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#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…

Migrant Voice director quoted in France Info

On Friday 10 March, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan talked to the French media outlet France Info about the new so-called illegal immigration bill. She said: "From the moment people arrive here in the UK, it is our duty to take care of them and review their asylum application." The bill would make it impossible for people arriving on small boats to apply for asylum in the UK; additionally, they would be detained and deported. You can read the whole article here (in French).

On Friday 10 March, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan talked to the French media outlet France Info about the new so-called illegal immigration bill. She said: "From the moment people…

Migrant Voice director quoted in Birmingham Live

On Wednesday 14 December, following the capsizing of a small boat in the Channel and the death of at least four people, our director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in the Birmingham Live saying: "While all the facts are yet to emerge, what we do know is that this was a preventable disaster where the blame lies directly at the feet of the government. "Instead of political posturing and devising plots to deport refugees, this government could have put their time and effort into creating safe and legal routes to make…

On Wednesday 14 December, following the capsizing of a small boat in the Channel and the death of at least four people, our director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in the…

Migrant Voice director appears in Morning Star

Nazek Ramadan, director of Migrant Voice, was quoted in the Morning Star on Friday 25 November in an article about the Prime Minister's idea to limit the number of international students to decrease immigration to the UK. Nazek said: “The government’s recent attacks on students and their families make the UK a hostile place for them, and will only damage our universities and research sector as students will turn to other countries. “This is nothing but another escalation of the hostile environment, an attack on yet another category of migrants…

Nazek Ramadan, director of Migrant Voice, was quoted in the Morning Star on Friday 25 November in an article about the Prime Minister's idea to limit the number of international…

Migrant Voice director quoted in the Independent

On Monday 7 November, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan spoke to the Independent about the launch of an inquiry on the human rights of asylum seekers. She said: "The announcement of this inquiry will force the government to face the fact that their hardline anti-migrant policies are not only ineffective and cruel, they also violate many people’s basic human rights. The disastrous scenes at Manston and in hotels across the UK are the direct result of political choices made by this and previous governments over the past 10 years." Read…

On Monday 7 November, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan spoke to the Independent about the launch of an inquiry on the human rights of asylum seekers. She said: "The announcement…

#MyFutureBack: English test scandal explainer published in the Quint

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