refugees

General Election 2024

VIDEO: What We Want – Bristol’s frontline workers reveal their priorities for the next government

We're only a few days away from a general election. In a short video series, frontline workers explain how their sector has fared under the Tories – and what changes they want to see.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans

Features

From city of sanctuary to ‘city of opportunity’ – how Bristol can better integrate refugees

Alex King
Alex King

Opinion

‘The Illegal Migration Bill is not only deeply cruel. But also a shameless attempt to embolden extremism.’

Tom Daly Calum Dawkins
Tom Daly (Bristol Refugee Rights) and Calum Dawkins (Bristol Refugee Rights)

Features

‘People are still here, and they are thriving’: how a local network has stepped up for asylum seekers

Since 2008, Bristol Hospitality Network has hosted nearly 250 asylum seekers at risk of destitution. As co-founder Rachael Bee steps down, we look back at her legacy and what has changed for people seeking refuge in the city.

Arvind Howarth
Arvind Howarth

Reports

‘I’m not taking any more asylum seekers’: Stagecoach ‘urgently’ investigating discrimination claims

Joe Skirkowski

Your Bristol Life

Listen: The Bristolian Refugee by Sam Sayer

Tom Brothwell Marcus Smith
Tom Brothwell and Marcus Smith

Opinion

‘Rwanda is just one part of the government’s latest attack on asylum seekers’

Bristol Refugee Rights outlines the stark impact of the Nationality and Borders Act on asylum seekers – from dodgy age assessments to going underground.

Tom Daly
Tom Daly (Bristol Refugee Rights)

Reports

Inside the refugee facility in Poland where a Bristol charity is helping Ukrainians get to the UK

James Rogerson was one of the Bristol volunteers with charity Love Bristol helping Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, whose attempts to come to the UK have been delayed.

James Rogerson
James Rogerson

Edition 29

The budget hotels where asylum seekers live in limbo

Bahara is one of hundreds of asylum seekers who live in small rooms in budget hotels on the edge of Bristol. She has no money and no idea when she will be moved, or where she will be sent.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Reports

Ukraine community group helps to plug gaps in government’s refugee resettlement scheme

'Ukrainians in Bristol' has nearly quadrupled in size since the Russian invasion. It started as a Facebook group but now acts as an information centre helping to bring over refugees and organise aid.

Joe Skirkowski

Reports

Bristol council to call on government to improve support for Ukrainian refugees

A number of motions related to Russia's invasion have been submitted to full council.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

More than 60 Afghan refugees offered temporary sanctuary in Bristol

Local health bosses say almost 200 people fleeing the Taliban may arrive in the city, with mayor Marvin Rees telling councillors local landlords have committed to housing 16 families so far.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)
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