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we want to learn about refugees : opening students...

we want to learn about refugees : opening students...

 “It is essential to learn approximately refugees because people don’t really know...


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asylum - three facts you need to hear

asylum - three facts you need to hear

Everyone’s talking about immigration right now. Often asylum seekers and refugees get included in...


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international women s day: an  ordinary  woman...

international women s day: an ordinary woman...

“I believe in … making ordinary people extraordinary.” Every day,Shamila Dhana does this as a...


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a refugee s story: 20 years of looking for the...

a refugee s story: 20 years of looking for the...

Safet was left starved,bruised and shattered by the Bosnian War. Now a refugee in the UK, he has...


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asylum in the uk - adding up the true costs

asylum in the uk - adding up the true costs

Asylum seekers are called a lot of things in the press: freeloaders,scroungers, here to suck this...


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split into two halves : how uk asylum rules leave...

split into two halves : how uk asylum rules leave...

For Muhammed and Amal, fleeing violence at home meant losing the one thing they cherished most. ...


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i know i have a lot to give : a young asylum...

i know i have a lot to give : a young asylum...

Dalia* was just 16 when clash forced her to flee her home in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  She...


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bringing up a baby in a car: how our asylum system...

bringing up a baby in a car: how our asylum system...

Before the war life was good for Dilipa. She loves her country – the weather,the fresh produce,...


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asylum seekers: are they living on easy street?

asylum seekers: are they living on easy street?

It’s hard to picture what life is like for an asylum seeker in the UK. Some papers talk...


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the refugee doctor who can t wait to help you

the refugee doctor who can t wait to help you

Amir was living a delighted and ordinary life in Sudan. He was married with children and had a...


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let s lay down the law on asylum  illegals

let s lay down the law on asylum illegals

Every week,there are headlines approximately illegal immigrants, sneaking under lorries and even...


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why a lack of support is putting the most...

why a lack of support is putting the most...

Most people know the British Red Cross as an international aid organisation,supporting people across...


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no money for milk: the new mums neglected by uk...

no money for milk: the new mums neglected by uk...

They say everything changes overnight. All of a sudden there’s a new person in the world. Your...


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half lives: why hundreds of people in the uk are...

half lives: why hundreds of people in the uk are...

The noise is deafening: 150 people,crammed into a church corridor. You can hear conversations in...


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voices against immigration detention: isabella s...

voices against immigration detention: isabella s...

“I had to leave my family,my country and my life because of my sexuality.” As a lesbian,...


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david s story: why immigration detention needs to...

david s story: why immigration detention needs to...

“I left Kenya because I was fleeing not only persecution but unjust abuses. It’s still happening...


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dreams and hard work: refugee journalists share...

dreams and hard work: refugee journalists share...

A life lived without a voice is like a bird without wings.             – Mada,VOICES...


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family fortunes rely on an impossible form

family fortunes rely on an impossible form

Imagine this. You live in the UK but your family are stuck on the other side of the world. Your...


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living with loneliness as a refugee

living with loneliness as a refugee

With all the stigma and stress refugees and asylum seekers face, loneliness is not seen as an...


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