On 7 January, Each Other published an opinion piece by Mariko Hayashi about one of the victims of the Essex 39 tragedy, where 39 migrants lost their lives in a lorry in October 2019. “During the years before Tra My’s death, my path almost crossed with hers several times. As…
On 5 January, the PIE News published a story about Nomi Raja, MV member and part of the My Future Back campaign. He was one of tens of thousands of international students unfairly accused by the Home Office of cheating on an English test in 2014. Like many others, Nomi…
On 1 January 2021, the Wolverhampton Express & Star published an article about Toby Ephram, a Migrant Voice member and Migrant Ambassador. He spoke about the reasons he fled his country and came to the UK, the struggles he faced when he first arrived, and how he contributes to his…
On 31 December 2020, Politics published a blog by MV Director about the impact of extortionate visa fees on tens of thousands of migrants across the UK, our campaign to reduce these fees. The blog included the story of Folasade, an MV member who works as a healthcare assistant six…
On 22 December, Politics published an opinion piece by Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan about the findings of our recent report into media coverage of migration during the first Covid-19 lockdown. "In a society where two-thirds of migrants say that media and political discourse has an impact on their sense of belonging,…
On 18 December 2020, International Migrants Day, Novara Media pubished an article about the poor working conditions many migrant workers face, the particular problems caused by Covid-19, and the Government policies that create many of these issues. Journalist Sophie Rosa spoke to several Migrant Voice members, including Migrant Ambassadors Miro…
On 18 December 2020, International Migrants Day, Each Other published an opinion piece by MV member and Migrant Ambassador Cryton Chikoko. He wrote about the news that the nurse to administer the first Covid-19 vaccine was a Filipino migrant called May Parsons - but that many Filipino and other migrants…
On 16 December, the Morning Star published an article about a Migrant Voice report, published the same day. The report was the result of extensive research into UK media coverage of migration during the first Covid-19 lockdown. As well as presenting the key findings, the article quotes Migrant Voice Director…
On 1 December, Huffington Post published an opinion piece by Migrant Voice Migrant Ambassador Mariana Plamadeala. She was reacting to news that a Tesco store in Telford had used a sign to deter thieves that was written in Romanian, Mariana's native language. "For many years we have been fighting the stereotypes,"…
On 8 November, The National published an article about the Home Secretary's approach to immigration policy, quoting a leading SNP politician and Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan, among other experts. "Nazek Ramadan, director of Migrant Voice, said the deaths of an entire Iranian family in a dinghy in the Channel…
