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Refugee Festival Football Tournament 2022

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 admin

Harnessing the power of sport: June 26th 2022 The Refugee Festival Football Tournament is an annual celebration of the power of football as a positive force for good. It is the flagship event from the Scottish Unity Football League (SUFL) Read more

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Anyone can be a refugee: GAU message to MSPs

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 admin

‘We’re a’ Jock Tamson’s bairns… Every one of us is equal’ Glasgow Afghan United is deeply saddened by the UK Government’s decision to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.  As a statement of our values and commitment to human rights, we Read more

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New Afghan Refugees Welcomed in the Scottish Parliament

May 22, 2022June 11, 2022 admin

We were honoured to host an event at the Scottish Parliament to welcome new Afghan refugees to Scotland, and delighted to be joined by ministers and MSPs from across parties. Glasgow Afghan United (GAU) organised an official event at Holyrood Read more

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GAU statement on the offshoring of asylum seekers

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 admin

Glasgow Afghan United would like to condemn in the strongest possible terms the use of overseas detention for people seeking asylum in the UK. To seek asylum is not a crime; it is a right under the UN Refugee Convention.  Read more

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Burns & Rumi Supper

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 admin

“That man to man the world o’er, Shall brothers be for a’ that” “Friend, our closeness is this: anywhere you put your foot, feel me in the firmness under you” EVERY year Glasgow Afghan United celebrates Burns Night with a Read more

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DEC Afghanistan Appeal

December 19, 2021June 11, 2022 admin

COLD winters are something Scotland and Afghanistan have in common. This winter, we’re proud to stand with other Scottish charities to support the #AfghanistanCrisisAppeal by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). It’s estimated that as many as 8 million people in Read more

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Afghan Crisis Response: Prime Minister must answer

December 7, 2021June 11, 2022 admin

GLASGOW Afghan United (GAU) is shocked and disturbed by today’s revelations about the UK’s Afghanistan Crisis, which confirm many of our community’s worst fears were true. Emails were ignored and people were abandoned amidst organisational chaos at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Read more

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Afghan women tell Cop26: ‘Stand with us’

November 2, 2021June 11, 2022 admin

Afghan women living in Scotland have today issued a powerful call to the Cop26 leaders: “Stand with us; defend our planet, defend our rights.” Afghan women are bearing the brunt of the repressive and abusive Taliban, with their access to Read more

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GAU responds to Cop26

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 admin

The world’s biggest climate event has opened in Scotland. Cop26 has been called our last chance to avoid a catastrophic rise of 1.5C in global temperatures, something that would exacerbate extreme weather, threaten vulnerable species and push the world’s poorest Read more

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GAU founder meets the Queen

October 9, 2021December 17, 2021 admin

Abdul Bostani, the founder and director of Glasgow Afghan United, was honoured to raise the voice of Afghans when he met the Queen. The meeting happened when he attended the opening of the Scottish Parliament as a guest of Bob Read more

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