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We call upon everyone who understands the grim reality of living in uncertainty, far from friends and relatives, and constantly waiting, to amplify our concerns and pay attention to our calls. We, residents of the Holiday Inn Express, who have recently received transfer letters to the Bibby Stockholm barge, have been trying to build a

Asylum Welcome’s Director, Mark Goldring, explains how two refugees ended up camping outside West Berkshire Council offices after having been granted permission to stay in the UK. You can watch the interview with Mark on ITV Meridian here. You can also read more about the situation in Berkshire from our colleague Nick Harbourne, CEO of

Asylum Welcome rejects Suella Braverman’s unfounded claims regarding gender and sexuality as illegitimate grounds to claim asylum in the UK. Braverman claims that "simply being gay, or a woman, and fearful of discrimination in your country of origin" is no longer a good enough basis on which to be granted refugee status, because there are "vast

By Hallam Tuck  'Under the Home Office, and its contractor G4S, Brooke House was not sufficiently decent, secure, or caring for detained people or its staff. An environment flourished in which unacceptable treatment became more likely.’ Kate Eves, Chair of the Brook House Inquiry.  The Brook House Inquiry report published on 19th September has exposed

By Mark Goldring, Director  My colleagues witnessed the joy on the faces of nine Afghan children who moved with their parents into a house in Oxford last week. The children love having a garden to play in and rooms to organise as they want, a place where their parents can cook the food they have