Cheers greeted Omar when the Syrian teenager arrived at London’s St Pancras station last week – the 50th child to arrive under a scheme enabling unaccompanied children to join relatives already in Britain. Fifty! Out of 2.5 million who are living as refugees in neighbouring countries or are on the run in search of safety.…
European Union action to tackle the refugee crisis has been described as "too little, too late” in a report by MPs, and nothing is littler and later than the British Government’s lack of urgency in fulfilling its promise to bring unaccompanied child refugees to the UK. The offer was made reluctantly after action was demanded…
Hate crimes have escalated since the UK voted to leave the EU. In response, Migrant Voice has organised emergency meetings in Birmingham and London which were attended by dozens of migrant and other minority groups, faith leaders, the police and civil society organisations. We are working with other migrant-led groups to come up with…
In the wake of the referendum vote to leave the EU, and the surge in the number of racist and xenophobic incidents which followed, Migrant Voice calls on politicians on all sides to rally in support of the rights of European migrants living in the UK, using a tone which does not stir prejudice and…
In the wake of the referendum vote to leave the EU, Migrant Voice calls on politicians on all sides to rally in support of the rights of European migrants living in the UK, using a tone which does not stir prejudice and hostility. This is important because the debate about migration inevitably will intensify still…
Joumana is a Syrian asylum seeker who has made the journey across Europe just like those in the UKIP’s latest campaign poster. She is a mother of 3 children, one of whom lives with her in the UK. The other two are still in Syria as she could only afford to pay for one of…
The European referendum has got Britain talking. But our European members feel they have been left out of the debate - even as their future hangs in the balance. At our meetings in London, Birmingham and Glasgow, Europeans living and working in the UK told us that migrants are being reduced to economic figures rather…
Across Europe 90,000 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum last year. Responding to this situation requires solidarity between EU members. Migrant Voice are deeply concerned at the argument made by the UK government that bringing in some of these children may result in more children being sent on a risky journey into Europe. We can’t let…
As Europe was negotiating the ‘one in, one out’ deal with Turkey, and two days after Macedonia shut its border, I went to Athens to find out more about the situation and to speak to what I thought to be the last groups of refugees reaching the shores of Greece. My first destination was the…
In the lead up to the EU referendum, Migrant Voice is concerned about the way EU migrants are represented as a burden, with a debate constantly focusing on benefits and numbers. “We know from our members they come here to work, not to claim benefits. This debate doesn’t reflect the facts and we are concerned that…
