Refugee

I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I’m searching for ways to survive in Palestine
Israel-Gaza war

I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I’m searching for ways to survive in Palestine

Mohammed, speaking to the Big Issue while displaced in Rafah, Palestine, shares his story of fleeing Gaza and why the UK government must do more to help people survive

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival
Israel-Gaza war

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival

Roba, who has lived in the UK for nine years, shares her family’s story of facing the horrors of war in Gaza. She backs campaigners’ calls for a Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians with family in the UK

My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza
Israel-Gaza war

My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza

Ahmed, who is based in the UK, shares his family’s story of being trapped in Gaza as campaigners call for a family visa scheme

Rwanda asylum plan could cost taxpayer more than £500m. Here’s how that could be much better spent
A modest proposal

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’
Immigration

Ex-child refugee says UK is going backwards on migrant rights: ‘Politicians have blood on their hands’

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I’m a refugee who fled hate and torture. UK’s cruel Rwanda plan has thrown me back to square one
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I’m a refugee who fled hate and torture. UK’s cruel Rwanda plan has thrown me back to square one

2024 is a chance to reject politicians’ migrant blame game at the ballot box
Immigration

2024 is a chance to reject politicians’ migrant blame game at the ballot box

Home Office to halt asylum evictions amid soaring refugee homelessness crisis
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Home Office to halt asylum evictions amid soaring refugee homelessness crisis

Tory MP challenges Home Office over thousands of refugees facing homelessness by Christmas
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Tory MP challenges Home Office over thousands of refugees facing homelessness by Christmas

How you can help homeless refugees sleeping on the streets this winter
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

How you can help homeless refugees sleeping on the streets this winter

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham blasts Tories over ‘arrogant’ and ‘dishonest’ treatment of refugees
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Manchester mayor Andy Burnham blasts Tories over ‘arrogant’ and ‘dishonest’ treatment of refugees

Refugee wonders if it would be better to ‘stay in Yemen and die’ than go through UK asylum system
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Refugee wonders if it would be better to ‘stay in Yemen and die’ than go through UK asylum system

Number of refugees evicted into homelessness triples in wake of Home Office asylum change
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Number of refugees evicted into homelessness triples in wake of Home Office asylum change

Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Supreme Court finds
Immigration

Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Supreme Court finds

Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister
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Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister

Shadow minister slams ‘chaotic and incompetent’ Home Office over refugee homelessness crisis
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Shadow minister slams ‘chaotic and incompetent’ Home Office over refugee homelessness crisis

Flooded Portaloos and outbreaks of scabies: Activists want ‘appalling’ Manston asylum centre closed
Asylum seekers

Flooded Portaloos and outbreaks of scabies: Activists want ‘appalling’ Manston asylum centre closed

1,000 asylum seekers in cash-strapped Birmingham face homelessness by Christmas
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1,000 asylum seekers in cash-strapped Birmingham face homelessness by Christmas

Asylum seekers returning to Bibby Stockholm barge is ‘health catastrophe waiting to happen’
Bibby Stockholm

Asylum seekers returning to Bibby Stockholm barge is ‘health catastrophe waiting to happen’

Bibby Stockholm ruling: Home Office blasted as ‘inhumane’ as asylum seekers told to return to barge
Bibby Stockholm

Bibby Stockholm ruling: Home Office blasted as ‘inhumane’ as asylum seekers told to return to barge

Suella Braverman branded ‘shameful’ for saying being gay isn’t enough to qualify for asylum
Asylum seekers

Suella Braverman branded ‘shameful’ for saying being gay isn’t enough to qualify for asylum

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Refugee women and children being made homeless due to ‘inhumane’ new Home Office policy
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Refugee women and children being made homeless due to ‘inhumane’ new Home Office policy

Homeless refugee displays otherworldly portraits in London exhibition
Art

Homeless refugee displays otherworldly portraits in London exhibition