Kamal Begi is a 16 year old student at an east London school, Afghani by birth. His father was killed by the Taliban, he himself was held at gunpoint, and his family brought him to the UK for his own safety. But the Home Office has turned down his appeals and is threatening him with deportation.

This is the executive summary of a report by Medical Justice (and others) on nearly 300 alleged assaults against asylum deportees. It reveals evidence of widespread and seemingly systemic abuse of vulnerable people who have fled their own countries seeking safety and refuge

Dawn raids are brutal, but they have emerged as a central facet of New Labour’s asylum and immigration policies. In 2006, 8,100 ‘enforcement operations’ were carried out before 8 am: an average of 22 dawn raids each day. John Burnett reports

The organisation Cage Prisoners calls for urgent action for a stateless Palestinian refugee, Mahmoud Abu Rideh, who is in a critical condition in a London hospital after being on hunger strike for over thirty days

The UK's Iraqi asylum seekers are now being forced to return not only to the more stable northern region, but to central and southern Iraq, says Human Rights Watch

The story of the two Nottingham Uni students who were arrested on bogus terror charges two weeks ago has turned into a victimisation campaign against one of the arrestees, says SchNEWS

Dawn raids are being used by the Borders and Immigration Agency to take failed asylum seekers into custody, prior to deportation. SchNews reports on attempts by activists to intercept the raids.

The British government admits that Iran executes gays and lesbians, but will not admit that there is systematic repression of homosexuals. Global pressure has forced them to back down, for the time being, on plans to return a 19-year-old asylum seeker to probable execution.

When talking about Iranian asylum seekers, activists should be careful not to play the Home Office’s game. Scott Long of Human Rights Watch reports.

The government has decided that a land of carnage is now acceptable for the Iraqis who fled it. Melanie McFadyean reports.

Diane Abbott calls for fair treatment for asylum seekers.

Andy Rowell describes the series of deceptions and injustices which have been visited upon the people of the Chagos Islands by successive British governments – and which continue to this day.

Home Office ministers should be put on trial for allowing the abuse of refugees in this country, argues Peter Tatchell

The Law Lords’ decision on Wednesday that sending refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan to squatter camps near Khartoum did not amount to “unduly harsh” resettlement is one for the record books. The Morning Star reports.