Refugee
I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
‘Cooking and baking unlocked something in me. Simply gathering around food helped me out of my shell’
I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
Tumukunde Uzomukunde tells Big Issue about finding her place in Britain as a refugee
Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK
Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK
For many in the asylum system, community and the care they find within it is not just a ‘superpower’ but a lifeline they are forced to create
Cameroon and the refugee crisis you’ve probably never heard of
Cameroon and the refugee crisis you’ve probably never heard of
‘They united the public in opposition to hatred’: What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
‘They united the public in opposition to hatred’: What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
This woman’s asylum hotel reminded her of being detained. Here’s how we can stop failing refugees
This woman’s asylum hotel reminded her of being detained. Here’s how we can stop failing refugees
Here’s how Labour can dismantle the hostile environment and end refugee homelessness in 2025
Here’s how Labour can dismantle the hostile environment and end refugee homelessness in 2025
I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
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’
‘We didn’t know where to go’: What’s it’s like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
‘We didn’t know where to go’: What’s it’s like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
Refugees still flee war-torn Ukraine every single day. This is what their journey to safety is like
Refugees still flee war-torn Ukraine every single day. This is what their journey to safety is like
Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me
I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me
‘My heart burns’: Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
‘My heart burns’: Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
‘This war broke our life’: Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
‘This war broke our life’: Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee
This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee
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
Keir Starmer’s ‘golden opportunity’ on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister
Keir Starmer’s ‘golden opportunity’ on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister
I endured homelessness and a decade in UK asylum system to become a stand-up comedian
I endured homelessness and a decade in UK asylum system to become a stand-up comedian
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
I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I’m searching for ways to survive in Palestine
I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I’m searching for ways to survive in Palestine
My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza
My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza
Rwanda asylum plan could cost taxpayer more than £500m. Here’s how that could be much better spent
Rwanda asylum plan could cost taxpayer more than £500m. Here’s how that could be much better spent
Ex-child refugee says UK is going backwards on migrant rights: ‘Politicians have blood on their hands’
