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Women and LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan are still waiting for the UK refugees scheme to open

Two months on, the Home Office has yet to launch its scheme that promised to help minority groups and people at risk in Afghanistan.

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Activism

‘Nowhere near good enough’: Government slammed over lack of support for LGBTQ+ Afghans

MPs used a Westminster debate to urge ministers to set up a humanitarian evacuation programme that prioritises LGBTQ+ Afghans facing persecution.

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Opinion

The UK needs a common policy on refugees, not this shameful shambles

The government’s immigration and asylum policies are out of step with what’s required says Lord Alf Dubs.

Activism

A charity has salvaged tents from Reading Festival to give to refugees

News

Afghan refugees given ‘warm welcome’ could have to live off £39 a week

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Employment

Businesses are queueing up to offer jobs to Afghan refugees

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Music

Musicians in Exile: The group uniting refugees via song

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Film

Limbo ‘was a chance to show the world what refugees are really like’

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Art

The London art studio offering asylum seekers and refugees freedom on a page

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Opinion

Interpreting for asylum seekers is about more than translation

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Politics

This is what it’s like to spend 13 years battling for refugee status

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News

Art Refuge is creating a safe space for refugees on Napier Barracks’ doorstep

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Activism

Undoing the false narrative on the refugee crisis, one coffee at a time

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