Scottish journalists whose work has focused on human rights issues have been honoured at a ceremony in Glasgow.

The Refugee Week Scottish Media Awards, now in their fifth year, aim to recognise the Scottish media’s role in highlighting asylum and refugee-related issues.

Top prize in the national print category at this year’s awards went to Billy Briggs of The Herald magazine for a piece entitled ‘You Would Have Thought We Were Armed Robbers.’

Also among the winners was Sheila Hamilton of the Evening Times, Glasgow, for a feature about two grandmothers who helpd asylum-seeking families.

Awards co-ordinator Jason Bergen of Oxfam Scotland said: “Scottish journalists continue to raise the bar across the United Kingdom when it comes to reporting refugee issues, and we have seen a distinct improvement in reporting over recent years.

“However, it is important that the quality of reporting remains high and that is what we are encouraging with these awards.”

The full list of winners was as follows:

National Print (ie Scotland-wide publications)

Winner: Billy Briggs, The Herald Magazine: ‘You Would Have Thought we Were Armed Robbers’

Runner-up: Michael Howie, The Scotsman: ‘They are Sending me to my Death’

Local Print

Winner: Sheila Hamilton, Evening Times: ‘Great Grannies’

Runner-up: Sufyan Rashid, Glasgow News: ‘Asylum Seeking my Experience’

Photography

Winner: Angela Catlin, Sunday Herald Magazine: ‘Exiles’

Runner-up: Neil Hanna, The Scotsman: ‘They are Sending me to my Death’

Broadcasting

Winner: Anna Jones, Noe Mendelle and Nick Higgins, Landsdowne Productions, broadcast on BBC: ‘The Right to Asylum’

Runner-up: Sharon Frew, STV: ‘Alternatives to Detention’