MV director quoted in Metro

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MV director quoted in Metro

On September 13, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in a Metro article about comments made at a Kinghurst Parish Council meeting. The article originally featured in BirminghamLive. During the meeting, one councillor had allegedly said that some Afghans coming to the UK could begin "blowing us up". Responding to the comments, Nazek said: "These kinds of comments are totally inappropriate, inflammatory and fuel racism. They spread misinformation and incite hatred. "We should not be distracted from welcoming Afghan families arriving in the UK. We’ve seen the overwhelming support…

On September 13, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in a Metro article about comments made at a Kinghurst Parish Council meeting. The article originally featured in BirminghamLive. During…

MV director featured in WalesOnline

On September 12, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in a WalesOnline article about comments made at a Kinghurst Parish Council meeting. The article originally featured in BirminghamLive. During the meeting, one councillor had allegedly said that some Afghans coming to the UK could begin "blowing us up". Responding to the comments, Nazek said: "These kinds of comments are totally inappropriate, inflammatory and fuel racism. They spread misinformation and incite hatred. "We should not be distracted from welcoming Afghan families arriving in the UK. We’ve seen the overwhelming support…

On September 12, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in a WalesOnline article about comments made at a Kinghurst Parish Council meeting. The article originally featured in BirminghamLive. During…

MV director calls for Afghans to be welcomed in the UK

On 13 September, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan spoke out in BirminghamLive against reports of Home Office plans to turn back boats containing migrants attempting to cross the Channel. In a statement, Nazek said that the proposals set a "dangerous precedent and turned the treatment of asylum seekers into a race to the bottom". She added: "The government is breaking its international convention obligations by engineering an impossible situation for those seeking asylum. "It wants to prevent people from getting to the UK to exercise their legitimate right to claim…

On 13 September, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan spoke out in BirminghamLive against reports of Home Office plans to turn back boats containing migrants attempting to cross the Channel. In…

MV colleague speaks to The National

On September 12, Migrant Voice colleague Salman Mirza provided comments for an article in Scottish daily newspaper The National. The article told the story of one Afghan man called Hussein Jafari, who is calling on the government to allow his wife and baby son - both in Kabul - safe passage to Scotland. "Even the Home Office don’t know what’s going on, everybody’s in the dark," said Salman. "My go-to is the UK’s official country guidance. If that says everyone has to wear a blue coat to travel, then I…

On September 12, Migrant Voice colleague Salman Mirza provided comments for an article in Scottish daily newspaper The National. The article told the story of one Afghan man called Hussein…

MV director quoted in BirminghamLive

On September 12, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in a BirminghamLive article about comments made at a Kinghurst Parish Council meeting. During the meeting, one councillor had allegedly said that some Afghans coming to the UK could begin "blowing us up". Responding to the comments, Nazek said: "These kinds of comments are totally inappropriate, inflammatory and fuel racism. They spread misinformation and incite hatred. "We should not be distracted from welcoming Afghan families arriving in the UK. We’ve seen the overwhelming support from the British public, which has…

On September 12, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in a BirminghamLive article about comments made at a Kinghurst Parish Council meeting. During the meeting, one councillor had allegedly…

MV member Lewin makes front page of Birmingham Mail

On 28 August, the Birmingham Mail published a front page spread on MV member Lewin Williams' campaign to stay in the UK. A petition set up by Migrant Voice calling for Lewin to stay in the UK received more than 60,000 signatures in one month. Lewin, 74, is battling cancer and won't be able to afford medical treatment if he is deported to Jamaica. Birmingham Network Worker Salman Mirza told Birmingham Mail: "I feel over the moon, I'm really glad, god bless them." The article has also been published online. Click here to…

On 28 August, the Birmingham Mail published a front page spread on MV member Lewin Williams' campaign to stay in the UK. A petition set up by Migrant Voice calling for Lewin…

MV member Bashir speaks to Birmingham Mail on Afghanistan crisis

On 17 August, Birmingham Live reported on the plight of our member Bashir. Bashir fled the Taliban in Afghanistan and came to the UK aged 14. He was refused refugee status upon turning 18, and is now fighting to stay in the UK. If he is deported, he fears being killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan. "I am really shocked and heart broken to see what's happening and now it is going backwards from the past 20 years," Bashir told the newspaper. "It's an unsafe and lawless country that has…

On 17 August, Birmingham Live reported on the plight of our member Bashir. Bashir fled the Taliban in Afghanistan and came to the UK aged 14. He was refused refugee…

MV's Bashir and Nas speak to I Am Birmingham

On 17 August, I Am Birmingham published an article featuring MV's members Nas Popalzai and Bashir Ahmadzai on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. "I have lost my friends and family; I’m heartbroken to be honest," said Nas, who was granted refugee status in 2019. Bashir, who is still fighting to get refugee status, told I Am Birmingham: "I was 13 years old when I escaped for my life, because the Taliban wanted to recruit me. "I didn’t want to become a child soldier and fight for them." MV director Nazek…

On 17 August, I Am Birmingham published an article featuring MV's members Nas Popalzai and Bashir Ahmadzai on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. "I have lost my friends and…

MV members speaks to ITV Central about Afghanistan crisis

On 16 August, our member Bashir Ahmadzai was featured in a news clip by ITV central which interviewed several Afghans living in the UK. Bashir came to the UK aged 14, fleeing recruitment by the Taliban. His asylum claim was rejected and he has been threatened with deportation by the Home Office. "It's really heartbreaking believe me, I cried, I cried," Bashir told ITV Central. "At the end of the day that's where I'm from. I can't believe the whole world just abandoned the whole nation to a group of…

On 16 August, our member Bashir Ahmadzai was featured in a news clip by ITV central which interviewed several Afghans living in the UK. Bashir came to the UK aged…

MV members featured in The Daily Star in Bangladesh about TOEIC wins

On 8 August, The Daily Star in Bangladesh covered the stories of four Migrant Voice members which we have supported after they were wrongly accused of cheating on a Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC). The article looks at the stories of Wahidur Rahman and Amin Sheikh, both from Bangladesh, alongside that of Rony Mondol from India, Mohammad Naved from Pakistan. All four have succesfully oveturned the Home Office's decision after years of legal battles. Migrant Voice has supported the victims of the TOEIC scandal for a number of years.…

On 8 August, The Daily Star in Bangladesh covered the stories of four Migrant Voice members which we have supported after they were wrongly accused of cheating on a Test…

MV director quoted in Metro

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