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Report on asylum hotels appears in EIN

On 25 April 2023 our report on the treatment of asylum seekers in Home Office hotels was featured in the Electronic Immigration Network. Parts of our report were quoted: "Having escaped war, persecution or other violence, they are stranded in rooms shared with strangers, forbidden from working while waiting for an asylum decision; struggling to afford bare necessities such as toiletries and medicine; often unable to speak English and with no language courses available, and forced to eat poor-quality food every day." Read the whole article here.

On 25 April 2023 our report on the treatment of asylum seekers in Home Office hotels was featured in the Electronic Immigration Network. Parts of our report were quoted: "Having…

Report on asylum hotels featured in the National

On 24 April, the National covered our report "No rest. No security" - Report into the experiences of asylum seekers in hotels. "The charity raised concerns about everything from the poor quality of their food, to cramped accommodation and inadequate toilet and washing facilities, which it says has exacerbated physical and mental health problems for many arrivals, some of whom are seeking asylum," the article reads. Read the article here.

On 24 April, the National covered our report "No rest. No security" - Report into the experiences of asylum seekers in hotels. "The charity raised concerns about everything from the…

Migrant Voice report on asylum hotels featured in the Guardian

On 22 April 2023, our report "No rest. No security" - Report into the experiences of asylum seekers in hotels was featured in the Guardian (with a print version published in the Observer on Sunday 23 April). "Asylum seekers have been forced to live for a year in windowless rooms smaller than prison cells, served food so dire it is blamed for causing diabetes, and have spent days in their underwear because they only have one change of clothes. These are the shocking conditions laid bare this weekend in a…

On 22 April 2023, our report "No rest. No security" - Report into the experiences of asylum seekers in hotels was featured in the Guardian (with a print version published…

Migrant Voice director quoted in Dazed on new illegal immigration bill

On 12 April 2023 our director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in Dazed talking about the impact of the controversial "Illegal Immigration Bill" on asylum seekers. Nazek said the Bill would push vulnerable people into dangerous situations. She said: "By denying people seeking safety the right to seek asylum because of how they arrived, and in particular preventing modern slavery victims from being able to be recognised as such, this government is all but ensuring that more people end up being preyed upon by gangs." You can read the whole article…

On 12 April 2023 our director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in Dazed talking about the impact of the controversial "Illegal Immigration Bill" on asylum seekers. Nazek said the Bill would…

#MyFutureBack: English test scandal explainer published in the Quint

On 22 March, an article explaining the English test scandal appeared in the Quint. The article also mentioned that on Tuesday 21 March a group of students presented a petition to the Prime Minister, together with Migrant Voice and Sir Stephen Timms MP. Part of our statement on Tuesday's action was included, asking the PM to "devise a straightforward way for them to prove themselves innocent, so they can go on with their lives and, nine years later, finally get their future back." Read the article here.

On 22 March, an article explaining the English test scandal appeared in the Quint. The article also mentioned that on Tuesday 21 March a group of students presented a petition…

#MyFutureBack: International students interviewed by the PIE News

Three international students impacted by the English test scandal in 2014, and who have been campaigning for justice with Migrant Voice, were interviewed by the PIE News as they handed a petition to the Prime Minister to end their ordeal. "That allegation has just literally ruined my future. I was unable to work. I was unable to study further. I couldn’t travel, I was literally in an open prison in this country. They just put me in a limbo," Shana, one of the students, said. "It’s been eight years I’ve been…

Three international students impacted by the English test scandal in 2014, and who have been campaigning for justice with Migrant Voice, were interviewed by the PIE News as they handed…

#MyFutureBack: Students' appeal to PM appears in Study Travel

On 22 March, a students' petition to the Prime Minister as part of our #MyFutureBack campaign was covered in Study Travel. Our director Nazek Ramadan was quoted as saying: "This is one of the biggest scandals in contemporary British history. The initial Government reaction was unjust and has been allowed to drag on for years. It could have been resolved by a simple solution, such as allowing the tests to be retaken." Read the article here.

On 22 March, a students' petition to the Prime Minister as part of our #MyFutureBack campaign was covered in Study Travel. Our director Nazek Ramadan was quoted as saying: "This…

#MyFutureBack: Students' petition to PM appears in the Guardian

On 21 March, the Guardian published an article on our #MyFutureBack campaign for justice for international students. That afternoon, a group of students, our director Nazek Ramadan and Sir Stephen Timms MP presented an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling on him to end the nine-year-long ordeal. Nazek said: "The students came here to get a world-class education and best student experience in the world, but instead their lives have been wrecked. It is time for the government to step in and end this nightmare. All it takes to…

On 21 March, the Guardian published an article on our #MyFutureBack campaign for justice for international students. That afternoon, a group of students, our director Nazek Ramadan and Sir Stephen…

Statement on "Anti-Refugee Bill" quoted in Middle East Monitor

On 7 March, our statement in response to the new Anti-Refugee Bill appeared in the Middle East Monitor. "This is cruel, inhumane, illegal under the international law," our director Nazek Ramadan said in the statement. The article also quoted Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrant Rights Programs Director at Amnesty International UK, who said: "If government forces law through Parliament to make it 'illegal' under UK law to seek asylum, that won't make seeking asylum any less legitimate. It would, however, seriously rob UK law of legitimacy. Not to mention making it unworkable,…

On 7 March, our statement in response to the new Anti-Refugee Bill appeared in the Middle East Monitor. "This is cruel, inhumane, illegal under the international law," our director Nazek…

New Migrant Voice partnership project announced in PoliticsHome

On 15 March Ged Grebby, the founder and chief executive of Show Racism The Red Card, announced a new project in partnership with Migrant Voice and IMIX that will use sports to change the narrative on migration. "We are delighted to be working with IMIX and Migrant Voice on an important new project that will see us use education and the high profile of sporting personalities to reset the narrative on immigration. Far from being a negative issue, immigration is something that has made Britain great and at Show Racism…

On 15 March Ged Grebby, the founder and chief executive of Show Racism The Red Card, announced a new project in partnership with Migrant Voice and IMIX that will use…

Report on asylum hotels appears in EIN

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