refugees

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

Refugee Women of Bristol: Bridging Cultures

Susannah Eley

Edition 41

Mural Artwork by Bristol Refugee Artists Collective

What does belonging mean to you?

Bristol Refugee Arts Collective

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

Asylum seekers who are being temporarily housed at a remote Holiday Inn near Bristol Airport have complained of racial discrimination at the hands of bus drivers on the one route connecting them to the city.

Joe Skirkowski

Your Bristol Life

Listen: The Bristolian Refugee by Sam Sayer

Your Bristol Life is a new series of five podcasts shining a light on underrepresented aspects of Bristol's history. This BCfm series was made with the Bristol Cable, Bristol History Podcast and In The Dark.

Tom Brothwell
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
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