Refugees
I spent the weekend fleeing wildfires in France. This is what it felt like to be evacuated from my home
I spent the weekend fleeing wildfires in France. This is what it felt like to be evacuated from my home
Soraya Fettih was forced to flee her home near Bordeaux because of the wildfires. She writes of the anger she feels as people lose their homes as the temperatures get hotter while fossil fuel companies make huge profits
Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
The new Immigration and Asylum Bill, if passed, could make those who have received support pay up to £10,000
I’m a transgender Ukrainian refugee. This Pride we must fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
I’m a transgender Ukrainian refugee. This Pride we must fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Ayman Eckford writes about how prolonged asylum processes, poverty, and anti-immigration and homophobic rhetoric are contributing to a mental health crisis among LGBTQ+ refugees
What Spain’s migration decision means for the UK
What Spain’s migration decision means for the UK
Homes for Ukraine helped save thousands of people. But life for Ukrainian refugees is still uncertain
Homes for Ukraine helped save thousands of people. But life for Ukrainian refugees is still uncertain
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
What happens to undocumented migrants not lucky enough to be like Paddington Bear?
What happens to undocumented migrants not lucky enough to be like Paddington Bear?
How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let’s make it a kinder place
Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let’s make it a kinder place
The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here’s the proof
The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here’s the proof
Children recruited as soldiers and facing ‘brutal’ sexual violence in Sudan war
Children recruited as soldiers and facing ‘brutal’ sexual violence in Sudan war
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
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
I fled Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. This is what Christmas is like for refugee families like mine
I fled Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. This is what Christmas is like for refugee families like mine
No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need
No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need
Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: ‘I’m fighting international aid cuts crushing children’s dreams’
Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: ‘I’m fighting international aid cuts crushing children’s dreams’
Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government’s treatment of asylum seekers
Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government’s treatment of asylum seekers
Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here’s how
Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here’s how
Labour can’t out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack
Labour can’t out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack
I wish people like Tommy Robinson could see what life in asylum accommodation is really like
I wish people like Tommy Robinson could see what life in asylum accommodation is really like
I know all too well what it means when men like Donald Trump say that torture works
I know all too well what it means when men like Donald Trump say that torture works
I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body
I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body
Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move ‘guaranteed to increase homelessness’