RST Spring/Summer 2022 Newsletter
RST Cash Assistance Appeal – please donate!
Displaced people who are seeking international protection in the UK are at risk of becoming homeless and destitute at various points in their asylum journey. Please help RST to continue to provide vital support.
Temporary visa concessions for family members of British nationals in Ukraine
Temporary visa concessions have been introduced for family members of British nationals who usually live in Ukraine. You can find further details here.
RSTea!
As part of the Great Charity Pot and Print Fair, Michelle Lowe, a longstanding supporter of RST is kindly offering a piece of her work – a beautiful hawthorn berry teapot, to be won in a charity prize draw to help raise money for RST. Michelle has set up a…
The UK’s Responsibility to Refugees – a letter from our CEO
The situation in Afghanistan is heart breaking to witness. We also know that many people here in Scotland are living with fear and uncertainty for their loved ones who are still in Afghanistan. Scotland is a generous and welcoming place, and we have been heartened to see and receive many generous offers of help from Scottish people. Whilst we welcome the UK Government’s announcement to re-settle 5,000 Afghans…
Annual Impact Report 2020/2021
10 Shows Not to Miss at the Edinburgh Fringe (2021)
After a long period of darkness for live events, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has returned to Scotland, with a programme packed with a mixture of in-person and online events. We’ve shortlisted the top ten shows to see for those of us interested in themes of migration, refuge, global community and…
RST Response to the UK Government’s New Plan for Immigration
Foreword Refugee Survival Trust (RST) has been supporting some of the most vulnerable people in society for 24 years. RST was created in response to the need to protect fundamental human rights aligned to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) 1950 and the 1951 Convention guaranteeing…
