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Serco loses contract to house asylum seekers in Scotland
Multinational provider Serco has lost a contract worth tens of millions a year to house asylum seekers in Scotland. The
Glasgow council probes who knew about refugee eviction plans
Glasgow City Council’s internal auditor is to investigate emails suggesting managers knew that Serco planned to change the locks
Torture victims kept at Dungavel despite mental health concerns
Dozens of torture victims detained at Dungavel House in South Lanarkshire have been refused release despite doctors submitting reports to
Revealed: Glasgow council managers knew about plans to evict refugees
Senior managers at Glasgow City Council knew for months about controversial plans to evict hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees
In photos: migrants finding refuge in Sarajevo
Twenty-five years ago Sarajevo was the epicentre of a brutal war. Every day for four years Bosnia’s capital city
Destitute refugee family win right to rebuild their lives
A couple with two young children, who were facing street homelessness in Scotland after being destitute for almost a decade,
Call for trafficking victims to be protected from ‘hostile’ immigration policies
“I just ran and ran,” he said. He can’t remember collapsing in the road. But when he came to,
The volunteers facing jail for rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean
The risk of refugees and migrants drowning in the Mediterranean has increased dramatically over the past few years. As the
Asylum seekers shackled for up to 17 hours while removed from UK
Asylum seekers were shackled for up to 17 hours while being forcibly removed from the UK by a private firm,
Charities claim refugees facing eviction due to Home Office errors
Dozens of asylum seekers facing lock changes in Glasgow by multinational company, Serco, may in fact be entitled to Home
Tory minister rejects MSP request to visit Dungavel detention centre
A Scottish politician’s request for an official visit to Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre in South Lanarkshire has been
More than 500 people detained in police cells under immigration law
A human rights lawyer has called on the Scottish Government to “demand answers” after it emerged that 537 people were