Press Releases
Our press releases provide insight into the work we do and highlight real issues facing those seeking asylum and refugees in Scotland today
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Read our current press releases here:
- 8 October 2008 Scottish Refugee Council Autumn conference Scottish Refugee Council's Autumn Conference, titled Simplification, Sanctuary and Scotland, will focus on the new Immigration and Citizenship Bill.
- 3 October 2008 Call for 'volunteer friends' in Glasgow Volunteers are wanted to act as mentors to refugees who need help with finding their feet in Glasgow. The mentors are being recruited by Time Together.
- 4 September 2008 Scottish Refugee Council to offer new programme for refugee integration and employment Scottish Refugee Council has been awarded a three-year contract for a new programme to help refugees in Scotland find employment and integrate into their communities.
- 24 July 2008 New Programme for Refugee Integration and Employment in Scotland A new programme to help refugees in Scotland gain employment and integrate successfully into the community will start in October.
- 15 July 2008 Independent Asylum Commission hails Scottish leadership on humane asylum policy The Independent Asylum Commission will hail the Scottish Government’s interventions to improve the treatment of asylum seekers when it presents its three reports of conclusions and recommendations to a Scottish audience.
- 18 June 2008 Red Road flats take up residence at Scottish Parliament during Refugee Week Scotland 2008 Ten-foot replicas of the Red Road flats will visit the Scottish Parliament for a Refugee Week Scotland reception
- 15 June 2008 Refugee Week Scotland 2008 Launch Refugee Week Scotland 2008 launches tomorrow (Monday 16 June, 2008) at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow.
- 12 June 2008 UK Government must do more to help Iraqi refugees Scottish Refugee Council calls for more help for Iraqi refugees at launch of new photography exhibition, Life After Iraq
- 3 June 2008 Refugee Week 2008 full programme The full programme for Refugee Week Scotland 2008 is revealed today
- 28 May 2008 Refugee footballer kicks off Refugee Week Scotland 2008 Pedram Ardallany of Partick Thistle today (Tues) launched Refugee Week Scotland, which will run June 16-22, 2008
