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Thank you all for joining us for Refugee Festival Scotland 2019

Thank you all for joining us for Refugee Festival Scotland 2019 – see you next year!

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Scotland’s First Minister calls on incoming Prime Minister to overhaul the ‘failed’ UK asylum system

Nicola Sturgeon calls on the UK Government to make fundamental changes to the way in which people seeking asylum are dealt with

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Future of UK Resettlement and Community Sponsorship schemes

Scottish Refugee Council response to Sajid Javid’s announcements on UK resettlement schemes.

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Making home

Today marks one week until the launch of Refugee Festival Scotland 2019!

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Serco to recommence lock-change eviction policy despite ongoing legal challenges

Background to Serco lock-changes and statements from Scottish Refugee Council and the sector

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Scottish Refugee Council launches new practitioners guide on refugee family integration

“Our aim is to support family practitioners to work successfully and effectively with refugee families…”

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#LiftTheBan National Day of Action in Glasgow

Scottish Refugee Council are part of a National Day of Action to #LiftTheBan

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Two weeks to go until the launch of Refugee Festival Scotland 2019!

Refugee Festival Scotland 2019 will launch on World Refugee Day

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Refugee Festival Scotland Media Awards 2019 shortlist announced

Congratulations to the brilliant journalists in Scotland working on refugee and asylum stories

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Refugee Festival Scotland stories

Don’t forget about the Stories section on our Refugee Festival Scotland website

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Sharing Lives, Sharing Languages Projects Awarded

Eight organisations have been successful in applying to deliver Sharing Lives, Sharing Languages projects

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Glasgow food venues to raise funds for refugees

A host of cafés and restaurants in Glasgow are supporting our latest food-inspired fundraising campaign

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New poll finds warm attitudes towards refugees in Scotland

The poll, carried out in March 2019 by Survation, found more than two thirds of people in Scotland feel empathy for refugees.

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Welcome u-turn on Chief Exec’s father’s visitor visa

Home Office overturns previous decision to refuse CEO’s father a UK visitor visa

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Refugee Festival Scotland 2019 programme announced

Full listings for this year’s festival now available

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New live chat service

Our new online live chat service will enable people to talk directly to our advisors about refugee and asylum issues.

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