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Sabir Zazai

CEO of the Scottish Refugee Council

Latest articles from Sabir Zazai

There are still no safe routes for people seeking safety from Afghanistan

COMMENT The next PM must fast track Afghan asylum claims and scrap cruel Home Office rules
ONE year ago, the scenes we saw unfolding in Afghanistan were a stark reminder of just how quickly any of us could be forced to flee our homes. Nobody expected the Taliban takeover to happen as quickly as it did and our international leaders were simply unprepared to respond to the crisis appropriately.

An RNLI lifeboat lands in England after helping people in the Channel, Home Secretary Priti Patel, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson

National Extra The UK Government cannot both mourn refugees and enact its cruel policies
THESE awful events opened up old wounds for myself and many friends in our communities and brought back some of the horrors of seeking asylum in the UK.

The Government's Brexit coin says “peace, prosperity and friendship”, but their actions suggest otherwise

Comment Sabir Zazai: ‘Brexit 50p says friendship but they kick children in the teeth’

SAJID Javid’s commemorative Brexit coin enters circulation today. Some Twitter users have said they’ll give any they receive to the Scottish Refugee Council. Here its chief executive, Sabir Zazai, explains why that matters.

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