Returning after Christmas and the new year, it can feel as though it’s been decades since you last sat at your desk. It’s a time…
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Mansoor was in the UK studying for his PhD in Economics when threats were made to harm his wife and three young children, who were…
Not being able to work for years made me feel anxious and ashamed, but I had no choice because I knew that people seeking asylum…
Allowing people to work is giving them their right to be human; it is giving them their right to live a normal life. The war…
Last week, I went to the British Parliament and shared the story of my life here with MPs, members of the House of Lords, and…
People seeking safety in our country are banned from working. They are unable to provide for themselves and their families and often left to live…
By Ala’a I was 13-years-old when war broke out in Syria. My family and I were forced to flee our home in the western city…
My story that would have given me 70 lashes in Iran. I knew converting to Christianity in Iran is very dangerous and would be a problem. It’s illegal and can be punishable by death.
After recently confessing I avidly watch Love Island, I’ve had to spend a lot of time explaining why. It does indeed feel like the guiltiest…
By Rachel Ward-Newton, Gateway Resettlement Language Coordinator, Refugee Action Jamela, a Palestinian refugee who moved from Iraq to the UK five months ago told me…
