Refugees

Six fire engines and specialist resources were sent to the scene in Stonyhurst Street in the Possilpark area of Glasgow.

Police say Glasgow tenement fire was started deliberately

Players try to cool down during a hydration break in the Fifa Club World Cup game between Red Bull Salzburg and Al Hilal in Washington DC last year (Picture: Michael Reaves)

Searing heat facing Scotland at World Cup is a warning to the world Ian Johnston

ESOL classes have attracted protests in recent months

Exclusive English classes 'should be expanded' to help boost Scottish economy

Anas Sarwar and Nigel Farage

Anas Sarwar warns 'disturbing' SNP refugees plan would help Reform

A child refugee is carried to shore by a member of the RNLI (Picture: Henry Nicholls)

Labour needs to realise cruelty has no place in UK's asylum system The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth

Cameron Barracks in Inverness

Scottish MP apologises for 'coloured people' asylum seeker comment

Screen grab of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood making a statement to the House of Commons on the asylum system.

Home Secretary sets out reforms to overhaul ‘unfair’ asylum system

The University of Glasgow is among those supporting academics from conflict zones

Scotland's universities urged to show 'mettle' for asylum seekers

Thousands of migrants have crossed the Channel on small boats this year

SNP accuses Labour of 'pandering' to Reform ahead of asylum shake-up

Edinburgh City Council headquarters

Homeless refugee applications from outside Scotland soar in Edinburgh

Cameron Barracks in Inverness

Asylum seekers 'not mass murderers and rapists', Highlanders told

Cameron Barracks in Inverness

Cameron Barracks: Ministers' 'unanswered questions' on asylum seekers

Shelter Scotland hit out at ‘misinformation’

Housing crisis 'is being weaponised' to create division, warns charity

The Scottish Government has 'raised our concerns about the suitability' of Cameron Barracks in Inverness to house asylum seekers (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

Labour should take Inverness asylum seeker concerns seriously Scotsman comment

Shoppers on Buchanan Street in Glasgow

SNP accused of 'kettling' asylum seekers into Glasgow's poorest areas

Protesters called for an end to the detention of asylum seekers in hotels after six people were injured in a knife attack at Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow in June 2020.

Exclusive Labour MP says Reform comparisons are an attempt to 'silence' her

People take part in a Stand Up To Racism counter protest during a protest by people attending a Save Our Future & Our Kids Futures protest outside a hotel in Falkirk that is housing asylum seekers.

Exclusive SNP not pausing refugee homeless rules 'playing into Reform's hands'

An aerial stock view of Glasgow. Picture: Richard McCarthy/PA Wire

City Leader accuses Reform, asks other councils to take more refugees

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay and Reform leader Nigel Farage

Tories attacked for 'disgusting' asylum debate amid 'Reform panic'

Demonstrators protesting outside the Cladhan Hotel in Falkirk during August.

Brick thrown through window following protests outside asylum hotel

People protest about migrants outside the Cladhan Hotel in Falkirk (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why UK needs to treat asylum seekers like Ukrainian refugees Dr Dan Fisher

Palestinians gather to receive cooked meals from a food distribution centre in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Picture: Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images

How do you legally claim asylum in the UK? For most, it's impossible Robina Qureshi

Protesters take part in a Save Our Future & Our Kids Futures demontration outside the Cladhan Hotel in Falkirk on Saturday, which was met with a counter protest from anti-racism campaigners. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

Hundreds protest outside Falkirk ‘asylum hotel’

Anti-migrant protests in Perth.

Exclusive Poll: Immigration surges as top voter priority in 'striking shift'

A High Court challenge has been brought against the government’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Credit: Getty Images

SNP defends 'strong' rights making Glasgow £40m magnet for refugees

There are plans for anti-refugee protests in Scotland

Refugees are welcome in Scotland - racist attitudes must be sent home Catriona Stewart

People take part in a counter protest against an Abolish Asylum System protest outside the Radisson Hotel in Perth.

Hundreds gather for Perth protests over asylum hotels

Anti-racism counter-protesters across from the demonstrators protesting against "uncontrolled illegal immigration" outside the Cladhan Hotel in Falkirk.

Anti-racism demonstrators stage counter-protest in Falkirk

The cast of Life In One Suitcase, to be performed at the EICC on Friday.

Theatre company set up on Scottish refugee ship to perform at Fringe

Glasgow Afghan United managing director and tournament organiser Abdul Bostani launches the 2025 Refugee World Cup at Hampden Park with Cammy Bell and Packie Bonner. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Fifa and Scottish football clubs to take note of Refugee World Cup

Dhal and aubergine curry from the Glasgow pop-up public diner meal

I tried a public diner - why these civic restaurants should return

Former Edinburgh Council leader Cammy Day.

Former Edinburgh council leader Cammy Day re-joins Labour Party

From asylum seeker to civil servant in Scotland Shahid Khan

Fragments of Gurbet will premiere at Refugee Festival Scotland.

Exclusive The Glasgow places with 'invisible associations' to refugees

A protester communicates with people held inside the Brook House Immigration Removal Centre near Gatwick Airport (Picture: Niklas Halle'n)

Refugee Tales: Why indefinite detention in UK should shock us all David Herd

Miraji Ahmed competing in the triple jump as a junior

The athlete from a high-rise tower block inspiring others

Some schools have become a 'battleground of blame and violence' due to the rise of far-right movements, an incoming teaching union president will claim

Scottish schools a 'battleground of violence' due to far right - union

Glasgow could pause taking in asylum seekers. Credit: Getty Images

Exclusive Glasgow Council warned people will sleep on streets if asylum paused

Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Exclusive UK criticised by SNP for 'devastating' refugee child benefits cut

A High Court challenge has been brought against the government’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Credit: Getty Images

Exclusive Solution revealed for Home Office to ease Glasgow homeless pressures

Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle Picture: PA

Labour minister snubs Glasgow asylum seeker crisis talks

Members of the Women Together group of refugees in Glasgow take part in educational programmes and other activities design to improve their wellbeing

Horrific stories of female refugees explain why they had to flee
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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

Analysis Anas Sarwar needs distance from UK Labour policies and the SNP

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The Home Office has rejected plans for a asylum seeker work pilot from SNP ministers Credit: Getty Images

Exclusive Labour rejects SNP's asylum seeker plans despite majority backing idea

Zeinab Elsayed, pictured here at a protest

How David Lynch is helping Scottish refugees and those with trauma

Former council leader Cammy Day resigned after allegations of inappropriate behaviour

Exclusive Council facing questions over Day complaints after email 'disappeared'

Glasgow City Council could pause its role as an asylum seeker dispersal city Credit: Getty Images

Exclusive Glasgow threatens to 'pause' role as asylum dispersal city

A protest in 2023 outside a hotel housing refugees in Erskine (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why Glasgow should get more money to accommodate asylum seekers Scotsman comment

Syrian refugees met with First Minister John Swinney at Bute House

Exclusive 'I will destroy my children's future': Syrians fear leaving Scotland

People celebrate in Umayyad Square, Damascus, after the fall of the Assad regime (Picture: Louai Beshara)

Syrian refugees need time to decide whether it's safe to return home Christine Jardine

Tasmin Helmi (centre) said the fall of the Assad regine is 'like a dream come true'.

Exclusive 'Like a dream coming true': Syrian refugee in Scotland on Assad's fall

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaks to the media. Picture: PA

Sarwar says claims about Edinburgh council leader 'deeply distressing'

A High Court challenge has been brought against the government’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Credit: Getty Images

Home Office relaxes 28-day asylum seeker rule after Glasgow 'pressure'

Glasgow is accommodating more asylum seekers than any other UK authority Credit: Getty Images

Glasgow under pressure with more asylum seekers than any UK council

Asylum seekers could have work restrictions relaxed under a Scottish Government pilot scheme Credit: Getty Images

The Scottish rule change that would be game changer for asylum seekers

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