This is what solidarity sounds like.
Surviving the UK’s asylum/immigration system isn’t easy. Whether people are granted the right to remain or not, many people are scarred by the experience of… Read more »
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I grew up living like a criminal – now I’m finding my voice
by Victory Sanu-Goodness @queenvictoryy Victory Sanu-Goodness arrived in the UK at seven years old. Now 20, she is a writer, radio host, & youth activist. She co-hosts… Read more »
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General election 2017: a chance to push immigration detention to the top of the agenda
Mabel is waiting to find out if, today, she will finally find freedom. If she will get to see her daughter. If the punitive deprivation… Read more »
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School census will force children like me into the shadows
18th May is the final deadline to opt your child out of the national school census or to retract previously submitted data. See the links… Read more »
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Are refugees welcome in Britain?
A new report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees has highlighted serious concerns about the difficulties faced by refugees in settling in the… Read more »
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Unsettling refugees: over seventy organisations call on Home Office to allow refugees to rebuild their lives in the UK
On 9 March 2017, new Home Office guidance on refugee leave to remain was issued. Previously, people recognised as refugees in the UK were granted… Read more »
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Mapping Dystopia: The Hidden Shame of Fortress Europe
By Marienna Pope-Weidemann, communications coordinator, Right to Remain @MariennaPW The Brexit chronicles began in shambles and false promises and no doubt the ending will be… Read more »
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“I was never born to live in one place”: writing by young migrants
On Monday 10 April, Coram Voice announced the winners of Voices 2017, its national writing competition for care-experienced young people, at a ceremony attended by… Read more »
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Reporting to the Home Office: exploring connections to detention and solidarity
This is a guest post by Andrew Burridge, independent researcher and former volunteer with Bristol Signing Support.
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Learning, friendship and solidarity blossom in Sheffield
In Sheffield this month, Right to Remain and a new local volunteer group, Early Asylum Support, ran the second in our new programme of information sessions for newly-arrived asylum seekers.
The sessions are focused on the crucial first steps of the legal process, and in particular the asylum substantive interview. The content is based on the Right to Remain Toolkit and the constant learning we do with asylum seekers and their supporters in communities across the UK.
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Docs Not Cops take action against border enforcement in the NHS
By Evan Luckes @OnlyMeNursey Evan Luckes is a nurse in the Emergency Department at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. Following Wednesday’s protest by Docs Not… Read more »
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Surviving Disbelief & Denial: women in the asylum appeals process
The vast majority of women seeking asylum in Britain are survivors, too. They need to go to court to win their right to asylum. They are subjected not only to the toxic culture of disbelief confronting British survivors but to a deeply embedded culture of denial underpinned by racist and anti-refugee sentiment. And a new report by Asylum Aid is set to reveal how thoroughly that system is failing them.
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Right to Remain works with communities, groups and organisations across the UK, providing information, resources, training and assistance to help people to establish their right to remain, and to challenge injustice in the immigration and asylum system. Right to Remain is a registered charity (charity number 1192934).
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