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Asylum seekers

Death of six children and pregnant woman in migrant boat tragedy shows need for asylum safe routes
Habib from Afghanistan explained that people are only crossing the Channel in small boats because they're desperate
Small boats

Death of six children and pregnant woman in migrant boat tragedy shows need for asylum safe routes

'This is not human': UK asylum system pushing refugees into 'homelessness and danger', report finds
Asylum seekers risked being left
Asylum system

'This is not human': UK asylum system pushing refugees into 'homelessness and danger', report finds

How a replica Chinese restaurant is changing the narrative on migration after UK riots
Tent installation showcasing stories, artwork and sounds from the former refugee camp in Calais, from the Migration Museum's All Our Stories exhibition
Migration

How a replica Chinese restaurant is changing the narrative on migration after UK riots

'My heart burns': Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
young afghan women Maryam and Saghar
Afghanistan

'My heart burns': Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope

Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say
Home secretary Yvette Cooper
Immigration

Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say

Labour's focus on immigration and border security is a rehash of failed Tory policies
Home secretary Yvette Cooper
Daniel Sohege

Labour's focus on immigration and border security is a rehash of failed Tory policies

'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
Ulyana Travola alongside her husband and children, who are still in Ukraine
Ukraine war

'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes

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'

Why Labour is giving us the hostile environment – just with a human face
Dan Davison and Sacha Marten

Why Labour is giving us the hostile environment – just with a human face

Inside the Big Issue: After the riots
Inside Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: After the riots

Here's the truth about asylum seeker hotels – as rioters try to burn them down
UK riots

Here's the truth about asylum seeker hotels – as rioters try to burn them down

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

Enough with 'legitimate concerns'. There's a much better way to talk about immigration
Sunder Katwala

Enough with 'legitimate concerns'. There's a much better way to talk about immigration

I'm a housing adviser for a homelessness charity. People contact us in tears almost daily
Housing advisor Alex Szorad works for youth homelessness charity Depaul UK
Alex Szorad

I'm a housing adviser for a homelessness charity. People contact us in tears almost daily

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

Keir Starmer's 'golden opportunity' on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister
Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria stand on the steps of Number 10 Downing Street
General Election

Keir Starmer's 'golden opportunity' on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
People of colour bear the brunt of hostile immigration policies – it's a stain on our conscience
Wethersfield
Alba Kapoor and Hannah Marwood

People of colour bear the brunt of hostile immigration policies – it's a stain on our conscience

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

Queer asylum seekers 'not safe' in UK due to 'institutionalised homophobia' in Home Office, report finds
LGBTQ+ rights

Queer asylum seekers 'not safe' in UK due to 'institutionalised homophobia' in Home Office, report finds

Most Brits agree next government must offer safe routes for refugees. So why is nobody talking about it?
A refugee boat
Denisa Delić

Most Brits agree next government must offer safe routes for refugees. So why is nobody talking about it?

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