Refugees
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’
Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: ‘I want my children to have a safe life’
Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: ‘I want my children to have a safe life’
The Big Issue speaks to four people supported by charity Oasis about life as an asylum seeker or refugee in Wales – from the Welsh people’s kindness to their fears for the future
These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’
These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’
These are the stories of Vietnamese adoptees and their families searching to learn more about their roots and each other
Social services threatened to take refugee’s newborn baby away in row over horror hostel
Social services threatened to take refugee’s newborn baby away in row over horror hostel
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
Wales wants to be the world’s first ‘nation of sanctuary’ for asylum seekers. Is it possible?
Wales wants to be the world’s first ‘nation of sanctuary’ for asylum seekers. Is it possible?
Britain’s embrace of Vietnam’s ‘boat people’ is a lesson in how we welcome refugees, 50 years on
Britain’s embrace of Vietnam’s ‘boat people’ is a lesson in how we welcome refugees, 50 years on
I’m a gay asylum seeker – the UK’s immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me
I’m a gay asylum seeker – the UK’s immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me
Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness
Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness
Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives
Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives
Integration is not a buzzword. For refugees in the UK, it’s a lifeline
Integration is not a buzzword. For refugees in the UK, it’s a lifeline
This women’s library just became a ‘library of sanctuary’ for refugees and asylum seekers
This women’s library just became a ‘library of sanctuary’ for refugees and asylum seekers
No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn’t turning Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Here’s why
No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn’t turning Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Here’s why
Inside the Big Issue: Jeff Goldblum and his keys to life
Inside the Big Issue: Jeff Goldblum and his keys to life
How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen 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’
Labour’s new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners ‘appalled and disappointed’
What impact will Trump’s presidency actually have on the UK? Here’s everything you need to know
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
‘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
‘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
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
‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy
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
Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
