Refugees and asylum seekers

Remembering missing family members

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Children in a classroom raise their hands.

"Children can be agents for change"

Children are asking more and more questions about refugees and asylum seekers. But where to start with such a complex topic?

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Celebrating Leaps & Grounds, the British Red Cross’ coffee project

Our social enterprise that helped craft the careers of dozens of refugee women

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A photograph of the Amiri family at their son Hussein's graduation. The family fled from Afghanistan and now live in Wales.

"This is not a refugee story, it's a love story"

Hamed Amiri's life has been extraordinary. Here, he describes his family’s escape from Herat, which inspired a sell-out play.

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Illustration capturing different refugees for the help for refugees campaign.

How the Illegal Migration Bill affects vulnerable communities

The Illegal Migration Bill has now passed and will become law. But what will it actually mean for people who have fled their home countries?

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A family reunion that was five years in the making

Kai's search for his parents took him from childhood to adulthood

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Lonely young man gazes out of a window with his head in his hands.

Asylum seekers: are they living on easy street?

With so many conflicting reports, it's hard to picture life for an asylum seeker in the UK. We shed some light on the matter.

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Two women and two children sit on a sofa smiling at the camera. They have been living in the UK since arriving from Ukraine in September 2022

"We instantly felt safe - for the first time in months, I was finally calm"

Karyna and her family's journey from Ukraine to the UK took six months. Here, she tells their story

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Children enjoying a lesson

Every refugee matters: how to teach young people about migration

Teaching young people to empathise with refugees can build a better world. Here’s how to start

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Could you imagine not knowing what had happened to a loved one?

This video illustrates the sheer number number of people that go missing on their way to Europe each year

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"No mother will simply accept that she might not see her child ever again”

Volunteer Mohamad on the experience of the thousands of Syrians who have been separated from their families

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Black and white photo showing people fleeing with their belongings during the war.

Refugees: Forced to Flee opens at the Imperial War Museum

The exhibition highlights the stories of people forced to flee their homes

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