The fight goes on……
The cencellation of the contract has put Glasgow's Asylum community in a perilous situation Photograph by Stuart Maxwell Last month, more than 1300 asylum seekers were threatened with ‘removal’ at...
View ArticleUKBA makes even more people destitute and homeless.
Around 200 people will be made destitute and left to live on the streets of Glasgow soon when the UK Borders Agency (UKBA) makes them homeless. The UKBA has moved its housing contract for asylum...
View ArticleNight shelter needs new organiser
A volunteer is needed to co-ordinate the work of supporters who feed and house around a dozen destitute asylum seekers every night in Glasgow. Brian Cottrell the present co-ordinator Brian Cottrell...
View ArticleResistance to destitution grows
Some of the crowd who attended the rally Resistance is growing to the fact that as many as 140 asylum seekers will be made destitute in Glasgow in the next few weeks. This follows a change of provider...
View ArticleRally highlights destitute asylum seekers’ plight
by Martin Graham Noreen Real addresses the rain soaked crowd. ONE HUNDRED and fifty people braved the cold and hail on Saturday morning to attend a rally at the UKBA building at Brand Street, Govan, to...
View ArticleUnlocking the heart of the caring city
Ako and Mohamed both had to sleep at a night shelter. At least three asylum seekers in Glasgow have been locked out of their accommodation by Ypeople without warning. Each was left in the clothes he...
View ArticleMore protests on asylum seekers’ evictions
A sizeable crowd protested outside Glasgow City Chambers today (Thursday 17 May) at the eviction of asylum seekers from their homes in the city, leaving them to sleep on the streets. Councillors from...
View ArticleGovan Fair makes merry while deportations are stepped up
On the morning of Govan Fair 2012, an asylum seeker made homeless by Y people recently, was detained by the UK Borders Authority at its Govan office in Brand Street. He is scheduled to be deportation...
View ArticleCourt battle started to prevent mass evictions
Protesters make their point in advance of the court hearings. Photograph by Ako Khalil Some asylum seekers may be saved from destitution if a legal challenge, started on Wednesday 17 October at Glasgow...
View ArticleAsylum seekers raise the roof
Asylum seekers in Scotland have set up their own residents’ association to promote the interests of all residents in asylum seekers’ housing. They will have an open day on Saturday 16 November at Alive...
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