Face The Nation
The minister for asylum and immigration took part in a TV debate on key asylum issues.

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A Panorama special
A Panorama reporter has posed as an asylum seeker to uncover the realities of the UK's asylum system.

Are we being swamped?
Some reports suggest the UK is being overwhelmed by asylum seekers - are they right or wrong?

Are we a 'soft touch?'
In the second of a series on the questions that keep cropping up on asylum, we look at what welcome new arrivals can expect.

Are they economic migrants?
What are the motives of those who arrive on our shores?

Can we afford them?
Can the UK afford the asylum seekers who come to our shores? Are they getting unfair handouts or do they ultimately contribute more than they get?

What about organised crime?
Asylum is often talked about in the same breath as organised crime. Why does people smuggling exist?

Zimbabwean seeks UK sanctuary
An opposition activist in hiding in Zimbabwe tells BBC News Online why he want to reach the UK and apply for asylum.

Escape to uncertainty
A refugee from Angola tells of his struggle to claim asylum.

Refugee feared for his life
A refugee who came to the UK for asylum three years ago says he would probably be dead if he had not left his home in Africa.

River escape from persecution
The granddaughter of a Russian Jewish family tells how her relatives were forced to swim across a river to escape persecution.

Ask Beverley Hughes
The minister for asylum and immigration answered your questions in the Six Forum.

Are the media to blame?
Journalist John Torode and Presswise's Mike Jempson took your questions

Canada's refugee policies in flux
A proposed overhaul of Canada's immigration process could herald a move towards a stricter system.

Asylum Day jargon buster
What's discretionary leave? Why is illegal immigrant officially a meaningless term? Find out with our glossary.

Are UK asylum laws working?
Read a selection of your comments and views.

Australia's asylum policy
Australia insists it will not tolerate "queue-jumpers".

Attacks and deaths 2001 - 2003
A summary of some of the reported attacks against asylum seekers in the UK.

BBC Parliament coverage
BBC Parliament presented a special day of programming in conjunction with BBC One's Asylum Day. Catch up with the investigations of the Home Affairs select committee.