Celebrities joins in welcoming Refugees
This week is Refugee Week (15-21 June 2009) and is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages better unders…
General Issues
Refugee Week Special Interview - Ticha
Ticha Kanjanda, aged 38, is a volunteer at the Portsmouth orientation project. She is on a placement from Southampton University, where she is studying for a degree in social care. She ex…
Refugee Week Special Interview - Hamed
30-year-old Darfur-born asylum seeker Hamed is a self-confessed gadgets fanatic. Now living in Manchester, the former cattle herder describes the sprawling urban city as "home" despite the fact t…
British Red Cross survey on refugees
Public massively overestimate numbers seeking refuge in UK, British Red Cross survey reveals A massive 95% of the British public do not know how many people apply for asylum in the UK each y…
Who opened the door to the BNP?
In their pursuit of winnable seats, Labour and the Tories left a vacuum that the BNP has gladly filled... So isn't this a mess? The results of the local and Euro elections has shown that …
BNP leader pelted with eggs
The BNP leader Nick Griffin was forced to abandon a press conference outside parliament yesterday (June 10, 2009) after protesters pelted him with eggs. The demonstrators shouted "Off our…
Keeping citizenship just out of reach
Female, non-white or disabled? Then you can forget becoming a British citizen - a new bill gives you little chance... If you're a migrant and you happen also to be either female, not whit…
