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Community InfoSource works with marginalised communities in Glasgow, primarily with asylum seekers and refugees, to put their ideas into action and to secure their rights.
Our organisation is human rights and equalities based and community led.
We currently have three main projects:
Challenging Violence Against Women, Women & Asylum Seeker Housing, and Wellbeing Projects.
All three projects work with asylum seeker and refugee individuals and community groups and the Challenging Violence Against Women project also works with other marginalised communities affected by female genital mutilation, honour based violence and other gender based violence.
Community InfoSource works with marginalised communities in Glasgow, primarily with asylum seekers and refugees, to put their ideas into action and to secure their rights.
Our organisation is human rights and equalities based and community led.
We currently have three main projects:
Challenging Violence Against Women, Women & Asylum Seeker Housing, and Wellbeing Projects.
All three projects work with asylum seeker and refugee individuals and community groups and the Challenging Violence Against Women project also works with other marginalised communities affected by female genital mutilation, honour based violence and other gender based violence.
Reduce Asylum Seeker Isolation - smart phone App
Covid-19 has disproportionately increased isolation for asylum seekers. The pressure of lockdown has compounded previous traumatic experiences and their mental health is being severely affected by isolation and despite restrictions easing, many newly arrived asylum seekers are very isolated. Phone data top-ups to access information on community support or keep up-to-date with Covid-19 rules are unaffordable.
With your help, we are raising money to develop a downloadable App that will greatly reduce isolation. Asylum seekers will be able to keep in touch with Covid-19 public health updates in languages they understand, accessing information to find local support groups, to be more informed about their rights and to increase confidence and ability to contribute and participate in their local community.
Fundraising continues through asking for your support as well as CIS making grant applications.
If you would like to support this vital project please donate at the PayPal DONATE button below.
Covid-19 has disproportionately increased isolation for asylum seekers. The pressure of lockdown has compounded previous traumatic experiences and their mental health is being severely affected by isolation and despite restrictions easing, many newly arrived asylum seekers are very isolated. Phone data top-ups to access information on community support or keep up-to-date with Covid-19 rules are unaffordable.
With your help, we are raising money to develop a downloadable App that will greatly reduce isolation. Asylum seekers will be able to keep in touch with Covid-19 public health updates in languages they understand, accessing information to find local support groups, to be more informed about their rights and to increase confidence and ability to contribute and participate in their local community.
Fundraising continues through asking for your support as well as CIS making grant applications.
If you would like to support this vital project please donate at the PayPal DONATE button below.
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Five Years On: In Memory of Badreddin Abdallah Adam Bosh
26 June 2025
Today marks five years since the tragic death of Badreddin Abdallah Adam Bosh, a 28-year-old asylum seeker from Sudan, who was shot and killed by police at the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow on 26 June 2020.
We remember Badreddin and all those who were harmed in the events of that day. Our thoughts remain with his family, those who were injured, and the many others who continue to be impacted by the trauma of that time.
This incident did not happen in isolation. It took place within the broader context of a profoundly flawed asylum system that continues to place vulnerable people in unsuitable hotel accommodation. Badreddin, like many others, had fled violence in his home country and came to the UK seeking protection and dignity. Instead, he found isolation, dis-empowerment, and inadequate support while housed in a city-centre hotel during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hotel accommodation is not appropriate for people seeking asylum. It stifles integration, strips people of agency, and significantly harms mental health. The system must change.
Community InfoSource remains committed to standing in solidarity with those who have lived experience of the asylum system. We will continue working with partners to push for justice, accountability, and lasting reform.
Stuart Radose, CEO
Pinar, and Siraj on behalf of Refugees for Justice say:
We want everyone to remember what happened 5 years ago, and continue asking for a full public inquiry.
"5 years on, we remember the Park-Inn tragedy, Badreddin Abdallah Bosh’s death. We support @refugeesforjusticee who are calling for a full public inquiry. People belong in communities, not hotels"
#CommunitiesNotHotels
More information about R4J: HERE
SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE: HERE
Thank you,
Pinar, and Siraj on behalf of Refugees for Justice
