In Sri Lanka, cases of unexplained absences from school are rising among young women. In this episode, H.S. Ayupala speaks to Shani and Ganga, two young girls who have decided to speak out against the suspicious truancies of girls in the country. Exposing the hidden truths behind the absenteeism of school girls in rural Sri Lanka, Ayupala asks, who are the hidden girls of Sri Lanka?

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Others Unheard is a podcast by the Refugee Journalism Project, made by women journalists in the programme. This anthology series spotlights one underrepresented human story in every episode, produced by a RJP journalist with an intrinsic relationship and personal interest in the topic.

The Refugee Journalism Project supports refugee and exiled journalists to restart their careers in the UK. It was founded in 2016 and is based at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.

Contact us via: rjp@arts.ac.uk

Almost half of Afghanistan's population are women. These women have always sought self-sufficiency and education, but for the last 20 years, have struggled for autonomy under the deep-seated patriarchy established during Taliban rule. Despite this, they have never given up. Before 2021, Afghan women were visible in prominent positions in the government and the private sector. Since the Taliban's return to power in August 2021, these women have all but disappeared from public life. In this episode, Zahra Shaheer asks, what has happened to the women of Afghanistan?

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Others Unheard is a podcast by the Refugee Journalism Project, made by women journalists in the programme. This anthology series spotlights one underrepresented human story in every episode, produced by a RJP journalist with an intrinsic relationship and personal interest in the topic.

The Refugee Journalism Project supports refugee and exiled journalists to restart their careers in the UK. It was founded in 2016 and is based at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.

Contact us via: rjp@arts.ac.uk

On 14 April 2022, the British government made the controversial announcement that refugees arriving in the UK via the English Channel would be transferred to Rwanda for their asylum applications to be processed. In this episode, Ronahi Hasan interviews Alaa Habs, a refugee who fled war-torn Syrian to seek sanctuary in the UK after making the perilous journey across the English Channel. At the time of recording, Alaa was in a detention centre, awaiting his fate. Since released, he still awaits confirmation on his refugee status from the Home Office.

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Others Unheard is a podcast by the Refugee Journalism Project, made by women journalists in the programme. This anthology series spotlights one underrepresented human story in every episode, produced by a RJP journalist with an intrinsic relationship and personal interest in the topic.

The Refugee Journalism Project supports refugee and exiled journalists to restart their careers in the UK. It was founded in 2016 and is based at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.