For me, there are few things as comforting as a home cooked meal. The smell of garlic simmering on a pan, trying to get the…
Refugee ActionJune 14, 2021
I first started supporting people seeking asylum at Refugee Action 18 years ago. As I embark on the Chief Executive role at the charity, the…
Tim HiltonApril 13, 2021
Today the Government announced sweeping changes to the asylum system. For the first time, how a person enters the country will have an impact on…
Refugee ActionMarch 24, 2021
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
Hundreds of people seeking safety are being forced to live in squalid and unsafe former military barracks in Penally and Folkestone. Refugee Action, alongside 60…
Refugee ActionDecember 17, 2020
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
Refugee Voices
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Ban’s Story
It is difficult to imagine what it must be like to be solely responsible for two young daughters and an elderly mother when a savage…
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Mansoor
Mansoor was in the final year of his degree in the UK, when he began receiving threats from people in his home-country of Libya. He…