Refugee Action published a short statement in early June 2020 on our commitment to tackling structural racism both within our organisation and in society. Since…
Refugee ActionJanuary 15, 2021
Reports across the media this morning that the Home Secretary Priti Patel has considered a plan to 'offshore' asylum claims and send people seeking asylum…
Refugee ActionSeptember 30, 2020
Today, we at Refugee Action were devastated to hear the news that a young Sudanese asylum seeker has drowned in the English Channel while trying…
Refugee ActionAugust 19, 2020
Stories of desperate people crossing the channel to reach the UK have dominated news and social media these past few weeks. Of course we do…
Refugee ActionAugust 11, 2020
The murder of George Floyd in the United States and the recent report from Public Health England on the impact of Covid-19 on black, asian…
Refugee ActionJune 3, 2020
My name is Farhat. I am 26 years old. I live in Bradford, in Yorkshire. I’m an expert in international and public health. I could…
Refugee ActionMay 22, 2020
The coronavirus crisis has had a massive impact on organisations like ours that support refugees and people seeking asylum across the country. Betweeen 16 March,…
Refugee ActionMay 14, 2020
The government must stop talking tough and start thinking smart about how it can best protect people who are desperate to reach the UK to…
Refugee ActionApril 24, 2020
This Thursday night at 7pm, BBC One, BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief are joining forces to present The Big Night In: an evening…
Refugee ActionApril 22, 2020
Refugee Voices
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Nour
Since his father bought him his first computer as mechanically-minded 12-year-old, who liked to “take things apart”, Nour has been passionate about technology and dreams…
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Amal
Before she was forced to flee civil war in Sudan, Amal was studying to be lawyer. But since moving to Britain, she has struggled to…