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MV Director quoted in Morning Star on Nationality and Borders Act

Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in the Morning Star about the Nationality and Borders Act which came into effect on June 27, 2022. Nazek condemned the new Act, which criminalises asylum seekers who make their own way to the UK, saying: "“The Nationality and Borders Act effectively ends the UK’s participation in the United Nations Refugee Convention, moving Britain away from protecting refugees to deterring them. The new bleak reality for people fleeing wars and persecution and turning to us for protection is continuous punishment, which amounts to…

Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in the Morning Star about the Nationality and Borders Act which came into effect on June 27, 2022. Nazek condemned the new Act,…

MV Director speaks on BBC News Arabic

On 15 June, our director Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on BBC News Arabic on the government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Nazek condemned the plan as "inhumane" and opposing international conventions that the UK had signed. She added that it is the UK's responsibility to welcome and assist asylum seekers who reached the country. You can watch the segment (in Arabic) here.

On 15 June, our director Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on BBC News Arabic on the government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Nazek condemned the plan as "inhumane" and…

MV director speaks on BBC news about Rwanda plan

On June 11, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on BBC News about the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. "Instead of offering protection we are offering deterrence. We are punishing people who have the agency to try to save their own lives ... We punish them, we treat them like luggage, ship them like cargo to a country 4,000 miles away," she said. Most people who cross the Channel to seek asylum come from places like Syria, Sudan and Afghanistan, Nazek said, and their asylum applications…

On June 11, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on BBC News about the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. "Instead of offering protection we are offering…

Migrant Voice visa costs report featured in Her-itage

Our latest report, "Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and process impact migrants' lives" was featured in a Her-itage article exploring the issue of extortionate visa costs and the complex UK immigration system. Project Development Manager Anne Stoltenberg told Her-itage: "With some migrants being charged far more than the administrative costs of their visas, extenuating wait times before a decision is made, a lengthy and intricate application process with little-to-no communication from the Home Office, the risk of an application being rejected for a minor mistake…

Our latest report, "Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and process impact migrants' lives" was featured in a Her-itage article exploring the issue of extortionate visa…

MV Director featured in Guardian article on Hostile Environment

This Wednesday, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan was featured in an article about the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Hostile Environment and its devastating human costs. Nazek said: "Hostile environment policies have changed the fabric of our society. Perhaps no other policy in living memory has left such a malign mark, a stain like an oil slick. It is racist, xenophobic, immoral, illegal, unfair, punishing, divisive, mean-spirited, discriminatory and counterproductive." The article includes other criticism of the Hostile Environment policies, including failures from the Home Office to ensure…

This Wednesday, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan was featured in an article about the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Hostile Environment and its devastating human costs. Nazek said:…

Migrant Voice Director's letter to the Guardian on extortionate visa costs

On 19 May, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan's letter on extortionate visa costs was published in the Guardian. Nazek highlighted how hundreds of thousands of lives are affected by the "extortionate cost of all visas and the often labyrinthine complexity of the visa application process". This, she wrote, is described in our new report, "Destroying hopes, dreams and lives". You can read the full letter here.

On 19 May, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan's letter on extortionate visa costs was published in the Guardian. Nazek highlighted how hundreds of thousands of lives are affected by the…

Migrant Voice report featured in Sheffield Wire

Data from Migrant Voice's report on extortionate visa fees, "Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and process impact migrants' lives", has appeared in the Sheffield Wire in an article about the upcoming Migration Matters Festival, taking place in Sheffield from 17 to 25 June. The article highlighted how, in our report, "95 out of 100 migrants surveyed said they had extremely negative feelings about their experience of the visa process: some describing it as ‘mental torture’." Livia Barreria, a Brazilian journalist supporter of our campaign who…

Data from Migrant Voice's report on extortionate visa fees, "Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and process impact migrants' lives", has appeared in the Sheffield Wire…

Migrant Voice campaign featured in Birmingham Live

Migrant Voice's campaign to end extortionate visa costs was featured on Birmingham Live on 9 May. The article includes an interview with a Migrant Voice member who spoke at our report launch in the Houses of Parliament on 27 April. Takesh Hibbert said: "I've lost so much during these years - I've been doing catch up on my life. ... I felt like a prisoner with the freedom to go out and do the shopping or go for a walk." Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan told Birmingham Live: "We welcome…

Migrant Voice's campaign to end extortionate visa costs was featured on Birmingham Live on 9 May. The article includes an interview with a Migrant Voice member who spoke at our…

MV Director and Members speak to Eastern Eye about our #MyFutureBack campaign

On 4 May, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan and some MV members spoke to Eastern Eye about our #MyFutureBack campaign, our fight for justice for thousands of international students wrongly accused of cheating in their Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) exams. Nazek said: "There are tens of thousands affected by this scandal and injustice. ... The challenge for the government is acknowledge this." Wahidur, one of the students, told Eastern Eye: "It was devastating; it was a miserable life. All my rights had been taken away. They took away the…

On 4 May, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan and some MV members spoke to Eastern Eye about our #MyFutureBack campaign, our fight for justice for thousands of international students wrongly…

MV Director interviewed by LBC radio on plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

On 18 April, Migrant Voice Director, Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on LBC radio, on the Andrew Castle show, about the government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. She challenged the inhumane nature of the plan, which would "turn people into human cargo and ship them to Rwanda is first of all unlawful under international law, it goes against the international conventions that this country is a signatory of; it's unworkable, it's a 'tried and failed policy', it's very expensive, it's inhumane and cruel and it's out of step with…

On 18 April, Migrant Voice Director, Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on LBC radio, on the Andrew Castle show, about the government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. She challenged…

MV Director quoted in Morning Star on Nationality and Borders Act

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