News January 2025
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6 January 2025
Young mum returned to home she fled after ‘nightmare’ emergency housing
A young mum fled a filthy hotel room with her 12-month-old baby after fearing for their safety. The 21-year-old mum had sought emergency housing in Glasgow after threats were made at the home she was living in. But after being faced with a night at McLay’s Guest House in Glasgow’s east end, she opted to go back to the “bad situation” she had escaped in the first place. Conditions were first raised by Positive Action in Housing, which had been lobbying for long-term housing to be found for the women and involved the Children's Commissioner for Scotland who described the conditions as "gravely concerning".
3 January 2025
Amnesty and Human rights organisations demand for Dr Hussam Abu Safiyeh to be released from Sede Teiman
To the sound of global silence and media complicity, Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, sheltering hundreds of patients, doctors, and displaced individuals, came under attack by Israeli forces despite repeated warnings from renowned paediatrician Dr Hussam Abu Safiya. After more than 80 days of siege, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the hospital, detaining Dr Abu Safiya.
23 December 2024
Court Rules Family separated on Channel Cannot Reunite in UK
A couple separated from their two young children during a Channel crossing has been denied the right to reunite with them in the UK. The Court of Appeal upheld the Home Office’s position that allowing the parents to enter the UK could incentivise smugglers, ruling that the family must reunite in France.
19 December 2024
As we approach the end of the year
As we approach the end of 2024, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks for supporting Positive Action in Housing. Your generosity helps us give a voice to some of the most vulnerable people in our society —those who are forced to rely on charity due to enforced impoverishment, unable to work because of legal restrictions, and experiencing homelessness and destitution as a result. Many of those we support are also vulnerable due to age, illness, discrimination, or the lack of a support system.
6 December 2024
Home Office Extends Refugee ‘Move-On’ Period from 28 to 56 Days
The Home Office is to extend the 28-day 'move-on' period given to newly recognised refugees to leave their asylum accommodation, doubling it to 56 days.
16 November 2024
Ken Loach’s film The Old Oak to raise funds for Emergency Relief Fund
Tonight Balerno Village Screen will be screening Ken Loach’s last film, made with his long term script writer Paul Laverty, The Old Oak, (Cert 15). The Screening with be attended by Multi BAFTA & Cannes award winner, Paul Laverty and our CEO Robina Qureshi.
25 October 2024
From refugee to resilience: Dr Hashem Salim
Hashem, a 30-year-old orthopaedic surgeon from Gaza, addressed our 29th AGM gathering in Glasgow, recounting his extraordinary journey from asylum seeker to NHS doctor. His speech revealed the devastating impact of genocide on his family and the transformative impact of our humanitarian work on his life. His story is a poignant reflection of the horrors right now being faced by countless Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank.
8 October 2024
Timeline of One Year of Collective Punishment of Gaza
Scotland’s The National publishes a time line of a year of Israel's brutal bombardment and collective punishment of Gaza.
8 September 2024
Stand Up To Racism protest in Glasgow backed by trade unions and celebrities outnumbers racists 10 to one
Over 5,000 antiracists in Scotland showed that supporters of refugees are the majority in society, with a massive show of solidarity in response to a planned anti-immigration rally organised by the far-right who turned out less than 500.
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