Migration and displacement stories



How the Illegal Migration Bill affects vulnerable people

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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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Refugees and people seeking asylum: get the facts, not the myths

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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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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Six myth-busting facts about refugees

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

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Safe homes for refugees: learning from Ukraine schemes

By British Red Cross

A report into ways to improve accommodation and resettlement for refugees by applying lessons learnt from the Ukraine response.

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Participants and VOICES ambassadors from the British Red Cross' kind place podcast.

Hear from refugees and asylum seekers in their own words

By the VOICES network

Our award-winning podcast. 'We are VOICES, is produced by refugees and people seeking asylum. They share first-hand stories about life in the UK and of their experiences along the migration route.

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Zain, one of the VOICES ambassadors who appears in the podcast, stands outside looking toward the camera

“I hope the podcast will help dispel a lot of myths, stereotypes, and negative narratives”

One VOICES ambassador shares his experiences of working on The kind place: We are VOICES, and what the new podcast means to him

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5 things women want to change about the asylum system

Women going through the asylum system on how it can be improved

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How we help refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK

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Isolated but not alone: how technology is helping young refugees combat loneliness

Our refugee support programmes moved online to help keep young women connected

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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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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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The brothers reunited after five years apart

By British Red Cross

When Lemar and Karim were split up fleeing gunfire, they both feared the worst. Five years and one unforgettable phone call later, they were together again

 

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Support for people caught up in trafficking

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The women-led programme supporting trafficked women and girls on their road to recovery

A safe house in Eastern Sudan is helping women process their trauma and move forward with their lives. This is Edana's story

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The UK is bleak for trafficking victims

How survivors are being failed and swept back into abuse

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Our history of helping refugees

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Jelly and cake: let's revive a 1940s tradition

Blacmange, cream cakes, peaches and tea? We gave evacuated children from home and abroad, the warmest of welcomes in 1944.

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A black and white photograph showing the Red Cross distributing milk during the partition in Multan, Pakistan

India partition: the Red Cross response to the refugee crisis

The partition of British India in 1947 triggered one of the largest population movements in history. This is how we responded.

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British Red Cross volunteers during WWI

Potato peelers, sock knitters and moss collectors

Meet the amazing volunteers who kept the Red Cross going during the First World War.

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