this is ali. he s an asylum seeker living in glasgow. he s come here seeking refuge from war. his days are spent wandering the city s parks. i am garden now. it s beautiful garden. yes, i stay here maybe two hours because, after, uh, iwill go back, i go back to my home. for ali, that home is here mclays guest house. room a3. the room s small. around 12 feet square. a tablet donated by a charity sits next to his bed. this is where he eats, where he sleeps and spends most of his time. there s no fridge, so he keeps his food and his milk on the windowsill outside to keep them cold.
his food and his milk on the windowsill outside to keep them cold. this is ali s world. he s agreed to film for us to try to show what life is like for him and thousands of others living inside the uk s asylum system. explosions, sirens. ali s from yemen, in the middle east. it s a country in the midst of a brutal civil war. since 2014, more than four million people have had to flee. almost a quarter of a million have lost their lives as a result of the conflict. ali escaped over the border to saudi arabia with his family. then he set off alone to the uk, in search of a safer life for them all.
here. a guest house. and 43. - the room s small. around 12 feet square. a tablet donated by a charity sits next to his bed. this is where he eats, where he sleeps and spends most of his time. there s no fridge, so he keeps his food and his milk on the windowsill outside to keep them cold. this is ali s world. he s agreed to film for us to try to show what life is like for him and thousands of others living inside the uk s asylum system. explosions, sirens. ali s from yemen,