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The Fifth Floor: One country, two refugee experiences

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Demonstrators, friends and relatives protest against the deportation of Syrian families in Copenhagen on November 13, 2021.

29/04/2022 GMT

One country, two refugee experiences

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Denmark’s refugee policy as experienced by Ukrainians and Syrians

A tale of two refugee experiences in Denmark: we hear how Ukrainians have been treated in comparison with Syrians.

Denmark has some of the toughest immigration rules in Europe but the government has welcomed thousands of Ukrainian refugees since the Russian invasion. Hanan Razek of BBC Arabic has been to Denmark to investigate what looks like a mismatch between the treatment of Syrian refugees, who've been there since 2015, and the policy towards Ukrainians.

The tree that becomes a spring 
A mulberry tree in Montenegro has become famous for the spring that gushes out of its trunk at the end of winter, when the snow melts and streams are full. Katarina Stevanovic has made a video of the tree for BBC Serbian, and tells us about this strange phenomenon.

Nigeria's traditional dye pits 
Dye pits in Nigeria’s Kano state have been producing beautiful indigo-dyed fabrics for more than six centuries. But insurgency in the region and changing modern tastes mean the dye pits are facing an uncertain future. BBC Africa’s Salihu Adamu visited and met some of the dyers.  

KwaZulu-Natal: after the floods 
More than four hundred people died and thousands were left homeless earlier this month when floods devastated South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. The BBC’s Pumza Fihlani describes the aftermath and its impact on local people.

An encounter with the most venomous snakes of Bangladesh  
Bangladesh’s first venom research centre has opened in Chittagong. Venom is extracted from captive snakes to produce anti-venom, which will be used to treat the thousands bitten every year. A nervous Shahnewaj Rocky of BBC Bangla returned to his hometown to see inside the centre.

(Photo: Demonstrators, friends and relatives protest against the deportation of Syrian families in Copenhagen on November 13, 2021. Credit: Thibault Savary/ AFP)

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