migrant crisis

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers
Zain Hafeez

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers

Big Issue Changemaker, Zain Hafeez, writes about a recent week of action in Leicester in the aftermath of the summer riots.

Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’
Immigration

Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’

Exclusive: ‘Appalling’ figures obtained by Big Issue reveal how immigration system harms asylum seekers, say charities

Death of six children and pregnant woman in migrant boat tragedy shows need for asylum safe routes
Small boats

Death of six children and pregnant woman in migrant boat tragedy shows need for asylum safe routes

At least six children and a pregnant woman are among the dead after a migrant boat sank in the English Channel. The tragedy has renewed calls for asylum safe routes

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris
Paris 2024 Olympics

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris

Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further
Bibby Stockholm

Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further

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I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes
Dr Jennifer Walters

I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes

Queer asylum seekers ‘not safe’ in UK due to ‘institutionalised homophobia’ in Home Office, report finds
LGBTQ+ rights

Queer asylum seekers ‘not safe’ in UK due to ‘institutionalised homophobia’ in Home Office, report finds