been made destitute from the UK asylum system who are just trying to survive,” he said, blaming the Home Office for risking the possibility that vulnerable people could be made “immediately street homeless with no court oversight”.

Back in his two-room flat, which he shares with another Algerian asylum seeker, Khelfane said the uncertainty is mentally exhausting.

His one saving grace is the camaraderie offered by asylum seeker friends who, hailing from countries including Iran, Egypt and Libya, have shared experiences.

As the August 28 court case – known as Ali v Serco and the Home Secretary – looms, in which the SHRC has been granted the right to intervene, Khelfane lives in fear of receiving another eviction notice – or Home Office letter.

“When I see my name on a letterThe Trials of a Caged Man

When he was offered a role with an international NGO, journalist Yehia Ghanem had no idea it would land him in court.

In the months after the Egyptian revolution, the mood of unity that had prevailed throughout the protests began to be eroded – replaced with something more divisive and violent. For Egyptian journalist Yehia Ghanem, events would also take a strange turn – on to a path that would eventually lead him into a cage in a Cairo courtroom. Read the rest of his series, Caged, here.

In the months after Hosni Mubarak stepped down as president it seemed as though some invisible force was trying to turn what had been a peaceful revolution into a deeply divided and violent one. There were riots,