Refugees and asylum seekers

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What is violence against women?

Learn more about what gender-based violence is, and how the British Red Cross is working with survivors

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Mada and her daughter Hala stand together in central London. Mada and her family were reunited in the UK after fleeing Syria

What is happening to the UK's asylum system?

The Nationality and Borders Bill has been passed into law. This is what it's likely to mean for people seeking protection in the UK

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Why the UK family reunion process puts people in danger

Lydia helps reunite families torn apart by war and conflict as part of the British Red Cross' co-funded REPAIR project with the EU. She explains why the UK's complex family reunion process is keeping families apart, and in danger.

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Things you didn't know

... about our work with refugees and people seeking asylum

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Six myth-busting facts about refugees

How good is your knowledge of the reality for asylum seekers?

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How one small change could help thousands of refugees and save millions

One simple change could benefit the UK economy by seven million pounds a year

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Mada and Hala

"My son would ask strangers to be his dad"

A story of theft, a child kidnap attempt… and finally, a happy reunion

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Scared, confused, alone: the dark truths of immigration detention

People seeking asylum can be held without warning – this damaging system must change

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