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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…

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Our new information line for Afghans resettled in Scotland

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

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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…

Message from our CEO, News
Reflecting on 2021

As the new year begins, our Chief Executive, Sabir Zazai, looks back at 2021 and…

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New FOIs reveals chronic slowness of the UK’s asylum system

We recently sent three freedom of information (FOI) requests to the Home Office, two on…

Stories
Fairooz’s story: There were dark days after Afghanistan… now I have a future

Fairooz is a student at University of Glasgow and one of our fantastic volunteers. His…

Stories
East Perthshire crochets a warm welcome for new arrivals!

We caught up with Jinty, a Community Worker in East Perthshire, working for Perth and…

News, Services
Helping 200 refugee families to rebuild their lives in Scotland

Our Family Rights Service provides parents and children with guidance and support at every step…

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