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A Scottish Welcome: New Scots share their stories

We teamed up with the Scottish Government, COSLA and the Afghanistan Resettlement Community Engagement Group…

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Scotland and the Borders Bill: a call from the children’s rights sector

We’ve joined forces with organisations from across the sector to call for the Scottish Government…

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Not in our name: a joint statement on the Borders Bill

In Scotland we have a proud history of protest, of raising our voices against the…

News, Our Impact, Services
Guardianship Scotland: Q&A with Catriona

Head of Guardianship Scotland, Catriona MacSween, explains how the service is helping trafficked and asylum-seeking…

News, Stories
Refugee Festival Scotland: how to tell your story

There are so many ways to tell your story as part of Refugee Festival Scotland….

Stories
Museum of Things to design Refugee Festival Scotland 2022 artwork!

We are really excited to announce that Museum of Things will be designing our artwork…

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What the anti-refugee bill means for survivors of trafficking?

The UK Government’s Nationality & Borders Bill, the anti-refugee bill, will have a serious impact…

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Clydebank school kids show some love for refugees

Modern Studies pupils at Clydebank High School share a heartfelt message of friendship and support…

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Refugee Festival Scotland: What’s your story?

Calling all community groups, artists and performers – event submissions are now open for Refugee…

Campaigns and appeals, News
Challenge yourself in 2022!

Sign up for one of Scotland’s iconic challenge events to get fit, have fun and…

News, Our Impact
Our new information line for Afghans resettled in Scotland

Scottish Refugee Council are delighted to announce that we have secured funding from the Big…

Stories
LGBT+ History Month: Blurring Borders

LGBT History Month takes place in February every year and offers the chance to connect…

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New funding for Refugee Festival events

We’re delighted to announce that new funding to help communities take part in Refugee Festival…

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Asylum support to increase by just 17p per day amid cost of living crisis

The Home Office has announced a £1:22 increase to weekly asylum support, bringing the total…

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Thousands failed by UK’s broken asylum system

We’ve uncovered new information which shows that tens of thousands of refugees fleeing for their…

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Here’s why we’re worried about Afghan resettlement

After five months of delay, the UK’s long-awaited resettlement scheme for people from Afghanistan finally…

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