migration

Illustration of a woman in a headscarf holding a miniature family engulfed in flames on their hand.

Edition 43

‘Your soul dies but your body stays alive’

After reaching the UK, Palestinians from Gaza face uncertain futures as they wait to be reunited with their families

Roshan De Stone
Roshan De Stone

Hope Is Around The Corner

If you terrorise children, we have nothing in common

Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla

Edition 41

A man sits alone in front of a restaurant table with a cup of tea, looking at his phone.

Flavours without borders: A culinary journey down Stapleton Road

Olumide Osinoiki
Illustration of a family sitting on a bed in a hotel room, with protesters outside the window.

Voices

At home with refugees

A veteran journalist reflects on the hidden traumas he has witnessed over a quarter of a century of hosting refugees in his Bristol home

Mike Jempson
Mike Jempson

Edition 41

Bristol: City of Sanctuary?

Colin Thomas

Edition 41

Refugee Women of Bristol: Bridging Cultures

Susannah Eley

Edition 41

Mural Artwork by Bristol Refugee Artists Collective

What does belonging mean to you?

The Cable asked members of Bristol Refugee Artists Collective — made up of 15 members who’ve found community and expression through art — to respond to this question. Their artwork reflects the complexities, struggles and unexpected joys of migration

Bristol Refugee Arts Collective

Edition 41

A wooden sign reading welcome in English and other languages hanging on a brick wall.

Easton Family Christian Centre: A sacred space reimagined

Community Engagement lead Begonya Miranda visits Easton Christian Family Centre — a church remarkable for its interfaith approach and powerful model of belonging

Begonya Miranda
Begonya Miranda

Edition 41

In love and in limbo: Queer migrants who found love in a hostile environment

For queer migrants, building a life in the UK means navigating a hostile immigration system - steep visa fees, sponsorship hurdles, and uncertain futures. Roshan De Stone meets some of the people who found love and belonging, in spite of it all.

Roshan De Stone
Roshan De Stone

Edition 41

Moyah: Sound of survival

MoYah — rapper, Afrofusion artist, activist — sits down with The Cable to trace his journey from Mozambique to Portugal to the UK, and how that path shaped his sound and sense of self

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Edition 41

 I came to the UK for a better future — now I’m stuck in the visa trap

After arriving on a Student visa, Telojo Emina had just two years post-graduation to find a sponsor — or leave the UK. This is her story of building a life caught between limbo and a ticking clock

Telojo Emina
Telojo Emina

Edition 41

Underpaid, over-policed and under threat: Bristol’s delivery drivers at the sharp end of government’s immigration crackdown

As a government crackdown on 'illegal working' in the gig economy intensifies, The Cable investigate how it’s affecting riders and what it takes to resist immigration raids

Adam Quarshie Sean Morrison
Adam Quarshie and Sean Morrison
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