Asylum seekers

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
Ann Salter

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel

Ann Salter, head of clinical services at Freedom from Torture North West and a psychotherapist who has worked with survivors of torture for 20 years, writes about why housing asylum seekers in military barracks could cause significant damage

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain’s immigration problem
Andreea Dumitrache

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain’s immigration problem

Andreea Dumitrache, chief executive of the3million, the largest grassroots organisation for EU citizens in the UK, writes about why the Home Office’s plan to control immigrants through Digital ID cards cannot work

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
Isaac Costley

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be

Up to 50% of refugees in the UK are to some extent digitally excluded. It means they can’t integrate or get on with life, writes Screen Share UK’s Isaac Costley

This iconic music venue is helping Manchester’s young migrants find their voice
Gavin Sharp

This iconic music venue is helping Manchester’s young migrants find their voice

International students could be put in ‘danger’ by Home Office crackdown on asylum claims
Asylum seekers

International students could be put in ‘danger’ by Home Office crackdown on asylum claims

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I’m a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me
Domestic Violence

I’m a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me

Asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel after government overturns court ruling
Asylum hotels

Asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel after government overturns court ruling

From Southport to Epping, social media’s failure to act is fuelling racist violence
Naema Malik

From Southport to Epping, social media’s failure to act is fuelling racist violence

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?
Asylum hotels

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?

Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move ‘guaranteed to increase homelessness’
Homelessness

Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move ‘guaranteed to increase homelessness’

The Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling is a planning problem that the government can solve
Faraz Baber

The Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling is a planning problem that the government can solve

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain
Asylum hotels

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls
Cat Linton

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls

As number of asylum seekers housed in hotels rises, there’s one thing everyone agrees on
Asylum hotels

As number of asylum seekers housed in hotels rises, there’s one thing everyone agrees on

Anti-migrant protesters ‘hijacking’ women’s safety to push ‘racist’ agenda, women’s groups warn
Asylum protests

Anti-migrant protesters ‘hijacking’ women’s safety to push ‘racist’ agenda, women’s groups warn

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity
Memory

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity

We need to stop turning on migrants and understand where the real power and blame lies
Dr Shabna Begum

We need to stop turning on migrants and understand where the real power and blame lies

A false claim about homeless veterans and asylum seekers sparked outrage. Here’s the reality
Asylum protests

A false claim about homeless veterans and asylum seekers sparked outrage. Here’s the reality

Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who’s really behind them?
Asylum hotels

Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who’s really behind them?

One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics
Carenza Arnold

One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics

When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
Volunteering

When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope

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Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Nathan Philips

Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
Nafa

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life

Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: ‘I want my children to have a safe life’
Asylum seekers

Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: ‘I want my children to have a safe life’

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’
Adoption

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’