Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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Domestic abuse victim finally granted refugee status
A woman left fearing for her life after being told by the Home Office that she had failed to prove
Film tells asylum seeker stories of alleged G4S intimidation
A new film The Asylum Market features testimony from asylum seekers, including a victim of human trafficking, alleging intimidation and
Police inspectorate calls for time limit on immigration detention
The organisation responsible for scrutinising police in Scotland has backed a call for an end to the indefinite detention of
Hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers held despite doctors’ fears
Nearly 300 vulnerable asylum seekers held in Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre were refused release over a four-year period despite doctors
Poor housing for refugees causing ‘suffering and stress’
Refugees are suffering bullying, evictions and poor accommodation from a private company paid millions to house them, according to evidence
Scots politicians back UN call for Yemen war crimes investigation
Scots politicians have backed a call by the UN for an independent investigation into alleged war crimes in Yemen. Launching
A second Syria
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]yad (27) prepares coffee for his family: his young wife Nora, her young brothers and his mother-in-law,
I survived war in Syria, but almost died in Europe
The Ferret has obtained disturbing footage of terrified refugees trapped inside a lorry as oxygen runs out, as they desperately
Crisis in the cradle of civilisation
In September 2015, Scottish photojournalist Vikki McCraw travelled to the island of Lesvos, Greece. Her trip followed the death of
Police Scotland under fire after new evidence of Sri Lankan torture
Police Scotland is seeking to extend a controversial training project with Sri Lankan police despite new evidence of the force’
UK ‘distorts’ torture evidence putting lives at risk
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]arzad Haghshenas was in his shop selling sweets and cakes when the Iranian security service arrived. It
Home Secretary urged to protect refugee women from violence
The Home Secretary should answer urgent questions on why refugee women – as well as others with insecure immigration status – are