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Habib’s story shows the journey and painful losses that he experienced. Like many other unaccompanied child migrants Habib lives in constant fear of being returned to Afghanistan, waiting nearly 7 years for his status to be confirmed. Habib’s story shows … Continue reading ‘Dear Habib’: The true story of a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child
By Jennifer Allsopp Orginally posted on Open Democracy Parliament has voted to silence the voices of local communities. Their message of European solidarity and warm welcome for refugees is an anathema to the politics of Brexit Britain. PassageSymbolically resonant of … Continue reading A very British tug of war over Europe’s child refugees
Kotaiba was 17 years old when he left a war zone, crossed Europe and the Mediterranean and tried to jump on to a train in Calais. In 2016 he was allowed to join his family in London. BBC followed him … Continue reading A year in the life of a Syrian teenager in London
We’re collaborating with Mandala Theatre Company on a theatre play about unaccompanied minors, directed by Yasmin Sidhwa. Tour dates: 27, 28 September: The Old Rep, Birmingham 29*, 30 September: Pegasus Theatre, Oxford 13* October: Tramshed Theatre, GLYPT, Woolwich, London 22 October*: LV21, Gravesend, Kent … Continue reading Night light: New theatre play about unaccompanied minors
You have 29 days left to listen to our colleague Habib Rezaie’s thought of the day on BBC Radio Leicester (from 40’41”). This is part of an exciting new initiative: a month-long pop-up internet radio station called Sanctuary Radio (#sanctuaryradio) where young asylum seekers … Continue reading Thought of the day: Habib Rezaie on BBC radio
The aim of this Research Brief is to report on data collected via Freedom of Information (FOI) requests submitted to all local authorities in England concerning unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). The request asked for local authority statistics from the previous … Continue reading Mapping UASC in England – new publication
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Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham The UK government has offered to take 3,000 extra lone refugee children in its existing resettlement scheme for Syrian refugees. But the offer has two caveats: it is only for… Continue reading Britain is to take 3,000 refugee children by 2020 … Generous? Think again
By Rachel Humphris, University of Birmingham The Immigration Bill is continuing to roll through UK Parliament. On Tuesday 12th April the House of Lords gave the Bill its third and final reading, ready to send back to the House of … Continue reading What’s happening with the Immigration Bill and unaccompanied minors
Since March 2014, Refugee Support Netwok has been systematically monitoring what happens to former child asylum seekers who have been forcibly removed to Afghanistan after turning 18. After Return documents their experiences and, for the first time, fills a vital evidence gap … Continue reading After Return: young people forcibly removed to Afghanistan
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