Media

Contact our press office

Journalists with press enquiries should contact Karin Goodwin or Wendy Niblock, Media and Communications Officers, by phone or via email.

Telephone: 0141 223 7927 or 07850 930418

See our latest press releases, or read the latest news about the organisation.

Raising awareness of asylum and refugee issues in the media

We work constantly to promote a positive image of refugees and asylum seekers in the Scottish and UK media. We also combat negative images by working directly with journalists and editors. Our Fair Play guide, produced in 2007 in association with Oxfam Scotland and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), gives clear information on the asylum process. It is a useful way into the issues surrounding asylum but please note some specifics of legislation and policy are now out of date.  

We also provide up-to-date facts and figures on asylum in Scotland and the UK.

We monitor all asylum related coverage and challenge inaccurate reporting by writing letters to editors and staying in touch with the Press Complaints Commission. 

We are also a partner in the annual Refugee Week Scotland Media Awards, which recognises the best in reporting on refugee and asylum issues.

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