Refugees

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn’t turning Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Here’s why
Tim Naor Hilton

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn’t turning Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Here’s why

Far from ‘strangers’, new statistics show that people seeking safety in the UK have deep roots here, writes Refugee Action’s Tim Naor Hilton

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you’ve probably never heard of
Hassane Hamadou

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you’ve probably never heard of

As foreign aid budgets around the western world are slashed, what happens to displaced people in desperate need?

Inside the Big Issue: Jeff Goldblum and his keys to life
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Jeff Goldblum and his keys to life

In an exclusive interview, superstar actor Jeff Goldblum talks all things Wicked, and why he believes the “best is yet to come”. 

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
Refugees

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees

Labour’s new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners ‘appalled and disappointed’
Immigration

Labour’s new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners ‘appalled and disappointed’

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What impact will Trump’s presidency actually have on the UK? Here’s everything you need to know
Donald Trump

What impact will Trump’s presidency actually have on the UK? Here’s everything you need to know

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
Syria

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime

‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
Immigration

‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais

The root causes of the UK’s racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them
Tim Naor Hilton

The root causes of the UK’s racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them

‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy
Bethlehem

‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: ‘It’s more like a prison’
Asylum hotels

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: ‘It’s more like a prison’

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
Syria

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
Syria

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications

Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Sport

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
Refugee homelessness

‘We didn’t know where to go’: What’s it’s like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas

Families fleeing war will be split this Christmas – thanks to the UK’s ‘cruel’ immigration system
Nick Beales

Families fleeing war will be split this Christmas – thanks to the UK’s ‘cruel’ immigration system

Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
Sairah Javed

Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
Social Justice

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick

‘Broken’ legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing ‘life and death’ decisions alone
Legal aid

‘Broken’ legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing ‘life and death’ decisions alone

The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why
Legal aid

The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can’t find legal aid
Legal aid

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can’t find legal aid

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My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity
Miguel

My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity

‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Asylum seekers

‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: ‘Disappointing and devastating’
Social Justice

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: ‘Disappointing and devastating’

Asylum system is completely broken, campaigners say, as number of refugees facing homelessness soars
Homelessness

Asylum system is completely broken, campaigners say, as number of refugees facing homelessness soars