In spring of february 2022 Russia attacked Ukraine because of indifferent politics and indifferences. This war has led to a massive refugee stream throughout Europe which has also led to news media following the events. The aim of this study was to analyze how Dagens Nyheter is visually framing Ukrainian refugees in pictures, since in 2015 earlier research has found evidence of news media portraying middle east refugees stereotypical. The questions examined were: How have refugees been visually portrayed in Dagens Nyheter 2022, does the proximity principle matter for the portrayal of refugees in images published in 2022 and have Ukrainian refugees been portrayed differently compared to refugees in 2015? To answer these questions a semiotic analysis has been used to study 10 pictures on Dagens Nyheter website. This study has acquired a qualitative method to look closer and in depth on the subject. The theories that have been used are framing theory and representation theory to get a better understanding of Dagens Nyheter and how they portray refugees. The findings of this study shows that news media have changed since 2015, the refugees are seen as travelers going from point A to point B. Refugees were rarely portrayed as poor or rich since the majority of pictures are seen as neutral.

This interview study examined the religiosity of eight Ukrainian refugees. The aim of the bachelor thesis was to study how religiosity and religious commitment are affected as a result of war and flight. The data was collected through eight semi-structured interviews and then analyzed based on previous research and theories, like Charles Glock´s theory of deprivation and Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmanns theory of plausibility structure. The results of the study showed that no one lost their faith in God due to the war, the escape and the arrival in Sweden. For some of the refugees, faith in God had become stronger and religious commitment had increased. This can be explained by the theories about deprivation and change in plausibility structure. The distinguishing feature of the study was that the bomb shelters in Ukraine became a place for faith in God, even for people who had not been religious believers before. The confined place, the physical proximity to other people, the collective in prayer created an important community for the affected people. People who were not believers before the war did not develop a religious faith after the escape. The conclusion of the study was that faith in God becomes tangible in war-torn situations where people fear for their lives. Religious affiliation and community was important for the Ukrainian refugees and was shown for example through increased church involvement in Sweden to find comfort and meaning.