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'Dictators die, the people live on': What Syria's revolution means for those who fled Assad's regime
Syria

'Dictators die, the people live on': What Syria's revolution means for those who fled Assad's regime

A month on, Syrians in Britain reflect on the changes in their home country after the revolution of 8 December
'We are all connected': A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
Immigration

'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
Tim Naor Hilton

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
Bethlehem

'There's always room at the inn': How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: 'It's more like a prison'
Asylum hotels

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: 'It's more like a prison'

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I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
Khaled Alesmael, an LGBTQ+ writer from Syria
Syria

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
A UNICEF worker holds a child outside a shelter center in Homs, Syria
Syria

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
a tent on the street
Refugee homelessness

‘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'
Refugee boxer Cindy Ngamba
Sport

Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: 'I want to show the world that refugees can do anything'

'We didn't know where to go': What's it's like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
Refugee homelessness

'We didn't know where to go': What's it's like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas

Families fleeing war will be split this Christmas – thanks to the UK's 'cruel' immigration system
immigration and refugeee rights protestors hold up placards reading:
Nick Beales

Families fleeing war will be split this Christmas – thanks to the UK's 'cruel' immigration system

Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here's how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
Home secretary Yvette Cooper
Sairah Javed

Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here's how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
a man with a backpack leans against a lamppost
Social Justice

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick

'Broken' legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing 'life and death' decisions alone
Home secretary Yvette Cooper
Legal aid

'Broken' legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing 'life and death' decisions alone

The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here's why
a man stands on a busy street in London and checks his phone
Legal aid

The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here's why

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can't find legal aid
A man holding a pan writes on paper
Legal aid

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can't find legal aid

It's never been more dangerous to be a Palestinian aid worker – we feel the world has abandoned us
Salma Altaweel

It's never been more dangerous to be a Palestinian aid worker – we feel the world has abandoned us

My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here's how it strips your dignity
protesters hold two slogans saying 'no human is illegal'
Miguel

My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here's how it strips your dignity

'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Asylum seekers

'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'
a blue bus in Scotland
Social Justice

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'

Asylum system is completely broken, campaigners say, as number of refugees facing homelessness soars
Stock image shows tent on a street in London
Homelessness

Asylum system is completely broken, campaigners say, as number of refugees facing homelessness soars

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How to help asylum seekers and refugees after riots across UK
anti-racist
Asylum seekers

How to help asylum seekers and refugees after riots across UK

I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes
Dr Jennifer Walters

I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes

Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, 'right-wing a**holes' and why we all should be kinder to one another
zoe wanamaker
Social justice

Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, 'right-wing a**holes' and why we all should be kinder to one another

What safe routes? Britain's broken system forcing refugees to take dangerous journeys, report finds
Refugees crossing the Mediterranean sea on a boat, heading from Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, 29 January 2016
Migrant crisis

What safe routes? Britain's broken system forcing refugees to take dangerous journeys, report finds