Refugee
I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
Grace fled FGM in Guinea. For our refugees at Christmas series, she shares her story
I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I’m the first female Syrian refugee pilot
I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I’m the first female Syrian refugee pilot
For the latest instalment of our Refugees at Christmas series, we talk to Maya Ghazal, the first female Syrian refugee pilot
I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
Dine has built a life in the UK and found a home here over the last 20 years, but policy changes made by the Home Office alongside far-right violence have left refugees afraid for their safety
My family fled Iran to escape death. This year’s Christmas in Britain will be unlike any other
My family fled Iran to escape death. This year’s Christmas in Britain will be unlike any other
People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain
What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain
Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls
Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls
One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics
One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics
Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who’s really behind them?
Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who’s really behind them?
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
I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
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
‘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
‘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
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
