Ministers have committed to reviewing the current policy banning people seeking asylum from working in the long-awaited White Paper on immigration. Alongside our partners in…
Refugee ActionDecember 19, 2018
Responding to the publication today (29 November 2018) of the Home Office's latest Immigration Statistics which show that the number of people waiting over six…
Refugee ActionNovember 29, 2018
Responding to the publication of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's report into asylum accommodation in the UK , Stephen Hale, Chief Executive…
Refugee ActionNovember 20, 2018
Lack of commitment on refugee resettlement post-2020 putting scheme at risk Refugee Action and the Refugee Council are calling on the Government to make a…
Refugee ActionAugust 23, 2018
Refugee Action is today launching an England-wide programme to help prevent people in the asylum system living in crisis. The Early Action Charter for People…
Refugee ActionAugust 2, 2018
The lives of people seeking asylum are being put at risk as they are denied justice due to drastic cuts to legal aid, new research…
Refugee ActionJuly 19, 2018
Continuing Home Office failures are leaving people seeking safety in Britain homeless and forcing families further into poverty, a new analysis by Refugee Action shows.…
Refugee ActionJuly 6, 2018
Refugee Action founder Colin Hodgetts is to be awarded an MBE for services to refugees. Mr Hodgetts set up Refugee Action in 1981 to respond…
Refugee ActionJune 9, 2018
Refugee Action and the Refugee Council are calling on the Government to make a new commitment on the future of resettlement in Britain and expand…
Refugee ActionMay 24, 2018
Refugee Voices
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Mohsen
When he lived in Tehran, Mohsen worked as a firefighter, surrounded by a close-knit group of friends, colleagues and family. He was forced to flee…
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Mahmoud
In Syria, Mahmoud was a successful tradesman, living happily with his wife and four children in a big house in the country’s capital, Damascus. War…