Together again: the family reunited miles from home in a global pandemic
When Faridun and his family were forced to leave Afghanistan, their search for safety kept them apart for four years. Until one day last year, when one of his sons stepped into a Red Cross family tracing office…
Read their storySupporting refugees through coronavirus
Isolated but not alone: how technology is helping young refugees combat loneliness
Our refugee support programmes moved online to help keep young people connected
This is not just a humanitarian challenge, but a public health one
By Naomi Phillips, Director of policy and advocacy
Using her skills to keep her new community safe: Rokaya’s story
Rokaya is helping in the fight against coronavirus by using her sewing skills to keep her community healthy
Meet the refugees and people seeking asylum who’ve seen it all – and now want change
By British Red Cross
They’ve fled persecution and violence, they’ve lost loved ones, they’ve experienced nights of dread in cells built for prisoners. But now, these refugees are speaking up via the VOICES network, a platform to challenge policies and stereotypes
Bringing families together
"My son would ask strangers to be his dad"
A story of theft, a child kidnap attempt… and finally, a happy reunion
"I saw a bomb kill a busload of people"
A mother’s mission to find her family a safe home
Sudanese refugees boxing their way to the top
How boxing is helping brothers Walid build new lives and dreams in the UK
Ten things about our work with refugees and people seeking asylum
By British Red Cross
17,000 food parcels. 1,000 baby packs. 3,000 people reunited. These aren’t statistics from a faraway conflict zone: they’re just a few of the ways we helped refugees here in the UK last year. Add translation and speaking up for change, and you’re starting to get the picture.
Speaking up for refugees and people seeking asylum
Six myth-busting facts about refugees
How good is your knowledge of the reality for asylum seekers?
How one small change could help thousands of refugees
The change could also save the UK economy millions
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"We will continue to speak up for refugees' rights"
Our CEO on why now is a crucial time to support those fleeing conflict and persecution
Finding hope onstage at the Globe
By British Red Cross
A group of young asylum seekers and refugees who came to Britain alone created a play to tell their stories their way. It's part of a life skills project we're running to create fun when life seems dark and lonely
A new life in the UK
Remarkable refugees: studying medicine after fleeing war
Becoming a doctor is no easy task, but it’s especially hard when you’re forced to uproot your life. Meet one of the young Syrians who’s thriving despite hardship
Read the storyImmigration detention
Escaping my homophobic father's ‘cure’
She sought safety in the UK, but found despair instead. One woman's journey to Scotland
Waiting for asylum and feeling suicidal
Humiliating, overwhelming, depressing – that’s how David describes it. Read his story of unnecessary suffering in the UK asylum system
Scared, confused, alone: the dark truths of immigration detention
People seeking asylum can be held without warning – this damaging system must change