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Ukrainian Refugees: Prebunking 5 Common Migration Myths | Media Manipulation Casebook

As Ukrainians flee Russia’s military invasion and bombardment of their country, they are largely being met with compassion in neighboring countries and in the media. But recent history makes clear that displaced people in a mass migration, even if initially viewed with empathy, often become the targets of resentment, discrimination, even cruelty. Already Black Ukrainians, Muslims, and Africans living in Ukraine have faced discrimination on their journeys to safety. Some have reported being asked for ID at checkpoints where white Ukrainians pass unquestioned, prevented from boarding trains, or being harassed by right-wing Polish extremists.

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Source: Ukrainian Refugees: Prebunking 5 Common Migration Myths | Media Manipulation Casebook