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Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
The UK government has suspended decisions on asylum claims from Syrians after the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
Newly-recognised refugees will now have 56, rather than 28 days, to find new accommodation after getting leave to remain
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Boxer Cindy Ngamba was the first person ever to win an Olympic medal for the refugee team. She speaks to the Big Issue about her incredible journey from being a Cameroonian refugee in the UK to stepping into the boxing ring at the Olympics
‘This will ease the backlog’: Asylum legal aid rates set to increase for first time in almost 30 years
‘This will ease the backlog’: Asylum legal aid rates set to increase for first time in almost 30 years
‘Remember these are human beings’: This is what the highly-politicised UK migration stats really mean
‘Remember these are human beings’: This is what the highly-politicised UK migration stats really mean
‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
Letters: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn’t just ludicrous – it’s desperate
Letters: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn’t just ludicrous – it’s desperate
I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
‘Broken’ legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing ‘life and death’ decisions alone
‘Broken’ legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing ‘life and death’ decisions alone
The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why
The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why
My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity
My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity
‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’
Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’
‘This is not human’: UK asylum system pushing refugees into ‘homelessness and danger’, report finds
‘This is not human’: UK asylum system pushing refugees into ‘homelessness and danger’, report finds
Here’s the truth about asylum seeker hotels – as rioters try to burn them down
Here’s the truth about asylum seeker hotels – as rioters try to burn them down
Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further
Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further
Queer asylum seekers ‘not safe’ in UK due to ‘institutionalised homophobia’ in Home Office, report finds
Queer asylum seekers ‘not safe’ in UK due to ‘institutionalised homophobia’ in Home Office, report finds
What safe routes? Britain’s broken system forcing refugees to take dangerous journeys, report finds
What safe routes? Britain’s broken system forcing refugees to take dangerous journeys, report finds
The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties’ promises enough to tackle it?
The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties’ promises enough to tackle it?
We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers
We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers
Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza
Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza
Home Office whistleblower reveals ‘shame’ of working on ‘crackpot Tory’ plan to criminalise homelessness
Home Office whistleblower reveals ‘shame’ of working on ‘crackpot Tory’ plan to criminalise homelessness
‘Helpless’ UK residents call for Home Office to help get families out of Gaza: ‘We feel betrayed’
‘Helpless’ UK residents call for Home Office to help get families out of Gaza: ‘We feel betrayed’
I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I’m searching for ways to survive in Palestine
