relations 3/8/21

Five inspiring former refugees share what International Women’s Day means to them

USA for UNHCR

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Rally condemns cruelty to women in Turkey, international rise in domestic violence

Media Relations 3/7/21 Media Relations 3/7/21

Rally condemns cruelty to women in Turkey, international rise in domestic violence

PeaceWorks Kansas City

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Fulbright Alumna, Journalist & Feminist Itto Outini: I Am Living Proof Of The American Dream

Media Relations 3/3/21 Media Relations 3/3/21

Fulbright Alumna, Journalist & Feminist Itto Outini: I Am Living Proof Of The American Dream

Authority Magazine

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Refugee Congress Urges the Biden Administration to Sign a Revised FY21 Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions Immediately

Aleia Mariel 2/27/21 Aleia Mariel 2/27/21

Refugee Congress Urges the Biden Administration to Sign a Revised FY21 Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions Immediately

Refugee Congress

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I’m Glad U.S. Will Again Welcome Immigrants

Media Relations 2/21/21 Media Relations 2/21/21

I’m Glad U.S. Will Again Welcome Immigrants

Urban Milwaukee

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U.S. resettlement program gave this former refugee from South Sudan a chance at a new life

Media Relations 2/4/21 Media Relations 2/4/21

U.S. resettlement program gave this former refugee from South Sudan a chance at a new life

USA for UNHCR

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Aleia Mariel 2/4/21 Aleia Mariel 2/4/21

Refugee Congress Statement on Biden’s Refugee Resettlement Executive Order

Refugee Congress

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Refugee Congress Applauds Executive Orders as First Steps Toward Reform

Aleia Mariel 2/3/21 Aleia Mariel 2/3/21

Refugee Congress Applauds Executive Orders as First Steps Toward Reform

Refugee Congress

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Refugee Resettlement Represents the Best of American Values

Media Relations 1/28/21 Media Relations 1/28/21

Refugee Resettlement Represents the Best of American Values

USA for UNHCR

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The Stories of Us: The Storytellers Journey

Aleia Mariel 1/21/21 Aleia Mariel 1/21/21

The Stories of Us: The Storytellers Journey

Zoom

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Aleia Mariel 1/20/21 Aleia Mariel 1/20/21

Refugee Congress Congratulates President Biden and Vice President Harris

Refugee Congress

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