Refugee

I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
A Refugees Welcome sign on a fence
Refugees at Christmas

I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day

Grace fled FGM in Guinea. For our refugees at Christmas series, she shares her story
I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I'm the first female Syrian refugee pilot
Refugees at Christmas

I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I'm the first female Syrian refugee pilot

I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
Union Jacks line the streets of central London.
Dine

I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here

My family fled Iran to escape death. This year's Christmas in Britain will be unlike any other
Refugees at Christmas

My family fled Iran to escape death. This year's Christmas in Britain will be unlike any other

People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
Layla Hussain

People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?

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Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
an iPad
Isaac Costley

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain
Asylum hotels

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls
Cat Linton

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls

One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics
A woman holding up a sign saying 'HEAR US'
Carenza Arnold

One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics

Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who's really behind them?
Asylum hotels

Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who's really behind them?

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
Nafa

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life

I'm a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
Tumukunde Uzomukunde

I'm a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!

Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK
Asylum seekers

Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you've probably never heard of
Hassane Hamadou

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you've probably never heard of

'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
UK riots

'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers

This woman's asylum hotel reminded her of being detained. Here's how we can stop failing refugees
Counter-protesters react to a far-right protest outside an asylum seeker hotel
Emine Yoca

This woman's asylum hotel reminded her of being detained. Here's how we can stop failing refugees

Here's how Labour can dismantle the hostile environment and end refugee homelessness in 2025
a person sleeping on a dark street
Bridget Young

Here's how Labour can dismantle the hostile environment and end refugee homelessness in 2025

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

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

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Refugees still flee war-torn Ukraine every single day. This is what their journey to safety is like
Ukraine

Refugees still flee war-torn Ukraine every single day. This is what their journey to safety is like

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Post Exclusion

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

'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

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I'm fighting to make life better for others like me
Changemakers

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I'm fighting to make life better for others like me