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Communities
Supporting Ukrainian communities in Scotland

We’re working closely with communities across Scotland to ensure people fleeing the war against Ukraine…

News
Call for party leaders to take stand against violence

We have signed an open letter, along with 180 organisations and charities, calling for all…

News
Refugee Festival funding available for communities

Funding to help communities take part in Refugee Festival Scotland has opened for applications. The…

News
Community Concern at Hotel Accommodation

We’re concerned that the Home Office’s use of hotels to house people seeking asylum is…

Communities, Stories
Meet the Inclusive Homework Club

We visited the Inclusive Homework Club, one of the projects funded by the Reaching New…

News
Calls for Rishi Sunak to stop placing children in hotels

We have written to the Prime Minister, along with 100 charities, to call for an…

Communities
Reaching New Scots Fund

What is the Reaching New Scots Fund? In August 2021, 56 projects across Scotland were…

Campaigns and appeals
Show some love for refugees this Valentine’s Day

Will you show some love for refugees this Valentine’s Day by sharing an orange heart?…

News
Head of Scottish Refugee Council receives Queen’s honour

We’re very proud of our Chief Executive, Sabir Zazai, who has been presented with an…

Stories
Photographing New Scots: a best practice guide

What is best practice? Groups supporting refugees in Scotland have a duty of care towards…

News
Urgent call for Rishi Sunak to fulfil promise to reunite Afghan families

We have written to the prime minister, alongside over 100 charities and activists, urging him…

News
Cruise ship housing over 1000 people from Ukraine to close

The MS Ambition, which is currently providing a temporary home to more than 1000 people…

News
Forgotten Play will raise funds for refugees in Scotland

Students at the University of Glasgow have rediscovered a forgotten play about a Ukrainian refugee….

News, Stories
Times Christmas Appeal: Nestor’s story

We are coming to the end of another difficult year. Over the last twelve months …

Campaigns and appeals, News
The Borders Bill: what you need to know

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

News, Stories
Refugee Histories

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

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