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The Borders Bill: what you need to know

The UK Government’s Nationality & Borders Bill seeks to overhaul the UK’s asylum system. The…

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Refugee Histories

To mark the 70th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention, Katherine Mackinnon from the University…

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Message from Sabir: 70 years of the UN Refugee Convention

Scottish Refugee Council CEO, Sabir Zazai, shares his thoughts on the 70th anniversary of the…

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AMBER: Reflections on the UN Refugee Convention

On 28 July 1951, the UK Government signed the UN Refugee Convention, promising to defend…

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Together With Refugees: Show Your Heart

You may have noticed that we’ve been sharing an orange heart on social media recently….

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Our statement on the second reading of the Nationality & Borders Bill

We are deeply disappointed that the bill passed its second reading in parliament this week….

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Lockdown life: keeping our helpline running

Helpline Adviser, Caitlin Reilly is often the first person that New Scots speak to when…

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Giving New Scots a safe place to call home

We’ve teamed up with the Chartered Institute of Housing to launch new guidance for landlords…

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Letter to Scottish MPs on the Nationality & Borders Bill

Scottish Refugee Council has written to all of Scotland’s MPs urging them to vote against…

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A Poem from America

Our CEO Sabir Zazai recently received a ‘letter from America’, or to be more accurate,…

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Building a better future

These brave young people arrived in Scotland as frightened children seeking safety. Now, with the…

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Lockdown life: Helping families to find their feet

Adjusting to life in a new country is never easy – especially for families fleeing…

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Our response to the Home Office’s inhumane offshoring proposals

These nonsensical proposals are a shockingly cruel and brutal tactic of the UK Government’s hostile…

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Park Inn: one year on

One year on since the Park Inn tragedy, and still people are being housed in…

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Lockdown life: Helping New Scots into work

Employability Support Officer, Anita Yu, provides New Scots with training and encouragement to help them…

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The Museum of Things

The Museum of Things is a creative space led by refugee artists. The group –…

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