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Army barracks and floating barges are not the solution to a problem of the government’s own making

Our response to the UK’s plans to house people in disused army accommodation and floating…

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Important information – changes to UK asylum rules

Important information for anyone arriving in the UK on or after 7 March 2023 The…

Communities
Funding boost for New Scot communities

We’re delighted to announce that 35 communities have received a funding boost from our refugee-led…

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MS Victoria to close on July 11th

  The MS Victoria, which is currently home to over 1,150 Ukrainian refugees, will close…

Communities
Stories from Afghanistan in Perth

Perth Amnesty International organised a celebration for local Afghan women to mark International Women’s Day…

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Scotland Rejects the Refugee Ban Bill

We’ve joined forces with 100 organisations across Scotland to reject the UK government’s Refugee Ban…

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Stop the Refugee Ban Bill

We’re gutted that the UK Government’s cruel new Illegal Migration Bill has passed it’s second…

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Stand up to Racism on March 18th

A demonstration has been planned in Glasgow’s city centre to encourage people to Stand up…

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Our response to the Home Office’s anti-refugee legislation

We are deeply concerned about the Home Office’s proposal to block asylum applications from people…

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Open letter calls for amendments to ‘asylum questionnaire’

We have joined over 170 lawyers, experts, solicitors’ firms and refugee groups in calling for…

Communities
Supporting New Scots Fund opens for tenders

We’ve launched a Supporting New Scots Fund to make it easier for refugees across Scotland…

Stories
Our visit to the Bield’s creative arts residency

Peace… Calm…Relief… …just some of the words used by participants to describe their experience at…

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12 groups supporting refugee women in Scotland

We’re lucky to work with so many fantastic groups and organisations supporting refugee and asylum-seeking…

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LGBT+ History Month 2023

Behind the Lens The theme of LGBT+ History Month 2023 is “Behind the Lens”, celebrating…

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Our CEO Sabir Zazai reflects on the anniversary of the war against Ukraine

This time last year we watched in shock as Russia launched its full-scale war against…

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From Ukraine to Scotland: Olga and Oleksii’s story

Today marks one year since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine. We spoke to…

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