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Refugees
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Hundreds of destitute asylum seekers forced to travel from Scotland to Liverpool
Torture victims and vulnerable women were among hundreds of asylum seekers forced to make 400-mile round trips from Scotland to England to make fresh claims for sanctuary in the UK.
Glasgow council probes who knew about refugee eviction plans
Glasgow City Council's auditor is to investigate emails suggesting managers knew that a private company planned to change the locks of asylum seekers' homes.
In photos: migrants finding refuge in Sarajevo
4,500 – 6,000 migrants entered Bosnia in October 2018. Now border security has tightened up and winter approaches many face an uncertain future.
The volunteers facing jail for rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean
The risk of refugees and migrants drowning in the Mediterranean is increasing, but lifesaving volunteers are being criminalised.
Claim Syrian refugees linked to sexual crimes increase on island is FFS
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim linking Syrian refugees to sexual crime on a Scottish island.
‘I am like a prisoner again’ – Glasgow’s destitute Eritreans
With no access to work or housing, destitute Eritreans in Glasgow have no prospect of returning to a homeland where they would face prison - or worse.
Trump’s Palestinian aid cut could be ‘catastrophic’ for 500,000 children
The US is to withhold more than £45m in aid for the UN relief agency for Palestinians, a move that could prove “catastrophic” for the humanitarian organisation and half a million children.
Domestic abuse victim finally granted refugee status
Case prompts claims that the UK asylum system is dangerous for women whose immigration status is linked to their partner.
A second Syria
What does the future hold for the millions of people that have fled to Turkey from war-torn Syria?