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Scottish Refugee Council is launched in July 1985 in response to the humanitarian crisis in Vietnam

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Black and white photograph of refugees from Vietnam who have settled in Scotland linking arms outside a block of flats

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2011: 60 Years of the UN Refugee Convention

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2011: 60 Years of the UN Refugee Convention

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In 2011, this short film is created to mark the 60th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention

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Courage: 60 Years of the UN Refugee Convention

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When COVID 19 hit, our office closes but our work does not stop. Staff and volunteers continue delivering advice and support online and over the phone. This short film captures some of the hopes, fears and stories our caseworkers listen to every day.

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2021: Reflections on the UN Refugee Convention

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2021: Reflections on the UN Refugee Convention

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To mark 70 years of the UN Refugee Convention in 2021, Scottish Refugee Council asks two artists who came to Scotland in search of safety to explore what this anniversary means to them.

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Amber Film 2021 | Marking 70 years of the UN Refugee Convention

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Scottish indie musicians The Snuts donate the video budget for their song, Somebody Loves You to Scottish Refugee Council and ask people supported by the charity to help them make the official music video, which is recorded on mobile phones.

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The Snuts - Somebody Loves You (Official Music Video)

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Old poster in yellow, black and white showing people walking through the remains of damaged buildings with the caption: 'Don't you find moving stressful?'

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Cover of the Scottish Refugee Council annual report for 1995/96

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2024: Launching our Scotland-wide Refugee Support Service

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2024: Launching our Scotland-wide Refugee Support Service

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We launch a Refugee Support Service to provide information, advice and support to everyone who needs our help, wherever in Scotland they are based

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RSS - information session in an asylum hotel - photo by Angela Catlin

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On 13 May 2021, a protest on Kenmure Street, Glasgow captures global attention after hundreds of locals successfully gather to block immigration enforcement from taking away two of their neighbours.

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Kenmure Street - May 2021 - photo Rachel

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2025: Scotland's biggest refugee job fair

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2025: Scotland's biggest refugee job fair

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In March 2025, more than 400 people attend Scotland's biggest ever job fair at Glasgow City Chambers. The job fair, which was organised as part of a series of events to mark Scottish Refugee Council's 40th anniversary, brought together refugees looking for work with employers, keen to learn about the valuable skills and experience New Scots can contribute to the job market. It was run in partnership with six organisations. Read more here: https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/refugee-job-fair/

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A team of Scottish Refugee Council staff and volunteers complete the Kiltwalk to mark our 40th anniversary year, raising an impressive £2,720 in support of people seeking safety in Scotland.

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In April 2025, hundreds of people take to the floor for a special Scottish Refugee Council 40th anniversary spring ceilidh, raising more than £12,800

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Hundreds of people gather at the Trades Hall in Glasgow for a Scotland: Together With Refugees event on 20 October 2021. Scottish Refugee Council is one of the founding members of Together With Refugees, a UK-wide coalition calling for a better, fairer and more humane approach to supporting people seeking safety.

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An exhibition featuring portraits of people who are rebuilding their lives in Scotland opens in Dumfries to mark 40 years of Scottish Refugee Council. New Scots Portraits is a unique collection of pictures by photographer Angela Catlin commissioned to document the experiences of people who have settled in communities across the country.

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1995: 10 years of supporting refugees in Scotland

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1995: 10 years of supporting refugees in Scotland

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On our tenth anniversary, Nelson Mandela becomes our patron

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Painting of Nelson Mandela wearing a blue patterned shirt and trousers, which is on display in the Scottish Refugee Council office

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Scotland welcomes people fleeing civil war in Syria under a UK-wide resettlement scheme. All of Scotland’s 32 local authorities sign up

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A row of people in coats pulling suitcases walking through a residential street in Scotland

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2010: Introducing the Scottish Guardianship Service

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2010: Introducing the Scottish Guardianship Service

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In partnership with Aberlour Childcare Trust,

we launch a support service to help unaccompanied asylum seeking children cope with being alone in an unfamiliar country

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Collage of self portraits by young people supported by the Scottish Guardianship Service to mark the 10th anniversary of the service (2020)

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portraits by young people supported by Guardianship Scotland 2020

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Asylum accommodation provider Serco announces they will evict hundreds of people from their homes by changing the locks. We lead a campaign to resist and overturn this policy

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A newspaper cutting showing hundreds of demonstrators forming a 'chain of support' outside Glasgow City Chambers to protest against lock-change evictions

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2019 - chain of support - stop lock change evictions

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Refugees living in Scotland win the right to vote in the country’s national and local elections.

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Glasgow signs up to the UK dispersal scheme to provide a home and support for people seeking safety from around the world – our office moves to the city too.

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We hold events for Refugee Week, the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating people seeking protection. This will later be known as Refugee Festival Scotland

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Lajee Dance group perform in brightly coloured costume at Refugee Week Scotland 2013

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Lajee Dance group perform at Refugee Week Scotland 2013

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We launch an Afghan Citizens Information Service for people fleeing Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in August 2021. This specialist phoneline was staffed by call handlers that were fluent in Dari and Pashto and had personal experience of beginning new lives as refugees in Scotland.

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2014: New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy

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2014: New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy

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We work with COSLA and the Scottish Government to co-write the first New Scots Integration Strategy, setting out Scotland’s commitment to support people rebuilding their lives here.

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Thousands across Scotland sign up to host people displaced by the war against Ukraine. Our staff and volunteers welcome hundreds of new arrivals at Glasgow airport

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2024: Syrian refugees meet Scotland's First Minister

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2024: Syrian refugees meet Scotland's First Minister

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After 13 years of conflict in Syria, the Assad regime collapses leading to both celebration and uncertainty for thousands of Syrians in Scotland. We join eight people from Syria, who have settled in Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen and Dundee, as they sit down with First Minister John Swinney to discuss their hopes and fears for the future.

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Syrian refugees who have settled in Scotland gather round a large wooden table for a meeting with First Minister John Swinney

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi, meets our chief executive Sabir Zazai while on a visit to Scotland to discover that their paths first crossed more than 30 years ago and 5000 miles away.

https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/un-chiefs-scotland-visit-uncovers-30-year-old-connection-with-charity-boss/

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UN chief’s Scotland visit uncovers 30 year old connection with charity boss - Scottish Refugee Council

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) met with the chief executive of Scottish…