Migrants

Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?
Helen Ball

Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?

Helen Ball, chief executive of charity Causeway, writes about what the government needs to do to end modern slavery in the UK

Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz
Books

Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz

DESIblitz literature festival runs in Birmingham until 2 November

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

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me
Changemakers

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me

Removal of Roma children in Leeds exposes divide between migrant communities and rest of society
Joanna Kostka

Removal of Roma children in Leeds exposes divide between migrant communities and rest of society

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Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say
Immigration

Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say

Why Labour is giving us the hostile environment – just with a human face
Dan Davison and Sacha Marten

Why Labour is giving us the hostile environment – just with a human face

Here’s the truth about asylum seeker hotels – as rioters try to burn them down
UK riots

Here’s the truth about asylum seeker hotels – as rioters try to burn them down

We protect migrants and their rights – now we’re being targeted by the far-right
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

We protect migrants and their rights – now we’re being targeted by the far-right

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back
Paris Olympics 2024

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back

Keir Starmer’s ‘golden opportunity’ on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister
General Election

Keir Starmer’s ‘golden opportunity’ on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister

Don’t believe the headlines: Here’s 22 facts that prove migration benefits all of us
Migration

Don’t believe the headlines: Here’s 22 facts that prove migration benefits all of us

The hostile environment has failed. We need a new deal for migrant domestic workers
Zoe Gardner

The hostile environment has failed. We need a new deal for migrant domestic workers

I was abused, bullied and left in limbo as a migrant domestic worker. I’m proud of myself for surviving
Marigold Balquen

I was abused, bullied and left in limbo as a migrant domestic worker. I’m proud of myself for surviving

Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats
Film

Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2024

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers

Migrants may be forced into destitution as UK hikes visa renewal fees amid cost of living
Immigration

Migrants may be forced into destitution as UK hikes visa renewal fees amid cost of living

Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers
Asylum seekers

Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers

‘We helped put the great back into Great Britain’: Meet 97-year-old Windrush passenger Alford Gardner
Windrush

‘We helped put the great back into Great Britain’: Meet 97-year-old Windrush passenger Alford Gardner

‘Is this a hotel or a prison?’: Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation
Migrant hotels

‘Is this a hotel or a prison?’: Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation

The government can manage refugees in both a humane and orderly way. If only it wanted to.
Laura Kyrke-Smith

The government can manage refugees in both a humane and orderly way. If only it wanted to.

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Malign rhetoric on refugees is not welcome here
Paul McNamee

Malign rhetoric on refugees is not welcome here

Top 5 books about migrants, chosen by Sam Miller
Recommended

Top 5 books about migrants, chosen by Sam Miller

Joe Lycett says ‘shredded’ £10,000 in David Beckham stunt was actually donated to LGBTQ+ charities
Qatar World Cup

Joe Lycett says ‘shredded’ £10,000 in David Beckham stunt was actually donated to LGBTQ+ charities

‘My dream is to be a photographer’: A day in Calais and Dunkirk with people waiting to cross the Channel
Immigration

‘My dream is to be a photographer’: A day in Calais and Dunkirk with people waiting to cross the Channel