News February 2025
13 February 2025
A Safe Haven for Some, Not for Others: The UK’s Treatment of Palestinian Refugees
Almost a quarter of a million refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine have entered the UK to access housing, education and support with broad public and political approval. Yet, when one Palestinian family is granted permission to enter, after enduring 16 months of suffering, the double standards and racism soon rise to the surface.
12 February 2025
UK to refuse citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’
The UK government’s decision to refuse British citizenship to refugees who arrived through so-called “dangerous journeys” is a disgraceful attack on some of the most vulnerable people in our society. This policy, quietly introduced through new Home Office guidance, will shut out tens of thousands of recognised refugees from ever fully belonging to the country they now call home.
4 February 2025
Positive Action in Housing takes part in Kiltwalk 2025
Positive Action in Housing is taking part in this year’s annual Kiltwalk. You could fundraise for us, directly assisting the refugee and asylum-seeking communities we support, and it couldn’t be any easier. Whether you’re in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, or Dundee, there’s a Kiltwalk event near you in 2025.
4 February 2025
Humiliating Climbdown for Police Scotland in Sheku Bayoh Inquiry Challenge
Police Scotland has been forced into a humiliating climbdown after abruptly dropping its legal challenge over the Sheku Bayoh inquiry—one day after it was first reported.