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One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics
One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics
A year after far-right riots raged across the UK, refugee women share their fears for their safety as protesters continue to target asylum seeker hotels
Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who's really behind them?
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
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!
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
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
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?
'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
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
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
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
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'
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
'We didn't know where to go': What's it's like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
Refugees still flee war-torn Ukraine every single day. This is what their journey to safety is like
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
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
'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
I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I'm fighting to make life better for others like me
'My heart burns': Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
'My heart burns': Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee
This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee
Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further
Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further
Keir Starmer's 'golden opportunity' on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister
Keir Starmer's 'golden opportunity' on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister
I endured homelessness and a decade in UK asylum system to become a stand-up comedian
I endured homelessness and a decade in UK asylum system to become a stand-up comedian
Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza
Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza
I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I'm searching for ways to survive in Palestine
