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Alan Gignoux: Homeland Lost review – a landscape as bereft as its people

Resonant black and white photographs show Palestinian refugees and the sites today of the homes they were forced to leave during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3

Yvette Cooper plays friendly cricket match with exiled Afghan women’s team

Ms Cooper said it was an ‘outrage’ the Afghan women’s refugee team could not play cricket in their homeland because of the Taliban.

Evening Standard · Jul 2

Immigration and asylum bill: why yet another attempt to overhaul the system won’t work

The UK government’s immigration and asylum bill puts forward a number of proposals to overhaul the asylum system. These include changes to how human rights are interpreted, and requiring refugees to pay back some of the support they receive. If passed, it will be the fifth immigration act adopted since…

The Conversation · Jul 2

Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards living costs under new UK law

Means-tested scheme included in immigration and asylum bill condemned by charities for placing tax on refugees

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29

Asylum seekers to be billed £10,000 to cover own support once they start earning money

Home Office plans slammed as ‘performative cruelty’ as campaigners warn new policy will fail to tackle the real issues in asylum system

The Independent UK · Jun 29

UK Government’s new refugee repayment plan branded ‘performative cruelty’

ASYLUM seekers will be made to pay up to £10,000 towards the cost of their accommodation and support once they start earning, Shabana Mahmood has…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 29

Thousands of foreign nationals leave South Africa ahead of June 30 'deadline'

Thousands of people have fled South Africa in recent weeks ahead of a June 30 "deadline" for foreign nationals to leave the country announced by anti-immigrant groups. We spoke to Congolese refugees in KwaZulu-Natal province who were forced to leave their homes and livelihoods after anti-immigrant protests erupted in violence.

France 24 · Jun 29

Inside the Tiananmen Square activist’s daring escape to Canada from China by sea

Chinese dissident Dong Guangping has finally reached Canada after a perilous escape from China

The Independent UK · Jun 29

SCOTUS is done with immigrant rights

The Supreme Court's latest rulings signal that compassionate conservatism is officially dead

Salon · Jun 28

Labour's Canada-Style Refugee Plan Could Let Community Groups Bring Thousands to Britain

Labour is preparing new asylum sponsorship routes that would let community groups, universities and employers help bring thousands of refugees to Britain under a capped system inspired by Canada.

International Business Times UK · Jun 28