‘Born rightless, die rightless’
Hyab Yohannes writes how the government policies which keep people in a state of ‘rightlessness’ represent the political outrage and moral regression of our time.
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Kweku Adoboli had served his time. Deporting him was unspeakably cruel
Kweku Adoboli, who had lived in the UK since he was 12 years old, was deported last week. We wrote in the Guardian about how this happened, and how his story is all too common.
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“Take courage and keep working, there are more of us than you think.”
Robert Swinfen, Treasurer and Management Committee member at Right To Remain, writes about how everyone has important skills to bring to a campaign.
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“I am proud to be a small part of the fight for migration justice.”
In the latest in our series, our management committee member Catherine Hurley talks about her experience with, and resistance to, the UK’s ‘hostile environment’ immigration policies.
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Hundreds of people made to take routine 40-mile trips as part of their asylum and immigration claims
Hundreds of people are being made take routine 40-mile trips for Home Office meetings that can last as short as two minutes, as part of their asylum and immigration claims.
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Victory as Home Office scraps secret data-sharing deal
On Monday the Home Office announced that it would fully scrap a secret arrangement that allowed it to access patient’s NHS data without their permission.
This is an important victory against the ‘hostile environment’.
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“This is when I woke to the force of solidarity community campaigning.”
Tienga Ngale is co-chair of the Right to Remain management committee. Here he writes about how the support he has given to and received from different communities kept him going through his most difficult situations.
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Freed Voices statement in support of the Stansted 15
Between them, the Freed Voices group have lost over 20 years to detention in this country. “Freed Voices stand in solidarity with the 15 brave individuals who are facing trial for taking part in a peaceful protest and stopping a charter flight at Stansted airport..”
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Solidarity with Stansted Defendants 5th November demo
Stand in solidarity with the Stansted 15 defendants at Chelmsford Court! Their trial began a month ago and is still ongoing. On Monday 5th November groups will be offering support, and showing their opposition to Home Office deportations.
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‘Life On The Outside’: Women speak about surviving Ireland’s asylum system
On the ‘Life On The Outside’ podcast, Bairbre Flood talks to three women who’ve survived Direct Provision: Elsie Nwaora, Nomaxabiso Maye & Florence Eriamantoe.
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“Who doesn’t want another chance?”
“I’ve had my life and purpose affirmed again and again by the asylum and refugee led groups who attend and shape our annual gathering, and by having a management committee which is balanced between those who are allies and those who are experts by experience. To be amongst these people, for me, has been being deeply and truly to be amongst ‘my people’.”
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Lift the ban: people seeking asylum must have the right to work
People seeking safety in our country are banned from working. They are unable to provide for themselves and their families and often left to live in poverty. Join the campaign to #LiftTheBan!
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