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3 March 2022
The dangerous rhetoric of British politicians targeting ordinary Russian citizens
The dangerous rhetoric of British politicians targeting ordinary Russian citizens living in the U.K. must be condemned.
3 March 2022
The Ukraine Crisis … and the Nationality and Borders Bill
Since the Ukraine crisis began, Positive Action in Housing has been inundated with letters, and offers of volunteering and shelter, for those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.
28 February 2022
Asylum seekers being “short-changed” by Home Office
The Home Office has been accused of “short-changing” asylum seekers by failing to pay them money the High Court said they were legally entitled to.
24 February 2022
New Chair for Positive Action in Housing
Alasdair McKee has been named as the new chair of Positive Action in Housing, the housing and homelessness charity which works to ensure equal access to housing for people from BME and refugee communities across Scotland.
29 January 2022
Aminah’s baby appeal
Our readers may remember Aminah whom we wrote about a few weeks ago, she and her husband were placed in a hotel in Glasgow for 15 months. Well here’s an update …
27 January 2022
Interlinked smoke alarms legally required in every Scots home from February 1
Interlinked smoke alarms are legally required in every Scots home from February 1. (STV news)
15 January 2022
Pregnant asylum seeker to seek legal damages for unnecessary suffering and humiliation inflicted by the Home Office
A pregnant asylum seeker and her husband, who have been living in a guest house for more than a year without any money, are considering legal action for damages for the suffering caused by Home Office delays.
14 January 2022
Home Office landlord Mears leaves asylum seekers without electricity or hot water for days
Tonight, 21 year old Ahmed* contacted our emergency line in desperation, to say he has been out of electricity and hot water for several days after Mears Group failed to top up his electricity meter.
13 January 2022
Young asylum seekers unable to access free bus scheme
SCOTLAND’s free bus travel scheme for young people has come under criticism after asylum seekers found it impossible to access because of the proof requested.
12 December 2021
‘First They Came’: The Poem of Protest
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
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