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94% of people arriving on small boats go on to claim asylum

New Home Office statistics reveal that the majority of people making small boat crossings to…

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Cost Of Living Crisis: asylum seekers need more support

The cost of living crisis is affecting everyone in the UK. Food costs and bills…

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Afghanistan One Year On: what needs to happen now

One year on from the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Scottish Refugee Council is calling for…

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Afghans in Scotland: one year on

This month marks one year since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. In a matter…

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New Scots Leadership Programme returns for a second year

Exciting news, our hugely successful New Scots Leadership Programme, run in partnership with The Social…

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Meet the Afghan Citizens Information Service Team

This month marks the first anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. One year on,…

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Refuge at Edinburgh International Festival

Join us for Refuge, a special two-week programme taking place this month in collaboration with…

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People seeking refugee protection in Scotland are being held in police cells

Shocking data has revealed that hundreds of refugees and survivors of trafficking are being held…

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Cross Borders: Nurturing global creative talent in Scotland

We’re thrilled to be supporting the creative and professional development of twelve emerging artists, activists…

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Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked as a child

Sir Mo Farah has shared that he is a survivor of child trafficking who was…

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Ukraine Super Sponsor scheme paused: Q&A

The Scottish Government has paused its Super Sponsor scheme for people fleeing the war in…

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COVID-19 vaccine information

Covid infections are on the rise in Scotland.  You can help to keep yourself and…

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Independent inquiry into treatment of people seeking asylum in Scotland over lockdown

We welcome the news that an inquiry will be held into how people seeking asylum…

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Our response to devastating rise in loss of life in the asylum system

The thoughts of everyone at Scottish Refugee Council are with the family and friends, colleagues…

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Refugee communities to receive £1.5 million in National Lottery funding

We’re delighted to announce that 13 groups supporting New Scots have been awarded funding from…

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Holyrood to hold World Refugee Day debate

The Scottish Parliament will hold its World Refugee Day debate today (Tuesday 21 June) MSPs…

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