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Refugee stories – in their own words
To mark World Refugee Day, BETHANY RIELLY presents the stories of two refugee writers she met while volunteering at the notorious Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos
Bethany and Mustafa at the launch of the Refugee Journal

LAST year, a group of refugees living in the notorious Moria camp on Lesbos started a magazine to tell their own stories on their own terms. 

They decided to call it Refugee Journal and fill its pages with everything from sports and music, to hard-hitting features and interviews. 

Two editions were published, both written and designed by them. 

The front pages of the Refugee Journal
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