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3 March 2023
Palestinian poet drowns trying to reach Europe
A young Palestinian man and a father from Gaza named Mahmoud Bakir wrote a poem in February 2021 about why he is fleeing and expecting his death during the journey by sea. Mahmoud sank today while attempting to reach Europe.
21 February 2023
From Kyiv to Glasgow: A story of hope and humanity amid a horrific war
Neil Mackay, the Herald’s Writer at Large catches up with the Abramov family, who fled Ukraine as Russia invaded and found themselves sheltered by a Glasgow family.
25 January 2023
Glasgow asylum family homeless after ‘Home Office failures’
A FAMILY seeking asylum in the UK has been left "traumatised" by a 12-hour ordeal during which a string of failures saw them leave their home and wait hours in sub-zero temperatures, be picked up by police and then moved across the country to Newcastle then York.
23 January 2023
The treatment of the Okwo family
On Monday 16 January, Henry and Blessing Okwo with their three children aged 4 months (Henry), 2 years (Beauty) and 4 years old (Ferdinand) endured sub-zero temperatures for over 12 hours in Glasgow after a catalogue of indifference, safeguarding failures and outright neglect by those who should know better, the Home Office, its contractors Migrant Help, Mears Group and the Police. What happened to this family is the tip of the iceberg. What you're about to read are the facts according to Henry and Blessing Okwo backed up by screenshots, photos and messages. This is happening to many others whose voices are simply not heard. In this case, as soon as people realised what happened, they showered this family with love.
9 January 2023
The Ticket Bank launches in January to help people access cultural events
Launching on Monday 9 January as a one-year programme, The Ticket Bank will make an estimated 1,000 tickets a week available to those who would otherwise not be able to afford to engage with culture during the cost-of-living crisis.
23 December 2022
An update and appeal
As 2022 comes to a close, Robina Qureshi, shares her thoughts on the past year's work and what we will be up to next year.
25 November 2022
Appeal for Unoccupied Properties and Spare Rooms
The Room for Refugees Network is appealing for spare rooms and unoccupied properties across Scotland, England and Northern Ireland.
31 October 2022
Open Letter to The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, Prime Minister and Minister for the Union
Dear Prime Minister, Overcrowding & Inhumane Conditions at RAF Base, Manston, Kent As representatives of civil society, refugee and migrant organisations, lawyers, providers, trade unions, teachers' unions, educational institutions and faith and belief communities across the United Kingdom, we, the undersigned, write to express our grave concerns about the…
31 October 2022
It’s not too late to apply for EU settled status in Scotland
BY June last year, around one quarter of a million European Union (EU) citizens had applied for settled status in Scotland under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS).
24 September 2022
Ten pregnant women and new mothers housed in “dehumanising” Glasgow asylum accommodation
Ten pregnant women and mothers with newborns are being housed in a Glasgow guesthouse without adequate food or facilities.
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