What changes to the UK asylum system is Labour proposing? Refugees could face longer waits and possible return to their home country if it is deemed safe The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025
End of the Line for Permanent Asylum: UK To Announce Sweeping Reforms Shabana Mahmood to announce radical UK asylum overhaul on 17 November 2025: temporary status, 20-year settlement wait, Denmark-inspired deportations amid record £5.4bn ($7.12bn) claims International Business Times UK · Nov 16, 2025
Labour to deport more families under Mahmood’s new asylum crackdown despite growing backlash - latest Labour backbenchers accuse government of ‘chasing Reform’ with new measures The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2025
Trump's Racially Discriminatory Refugee Policy There is no non-racist justification for prioritizing white Afrikaner South Africans while closing the door to virtually all other groups. Reason · Nov 15, 2025
Asylum seekers to lose housing and benefit rights under Labour immigration system overhaul Home secretary will also lay out plans meaning refugees who arrive in Britain on small boats or lorries need to wait 20 years before applying to settle permanently The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025
Shabana Mahmood must take care not to stoke xenophobia THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The home secretary’s policy would be welcome if it helps stop the dangerous cross-Channel traffic, but is it really a deterrent? The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025
Home Secretary to announce ‘sweeping changes’ to asylum system Shabana Mahmood will lay out a series of reforms to the asylum system in the House of Commons on Monday. The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025
Home Secretary to scrap guaranteed asylum support in major system shake-up Shabana Mahmood will lay out a series of reforms to the asylum system in the House of Commons on Monday. Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2025
Safe routes and temporary status for refugees among plans for asylum reform Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to tackle illegal immigration and reform the asylum system on Monday. Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2025
Asylum in UK to be made temporary under Home Secretary’s plans Shabana Mahmood will lay out reforms modelled on the Danish system on Monday. Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2025
'Post-apocalyptic wasteland': aid worker describes enduring horror in Gaza A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, now more than a month old, has brought a fragile pause to two years of conflict in Gaza. Yet the humanitarian crisis remains brutal, with 92 percent of homes damaged or destroyed and millions in urgent need of aid. In an interview with RFI,… Radio France Internationale · Nov 14, 2025
As thousands flee, Sudan's war spills over into humanitarian crisis in Chad Chad has become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the conflict in Sudan – and, as violence against civilians intensifies in Darfur, even more people are crossing the border. The influx is straining already scarce resources in one of the poorest countries in Africa. Fresh from a… Radio France Internationale · Nov 14, 2025
Think twice before copying Denmark’s asylum policies When the British government recently announced its plan to emulate Denmark’s asylum and immigration system, it framed the move as a way to restore fairness and regain control. But for those who know how Denmark’s system actually works, the move raises serious ethical — and practical — questions. The Conversation · Nov 14, 2025
The UK wants to emulate Denmark’s hardline asylum model – but what does it actually look like? Denmark has slashed asylum numbers by granting only short-term status and by targeting ‘ghettoes’, which critics say has damaged the country’s values The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025 Marina Lewycka, British-Ukrainian author, dies aged 79 The writer, who was born in a refugee camp in Germany after the war, won the Wodehouse prize for comic writing for her debut A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025 Rita Ora supports our winter appeal: ‘Growing up as a refugee shaped who I am’ Refugees and people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity are London’s most disadvantaged groups. To support them, we launch our Winter Appeal with the backing of Rita Ora — and in collaboration with Comic Relief, which has pledged £500,000 to get us underway
The Guardian - US · Nov 12, 2025 A refugee’s deportation rattles a deeply conservative town: ‘What Trump has done is not Christlike’ Binod Shah, a refugee from Bhutan, went to church, got married and started an auto shop in Twin Falls, Idaho. But an arrest record got him caught in the ICE dragnet
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025 Death toll from capsized boat with Myanmar migrants climbs to 26 as more bodies recovered The death toll from a capsized boat carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar has risen to 26, with 14 survivors
The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025 Next day delivery, no weapons allowed: the unstoppable postal service keeping Ukraine going Nova Poshta connects frontline cities to the capital, and to millions of refugees across Europe, delivering everything from home comforts to house moving boxes, even under fire
The Conversation · Nov 11, 2025 As Australia welcomes its millionth refugee, its hardline border policies endure. We can lead by example again Any day now, Australia will welcome its millionth refugee since the second world war.
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025 At least 21 Rohingya refugees dead and dozens missing after boat sinks near Thailand–Malaysia border Rough seas hamper search operation near Langkawi Island
Newslaundry · Nov 11, 2025 Smog refugees: Skilled professionals are trading Delhi for clean air Adi didn’t leave Delhi with a grand plan or a dramatic declaration. He slipped out the way younger people often do when they feel suffocated, but your mom still wants you home. “I said I’m going for a few days,” he tells me. “And… I just didn’t come back.” No…
The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2025 US has sent $7.5m to Equatorial Guinea to accept noncitizen deportees Country is one of world’s most repressive and corrupt, raising concerns over rights abuses of those deported
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025 ‘Never lose hope’: how a new Afghanistan women’s team helps refugees cope with trauma Afghan Women United is comprised of players forced to flee their homeland and is another step in beating barriers
Louder · Nov 8, 2025 “We all blamed each other, but we never doubted the song”: It took Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers more than 100 takes to nail one of their greatest songs – and it still ended up being “an albatross” around their necks When Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers teamed up with a hotshot new producer for a 1979 classic, it nearly broke the band