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Birmingham Mail covers Building Resilience report

On July 13, Birmingham Mail covered our new report - Releasing resilience and building networks of resilience - which was released in partnership with Kanlungan Filipino Consortium and RAPAR. This report is part of our Building Resilience partnership project and comprises the findings of a survey with 198 migrants about their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, alongside in-depth interviews and focus groups with 25 participants. The Birmingham Mail article included an interview with Migrant Voice member Eric, who spoke about his experiences as an asylum seeker in the UK, having fled persecution as a gay man in…

On July 13, Birmingham Mail covered our new report - Releasing resilience and building networks of resilience - which was released in partnership with Kanlungan Filipino Consortium and RAPAR. This report is part of…

PinkNews covers story about Migrant Voice member

On 12 June, PinkNews picked up a story in The i, which included an interview with Migrant Voice member Eric. The PinkNews article reported on Eric's story as a gay man who fled persecution in his home country of Gabon to his experiences as an asylum seeker in the UK. "Will I just die in this process, in this system, this pandemic? Am I just going to be another statistic?", he said. Read the full story here.

On 12 June, PinkNews picked up a story in The i, which included an interview with Migrant Voice member Eric. The PinkNews article reported on Eric's story as a gay…

Migrant Voice member speaks to The i about his experiences as an asylum seeker

On June 10, The i newspaper spoke to Migrant Voice member Eric (not his real name) about his experiences fleeing persecution as a gay man in Gabon to coming to the UK and living off less than £6 a day. "I am in this situation where I don’t know where I am, what’s going on with my life, or where it’s going," he told the newspaper. "Will I just die in this process, in this system, this pandemic? Am I just going to be another statistic?" The news report also…

On June 10, The i newspaper spoke to Migrant Voice member Eric (not his real name) about his experiences fleeing persecution as a gay man in Gabon to coming to…

Sky News covers our new Building Resilience report

On 6 June, Sky News covered our new report - Releasing resilience and building networks of resilience - which was released in partnership with Kanlungan Filipino Consortium and RAPAR. This report is part of our Building Resilience partnership project and comprises the findings of a survey with 198 migrants about their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, alongside in-depth interviews and focus groups with 25 participants. The Sky News article included interviews with two undocumented migrants, which were facilitated through Migrant Voice. Angelina, who came to the UK from the Phillipines, told Sky News how she and…

On 6 June, Sky News covered our new report - Releasing resilience and building networks of resilience - which was released in partnership with Kanlungan Filipino Consortium and RAPAR. This report is part…

Migrant Voice member speaks to The Guardian about being a victim of the TOEIC scandal

On May 13, Migrant Voice member Amin spoke to The Guardian in a long read article exploring the failures of the Home Office, including the TOEIC scandal. As part of our #MyFutureBack campaign, we have been fighting for justice for the victims of this scandal: tens thousands of international students wrongly accused of cheating in an English language test required to renew their visa, their lives subsequently turned upside down. Amin told The Guardian about his harrowing experiences as a victim of the TOEIC scandal, from being detained in an early…

On May 13, Migrant Voice member Amin spoke to The Guardian in a long read article exploring the failures of the Home Office, including the TOEIC scandal. As part of…

Migrant Voice director defends migrants' legal rights in The Independent

On 12 May, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan spoke out against a government decision to strip migrants of their right to challenge immigration tribunal decisions in the High Court. "The government’s plans mean that a significant number of those who would have won their claim in the High Court could be deported," said Ramadan. "The government is taking legal rights away from people who need protection - with individuals deported to countries where they are at risk of harm or persecution. What does this say about us as a country?"…

On 12 May, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan spoke out against a government decision to strip migrants of their right to challenge immigration tribunal decisions in the High Court. "The…

Migrant Voice West Midlands member speaks to BBC about Black Lives Matter

On April 21, our West Midlands member Camiquea Bryce Jordon spoke to BBC Midlands about the Black Lives Matter movement. Jordon explained to the news channel that she wanted her daughters to grow up in a world where anti-racist protests are no longer needed. "It's very important to me to let my children know that whatever shades of black you are, you are beautiful," she said. "Don't look at colour, don't see anyone because of their colour, you see them as people. We are all equal."

On April 21, our West Midlands member Camiquea Bryce Jordon spoke to BBC Midlands about the Black Lives Matter movement. Jordon explained to the news channel that she wanted her daughters…

MV Migrant Ambassador speaks to MyLondon about hate crimes against Asian Londoners

On 1 April, MyLondon published an article about the increase in racist attacks against Asian communities living in the capital. Our Migrant Ambassador, Mariko Hayashi, director of Southeast and East Asian centre, said that Asian communities had been hit hard and she fears that the real figures of hate crimes against Asian people in London are higher than those actually recorded. “We work with a lot of migrant community members [and] it’s been so challenging for them to report their cases, whether discrimination, racism or harassment at work, because of…

On 1 April, MyLondon published an article about the increase in racist attacks against Asian communities living in the capital. Our Migrant Ambassador, Mariko Hayashi, director of Southeast and East…

MV Director speaks to Left Foot Forward about the proposed changes to the asylum system

On 6 April, Left Foot Forward published an article about the Government's new proposed overhaul of the asylum system. The system is being criticised for creating a two- tier system, as it discriminates between refugees depending on how they arrive in the UK. Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan called for more legal and safe routes and for an improvement on existing resettlement routes. “From years of working with asylum seekers and refugees, we know that currently it is near impossible to find ‘legal’ routes. Planned resettlement has been mentioned as an option and…

On 6 April, Left Foot Forward published an article about the Government's new proposed overhaul of the asylum system. The system is being criticised for creating a two- tier system, as it…

MV members speak to gal-dem magazine about becoming community journalists

On 15 March, 2021 gal-dem magazine published an article about three Migrant Voice members who have been training to become community journalists. The article tells their stories and of their journey through the Migrant Voice Media Lab and Newsroom through which they tell their own and other migrants' stories. Having joined Migrant Voice's Media Lab through the MiFriendly Cities project in the West Midlands, Farisai, Loraine and Althia share the power of telling their own story, and the skills they have gained as community journalists “After telling my story to…

On 15 March, 2021 gal-dem magazine published an article about three Migrant Voice members who have been training to become community journalists. The article tells their stories and of their…

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