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Comedian Shappi Khorsandi (fourth from left) and 10 other inspirational refugees who have joined forces with charity Migrant Help to reframe public perceptions to coincide with International Migrants' Day, December 18, 2023
COMEDIAN Shappi Khorsandi has told of the heartache of leaving her native Iran as part of a new campaign aimed at “rewriting the refugee story,” launching on International Migrants’ Day today.
Posing alongside 10 other refugees as part of the new Refugees Reframed drive, she said: “No-one chooses to be a refugee.
“I was a young child and know the aching heartache of exile as well as the practical struggles, as my parents rebuilt our lives while they were displaced and disoriented.”
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