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GE2019: To the new Prime Minister – please think about refugees

Ahead of the results of the 2019 General Election, members of the campaigning group Refugee and Asylum Seeker Voice (RAS Voice) have shared their hopes…
Refugee Action
Refugee ActionDecember 12, 2019
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GE2019: Sam asks, would they walk in the shoes of an asylum seeker?

Sam is one of many experts by experience Refugee Action works with to help shape and inform our campaigning work. She has been in the…
Refugee Action
Refugee ActionNovember 19, 2019
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GE2019: do your candidates stand with refugees?

The General Election campaign is well underway. Candidates in your constituency are standing for parliament – but do they stand with refugees? We don't want…
Refugee Action
Refugee ActionNovember 18, 2019
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Lina faced homelessness at 40 weeks pregnant

For most expectant mothers, 40 weeks is a time of excited anticipation, a time to gather together the final few baby bits, and wait to…
Refugee Action
Refugee ActionSeptember 6, 2019
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Joint letter to Home Secretary regarding visa for father of Sabir Zazai

Dear Home Secretary, We are writing to express our shared outrage at the Home Office’s recent decision to reject a visit visa for Mohamed Zahir…
Refugee Action
Refugee ActionMay 20, 2019
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Brushstrokes learns the art of early action

Since 2017 Brushstrokes Community Project has become a much-valued partner of Refugee Action’s Good Practice and Partnerships team. Based in Sandwell in the West Midlands,…
Rachel Ward-Newton
Rachel Ward-NewtonMay 9, 2019
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Lift the Ban: Zelie’s Story

My aspirations and my dreams were put on hold as I dealt with my asylum claim because I was not allowed to work. It took…
Refugee Action
Refugee ActionFebruary 7, 2019
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Lift the Ban: Baila’s Story

I am a dedicated teacher and a hard worker, so give me a chance to use my energy and skills in a productive way. Let…
Refugee Action
Refugee ActionJanuary 23, 2019
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Winter Crisis: families are barely surviving

Mansoor was in the UK studying for his PhD in Economics when threats were made to harm his wife and three young children, who were…
Refugee Action
Refugee ActionJanuary 3, 2019
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Back to work blues? Chance would be a fine thing

Returning after Christmas and the new year, it can feel as though it’s been decades since you last sat at your desk. It’s a time…
Paul Hook
Paul HookJanuary 2, 2019

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    Abdullah found life unbearable as a gay man in his mid-20s in Saudi Arabia, a country where homosexuality is illegal and carries the death penalty….


  • Portrait photo of Clara, an asylum seeker from West Africa

    Clara

    In her home country in West Africa, Clara had a University degree in Communications and worked as a qualified teacher. But when she spoke out…

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  • GE2019: To the new Prime Minister – please think about refugees December 12, 2019
  • Immigration statistics show more people waiting over six months for an asylum decision November 28, 2019
  • GE2019: Sam asks, would they walk in the shoes of an asylum seeker? November 19, 2019
  • GE2019: do your candidates stand with refugees? November 18, 2019
  • Joint letter to the Government: crisis in asylum support November 5, 2019

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