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Ukrainian refugees arriving in Berlin. Yet nearly four-in-10 of the non-Ukrainian asylum seekers and refugees we interviewed had not received temporary protection (Photo: Matthias Berg)

What happened to the non-Ukrainian refugees from Ukraine?

Long before it became a warzone itself, Ukraine was both a transit and destination country for people fleeing conflicts and persecution elsewhere. Now, these people — who originate from Syria, Afghanistan, Russia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and elsewhere — have found themselves among the millions displaced inside the country and across borders.

New research finds that as they seek safety in the E...

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Katharine Woolrych is advocacy officer for HIAS Europe, an international Jewish organisation founded in 1881 that provides assistance to refugees. Nataliia Krynytska is human rights officer of the Ukrainian refugee group Right 2 Protection.

Ukrainian refugees arriving in Berlin. Yet nearly four-in-10 of the non-Ukrainian asylum seekers and refugees we interviewed had not received temporary protection (Photo: Matthias Berg)

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Katharine Woolrych is advocacy officer for HIAS Europe, an international Jewish organisation founded in 1881 that provides assistance to refugees. Nataliia Krynytska is human rights officer of the Ukrainian refugee group Right 2 Protection.

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