Perth Amnesty International organised a celebration for local Afghan women to mark International Women’s Day in collaboration with Scottish Refugee Council.
The event took place on Saturday March 4th at the AK Bell Library.
Afghan women living locally …
Author Archives: Chris Afuakwah
Stop the Refugee Ban Bill
This afternoon, MPs will debate the second reading of the UK Government’s cruel new Illegal Migration Bill.
The Bill is, in reality, a Refugee Ban. If passed, it will not only strip people of their right to seek asylum in the UK, but also punish them f…
Our visit to the Bield’s creative arts residency
Peace… Calm…Relief…
…just some of the words used by participants to describe their experience at the New Scots Creative Arts Residency, held by the Bield at Blackruthven.
Funded by the Reaching New Scots Fund, with thanks to the National Lottery Commun…
LGBT+ History Month 2023
Behind the Lens
The theme of LGBT+ History Month 2023 is “Behind the Lens”, celebrating the contributions of LGBT+ people to cinema and film, including everybody working behind the scenes.
We asked our team to share films and TV shows which tell storie…
Photographing new Scots: a best practice guide
What is best practice?
Groups supporting refugees in Scotland have a duty of care towards the people they support when taking and sharing photographs of them.
Someone who has had to flee persecution has been through a lot. Photographers working in this…
Photographing new Scots: a best practice guide
What is best practice?
Groups supporting refugees in Scotland have a duty of care towards the people they support when taking and sharing photographs of them.
Someone who has had to flee persecution has been through a lot. Photographers working in this…
Voices: The Community Story
We were delighted to be approached by Scottish Council on Archives to support their project “Voices: The Community Story,” as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022.
About Voices: The Community Story
Voices: The Community Story is an oral history proj…
Voices: The Community Story
We were delighted to be approached by Scottish Council on Archives to support their project “Voices: The Community Story,” as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022.
About Voices: The Community Story
Voices: The Community Story is an oral history proj…
Young people in Perthshire celebrate food and culture in new exhibition
A new exhibition created by young people in Perthshire will be on display until December at Perth Museum.
Our Communities team, working alongside the Scottish Guardianship Service, have been working with unaccompanied young people resettled across Scot…
FOIs reveal that people seeking refugee protection in Scotland are being detained in police cells
People seeking safety in Scotland are being held in police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration detention powers.
Since April, the majority of people that have been held in police cells in Scotland under immigration detention powers are from coun…