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Revealed: 16 asylum seekers died in six months
A total of 16 people seeking asylum in the UK died in the six months before lockdown, leading to a
FFS Explains: How do people claim asylum in the UK?
The recent media coverage of people crossing the English channel in boats to claim asylum has led to heated discussion
Call for inquiry after Glasgow stabbing incident at hotel
There must be an inquiry into decisions taken by the Home Office and its housing contractor to move hundreds of
Row erupts over firm’s briefings to MPs on asylum seeker housing
A row has broken out between the private company responsible for housing asylum seekers in Glasgow and refugee charities and
Police did not protect ‘terrified’ refugees at protest from far right attacks, organisers claim
Refugee organisers of a Glasgow protest in support of asylum seekers have accused Police Scotland of failing to adequately protect
Call for probe after man found dead in Covid-19 asylum seeker hotel
Refugee activists have called for an independent inquiry into the decision to move asylum seekers from their flats in Glasgow
Asylum seekers’ lives ‘put at risk’ by decision to move them to hotels
Hundreds of asylum seekers claim their lives are being put at risk after they were moved out of their flats
Increase allowance for asylum seekers, charities tell UK government
A charity in Glasgow that counsels torture survivors is among 60 organisations who have written to the UK government calling
Fact check: Immigration claims on BBC Question Time
The UK government has announced its new ‘points-based’ immigration system which will come into force in 2021 after the Brexit
Torture survivors left with no heating due to voucher system
Torture survivors living on £5 a day in Glasgow are being forced to travel for miles to get power to
Ruling allowing Serco to evict asylum seekers sets ‘dangerous precedent’
Campaigners are warning that a “dangerous precedent” has been set by a “brutal” ruling from Scotland’s highest court that
Human rights activist who spoke at Scots Parliament flees Pakistan to seek asylum in US
A respected human rights activist from Pakistan who visited Scotland several times to speak about peace building and countering extremism