search

Latest News

Stay up-to-date with our latest news, or sign up for our monthly email newsletter. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter or read our blogs. If you’re a journalist looking for information or contact details, check our Media section.

search
News
People seeking protection should not be forced to share rooms

The Home Office has announced plans to require people seeking protection to share hotel rooms….

Communities, Stories
Afroscots United: Champions on and off the pitch!

Afroscots United are the champions of the Scottish Unity Football League 2022-23! Afroscots United football…

Stories
Rebuilding lives one step at a time

Farzana, one of our Refugee Integration Advisers, has a wealth of experience in supporting refugees…

Message from our CEO, News
We must not forget Afghanistan

A message from our CEO, Sabir Zazai: It has now been two years since the…

News, Stories
Afghanistan two years on: Stories from New Scots

This week marks the second anniversary of the evacuation of Afghanistan after the fall of…

Communities
Helping Afghan communities thrive

We’re thrilled to be launching a new project which will help Afghans in communities across…

Communities
Flying kites of hope for Afghans in Inverness

Our communities team have been flying kites of hope for Afghans in Inverness. Farkhonda and…

Stories
Mykola’s story

Mykola is from Kalanchak in the Kherson region of Ukraine, where he worked as a…

Communities, Our Impact
Reaching New Scots Fund: evaluation report

Our Reaching New Scots Fund, in partnership with the National Lottery Community Fund, has provided…

Communities
The Ukrainian Collective

People who have settled in Scotland after fleeing the war against Ukraine are using their…

Communities
Learning from each other

Community groups supporting New Scots are joining forces to share learning and celebrate success. It…

Campaigns and appeals, News
Illegal Migration Act: Sign our open letter to the Prime Minister

As part of our opposition to the cruel Illegal Migration Act, we have written to…

Stories
Svitlana’s story

Svitlana taught English to chemical engineering students at a university in Kyiv. She has a…

News
Solidarity with people seeking safety as the Illegal Migration bill becomes law

Today Scottish Refugee Council renews our commitment to stand with and alongside people seeking asylum…

News
Illegal Migration bill set to become law

We are devastated this morning at the news that the Illegal Migration bill is now…

Communities, Stories
Ronnie’s story

Ronnie Tagwireyi is one of our volunteers on the Reaching New Scots Fund project and…

arrow_upward