Joe Seaton
@AtRiskTeachers
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Former English Manager & Deputy Director at British Council Afghanistan 2016 - 2020
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Thanks to
@SangitaMyska
for reminding
@GOVUK
of their responsibilities to the abandoned teachers still living in hiding in Afghanistan.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@RishiSunak
@BritishCouncil
@McDonaldScott_
@LBC
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'Ali' was a teacher on the
@BritishCouncil
's 'English for Afghans' programme. He had to teach modules on 'UK-values', which put him at great risk. When the Taliban took power he had to go into hiding. Over 2 years later he is finally safe in 🇬🇧. Welcome Ali.
#AtRiskTeachers
#EDI
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Students line up with their
#BritishCouncil
teachers for a graduation ceremony, all proud to receive certificates. The teachers who delivered these programmes now living in hiding in Afghanistan. They are in danger. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@RishiSunak
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Tomorrow marks 2 years since Kabul fell to the Taliban. Since then only 4
#BritishCouncil
teachers have been relocated to the UK under
#ACRS
. All the rest remain in hiding in Afghanistan, or stuck in limbo in hotels in Pakistan.
@RishiSunak
please fix.
#AtRiskTeachers
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Our
#BritishCouncil
teachers delivered training across Afghanistan at great personal risk, but when the Taliban took power we left them behind. Now they live in hiding in 🇦🇫 or stuck in hotels in 🇵🇰. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
#EDI
@RishiSunak
@McDonaldScott_
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#BritishCouncil
teachers remain in hiding in Afghanistan & stuck in hotels in Pakistan, because of the work they did for us. We recruited them to teach English & 'UK-values' across 🇦🇫, then abandoned them. When will
@GOVUK
resolve this shameful issue?
@RishiSunak
#AtRiskTeachers
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#BritishCouncil
teachers taught UK-values to learners across Afghanistan, & have been living in hiding since the Taliban took power.
@GOVUK
has at last managed to relocate 1 teacher from 🇦🇫 to 🇬🇧 under
#ACRS
, but over 100 still remain, in hiding & in danger.
#AtRiskTeachers
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Afghan
#BritishCouncil
teachers have suffered greatly as a result of their work for the BC &
@GOVUK
. As
@NicolaKelly
observes, they should never have been left behind. Over 2 years later, they remain in hiding in Afghanistan or stuck in hotels in Pakistan.
#AtRiskTeachers
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Thanks to
@SangitaMyska
for reminding
@GOVUK
of their responsibilities to the former
#BritishCouncil
teachers left behind in Afghanistan. They are all in serious danger. Let's get them to safety
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@LBC
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Thanks to
@alisonthewliss
for reminding
@GOVUK
of the Afghans still stuck in limbo in hotels in Pakistan, or still in danger in Afghanistan, awaiting responses to
#ACRS
applications. Surely we can do better
@RishiSunak
.
#AtRiskTeachers
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#BritishCouncil
teachers continue to live in hiding in Afghanistan. They taught UK values across the country because we asked them to, & are now in serious danger as a direct result of the work they did for us. Let's get them to safety
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@RishiSunak
#EDI
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A
#BritishCouncil
teacher assisting her students. She is still living in hiding in Afghanistan. She still wonders why she was left behind. When is
@GOVUK
going to resolve this issue & get the teachers to safety? We have left them in real danger.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
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A snowy Kabul never felt like a safe Kabul while I was there. The threat was ever present. That threat is still present for the
#BritishCouncil
teachers living in hiding as a result of the work they did for us. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
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Thanks to
@BylineTimes
for raising awareness of the Afghan
#BritishCouncil
teachers stuck in Pakistan. While there is some encouraging news, all the
#AtRiskTeachers
are still anxiously waiting to be relocated, & desperately hoping not to get deported
👇👇
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It's great that MPs like
@lynbrownmp
can see the injustice of abandoning former colleagues in Afghanistan. It's a shame that
@GOVUK
can't provide details on the abandoned teachers. The
@BritishCouncil
urgently need to start keeping accurate records.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
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At last! Big news for the
#ACRS
&
#ARAP
eligible Afghans who have been waiting far too long in Pakistan. Let's hope they are allocated accom. & flights asap.
#AtRiskTeachers
UK scrambles charter flights to bring Afghans stuck in Pakistan hotels to safety
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Important questions asked during the Foreign Affairs Select Committee meeting today. Why aren't the
#ACRS
&
#ARAP
schemes working properly for Afghans, when
@GOVUK
can make relocation schemes work for other nations?
@CommonsForeign
@FCDOGovUK
@AndrewsAmble
#AtRiskTeachers
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Afghan
#BritishCouncil
teachers have been waiting nearly 2 years for
@GOVUK
to fulfil their promise to relocate them to safety. Right now they remain in hiding in 🇦🇫, or stuck in hotels in 🇵🇰.
@RishiSunak
please address this.
#AtRiskTeachers
@EwartBiggs
@JamesCleverly
@FCDOGovUK
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Women attending a
#BritishCouncil
class in Afghanistan. Our teachers enabled
#WomenAndGirls
across 🇦🇫, but when the Taliban took power, we left those teachers behind. Now they live in hiding in 🇦🇫, or stuck in cramped hotels in 🇵🇰.
@RishiSunak
, what's the update?
#AtRiskTeachers
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The
#BritishCouncil
teachers we recruited to work for us across Afghanistan took great risks to deliver our programmes, but when the Taliban took power, we left them behind. Now they live in hiding in 🇦🇫, or stuck in cramped hotels in 🇵🇰.
@RishiSunak
please fix.
#AtRiskTeachers
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#BritishCouncil
teachers continue to wait, cooped up in cramped hotels in Islamabad. They fled Taliban persecution in 🇦🇫, but their lives in 🇵🇰 are little better.
@GOVUK
needs to fulfill its promise to get them safely to 🇬🇧.
@RishiSunak
#AtRiskTeachers
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Let's hope
@GOVUK
listens to
#Fileon4
tomorrow evening. Perhaps it will remind them of their responsibility to the forgotten
@BritishCouncil
teachers still in Afghanistan.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
@RishiSunak
@SuellaBraverman
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'Aref' was a teacher on the
#BritishCouncil
's 'Active Citizens' programme in Afghanistan - a job which put him at great risk. Sadly, when the Taliban took power we left our teachers behind. Over 2 years later, he's still waiting to get to safety.
@RishiSunak
please fix.
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100% agree
@ThatTimWalker
We actively recruited local Afghans to do our work on the ground, teach our values, deliver our programmes & carry out
@GOVUK
's mission.
It's so sad how quickly we have chosen to forget the risks they took for us.
@RishiSunak
please fix
#AtRiskTeachers
The British government has to wake up to its responsibilities to all those Afghans it has placed in mortal danger.
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I had to wear a bullet-proof vest at graduation ceremonies, because
#BritishCouncil
events were high-risk Taliban targets. Our teachers took great risks for us, but when we left, we abandoned them to the Taliban. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@RishiSunak
@EwartBiggs
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Afghan
#BritishCouncil
teachers are at risk because of the work they did for us. They live in hiding in 🇦🇫, or stuck in cramped hotels in 🇵🇰 .
@RishiSunak
, please can you address this issue.
#AtRiskTeachers
@JamesCleverly
@McDonaldScott_
@EwartBiggs
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Grateful to
@meralhece
for highlighting this issue: "What further action is the
@FCDOGovUK
taking to ensure the
@BritishCouncil
honours its obligations & responsibilities for those it employed in Afghanistan, to help those who haven't got the means to buy visas?"
#AtRiskTeachers
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Great news for the Afghan
@BritishCouncil
teachers relocated to 🇬🇧 on
@GOVUK
flights during December. They did great work for us across Afghanistan & have waited over 2 years to get to safety. Many of their colleagues remain stuck in hiding in 🇦🇫 & 🇵🇰.
@FCDOGovUK
#AtRiskTeachers
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After waiting for well over 2 years, former
@BritishCouncil
teacher 'Nazila' has finally arrived safely in the UK with her family. She is a determined Afghan woman who has survived great hardship & suffering. Many more
#AtRiskTeachers
remain stuck in Afghanistan & Pakistan.
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#BritishCouncil
education programmes enabled
#WomenAndGirls
across Afghanistan. This should be the proud legacy of our time there. Sadly, we left our teachers behind, undermining all our work there. Let's get them to safety
#AtRiskTeachers
@EwartBiggs
@McDonaldScott_
@RishiSunak
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It's great to hear
@RishiSunak
stating that "We take our obligations to those who helped & served in Afghanistan extremely seriously..." but so far not a single
@BritishCouncil
teacher has been relocated to the UK under the
#ACRS
scheme. Surely
@GOVUK
can do more
#AtRiskTeachers
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Thanks to
@BBCNews
for reminding
@GOVUK
of the plight of Afghan
#BritishCouncil
teachers stuck in hotels in Pakistan. With expired visas they fear deportation back to Afghanistan & the Taliban.
@RishiSunak
, whats the plan?
@caroline_gm_d
#AtRiskTeachers
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100% agree. The Afghan
#BritishCouncil
teachers have been treated appallingly.
@GOVUK
needs to recognise the work they did at our request & the dangers they face as a result. We recruited them to teach Equality & Inclusion, but we have treated them very unfairly.
#AtRiskTeachers
Please amplify these voices. Johnson committed this country to ‘moving heaven and earth’ for the Afghans who had been loyal to us and taken us at our word, and are now, as a consequence, in grave danger in Afghanistan or never-ending limbo in Pakistan.
cc.
@TomTugendhat
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Let’s hope
@RishiSunak
can accelerate the relocation of
#ACRS
&
#ARAP
eligible Afghans, before this shameful debacle enters another complex & dangerous phase. Our allies should never have been left behind & they should certainly not be sent back to Afghanistan.
#AtRiskTeachers
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#BritishCouncil
teachers line up for a photo in the snow. Kabul winters are harsh at the best of times, and will be harsher for our former teachers, still living in hiding because of the work they did for us.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
@SuellaBraverman
@RishiSunak
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A
@BritishCouncil
teacher assisting
#AfghanWomen
in class. Our teachers enabled learners across Afghanistan, but when the Taliban took power, we left the teachers behind. This was wrong. Now they live in hiding. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
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Good to hear
@GOVUK
is at last going to take responsibility for the Afghan interpreters. What about all the
#BritishCouncil
teachers stuck in 🇦🇫 & 🇵🇰.
@FCDOGovUK
#AtRiskTeachers
More than 2,000 Afghan interpreters have finally won visas via
@MailOnline
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Thanks to Sir Julian Lewis for reminding
@GOVUK
of their responsibilities: "Why should we not help those people to whom we have a particular obligation in Afghanistan?".
@RishiSunak
, please address the issue of the
#AtRiskTeachers
in Afghanistan & Pakistan.
@JamesCleverly
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Can
@FCDOGovUK
please clarify the situation for
#ACRS
eligible Afghans stuck in Pakistan.
@BBCNews
reports implied
@GOVUK
was going to get ACRS eligible Afghans out... now messages the teachers have received from FCDO say the flights are only for
#ARAP
applicants.
#WhatsThePlan
?
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Thanks
@joeduggan1
for highlighting the plight of the abandoned
#BritishCouncil
teachers.
@GOVUK
needs to do more.
@JamesCleverly
@McDonaldScott_
#AtRiskTeachers
Afghan mother at risk of deportation back to Taliban death squads, blames UK visa delays
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Thanks to MP John Baron for raising the issue of the abandoned
#BritishCouncil
teachers in the House of Commons today. The teachers are in danger and
@GOVUK
should make good on their promise to relocate them.
#AtRiskTeachers
@RishiSunak
@SuellaBraverman
@FCDOGovUK
@sima_kotecha
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Resourceful Afghan
@BritishCouncil
teachers have turned their hotel bedrooms in Islamabad into makeshift classrooms for the education starved Afgham children stuck in Pakistan.
@RishiSunak
, what's the update on relocating them to safety in the UK?
@EwartBiggs
#AtRiskTeachers
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MP John Baron has repeatedly asked
@GOVUK
to confirm numbers of
@BritishCouncil
teachers stuck in Afghanistan. Instead of asking, the
#BritishCouncil
should be keeping records of their teachers, & communicating with them directly, instead of passing the buck.
#AtRiskTeachers
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89
More than 50 Afghan
@BritishCouncil
teachers remain stuck in hotels in Islamabad. With expired Pakistan visas, they can't leave the hotels for fear of deportation. Theyve been stuck there in limbo for 8 months.
@RishiSunak
please fix.
#AtRiskTeachers
👇👇
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Afghan
#BritishCouncil
teachers continue to live in hiding, over 1½ years since the Taliban took power. They are stranded in 🇦🇫 & 🇵🇰, & need the BC to advocate on their behalf. They need to be relocated to safety ASAP
@McDonaldScott_
@JamesCleverly
@RishiSunak
#atriskteachers
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Sadly you are right
@ThatTimWalker
. How can you campaign for refugees if you abandon the teachers you recruited to the Taliban?
It seems like the
@BritishCouncil
really do share the values of a populist governemnt
@GOVUK
.
#AtRiskTeachers
@McDonaldScott_
@JamesCleverly
The height of hypocrisy from
@BritishCouncil
given their callous indifference to the teachers in Afghanistan they placed in mortal danger and the ones now in limbo in Pakistan.
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Many Afghan
#BritishCouncil
teachers are living in cramped hotels in Islmabad with no access to education or healthcare. They were instructed to go to Pakistan by
@GOVUK
, but now live a wretched life, stuck in limbo.
@RishiSunak
please fix this.
#AtRiskTeachers
@McDonaldScott_
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Encouraging to see another
@BritishCouncil
teacher safely relocated to 🇬🇧. After 2 years hiding from the Taliban & waiting in Pakistan, Jawid is finally able to start living again, free from fear & persecution. Many more
#AtRiskTeachers
remain stuck, awaiting
#ACRS
relocation.
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The Afghan teachers the
@BritishCouncil
employed were so proud to work for us, even though the work was dangerous. Sadly, when we left, we left these teachers behind. Now they live in hiding. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@RishiSunak
#EDI
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The
@BritishCouncil
teachers abandoned in Afghanistan were eligible for
#ARAP
from the start, but wrongly excluded from the scheme. Let's hope
@GOVUK
can address this injustice ASAP and get the teachers safely relocated under
#ACRS
.
#atriskteachers
@FCDOGovUK
@RishiSunak
13
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87
Resourceful Afghan teacher turns bedroom into a classroom for education-starved children stuck in Pakistan hotels. When will
@BritishCouncil
provide educational support? When will
@GOVUK
get the teachers to safety as promised?
@EwartBiggs
@RishiSunak
#ACRS
#AtRiskTeachers
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#BritishCouncil
education programmes enabled
#WomenAndGirls
across Afghanistan. Sadly we abandoned the teachers who delivered these programmes. For all the promises,
@GOVUK
have failed to get the teachers safely to 🇬🇧.
@RishiSunak
please can u address this issue.
#AtRiskTeachers
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86
Thanks to
@joeduggan1
for reminding
@GOVUK
of the plight of the former
@BritishCouncil
teachers still living in hiding in Afghanistan.
@theipaper
@FCDOGovUK
Ex-British Council teacher still hiding from Taliban 9 months after UK resettlement application
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Thank you to Vera Hobhouse for raising the issue of the forgotten
@BritishCouncil
Connecting Classrooms teachers. Can
@GOVUK
explain why they are still being ignored, and make an urgent effort to process their applications.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
@RishiSunak
14
56
85
An armed guard on duty at the
@BritishCouncil
office in Kabul. Having been the target of previous Taliban attacks, it was essential to have 24 hour armed protection. The teachers still in hiding in Afghanistan have no protection. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
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It's great you've found the time to meet
@BritishCouncil
students in India
@RishiSunak
, but have you forgotten about the
#BritishCouncil
teachers we recruited & then abandoned in Afghanistan? They all did dangerous work on behalf of
@GOVUK
& are now suffering.
#AtRiskTeachers
Before meeting the world leaders of today I’ve been meeting with the world leaders of tomorrow.
It’s been fantastic to visit students and staff here at
@inBritish
- a reflection of the living bridge that exists between the UK and India.
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5K
45K
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Former
@BritishCouncil
teacher 'Ali' spent over 2 years waiting to be relocated after the Taliban took control of 🇦🇫. 2 weeks ago he arrived in 🇬🇧, and went straight to the local library to learn. He is a strong believer in the value of education.
@RishiSunak
#AtRiskTeachers
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Thank you
@SarahChampionMP
for reminding
@GOVUK
of their "moral duty" to get the
#BritishCouncil
teachers out safely. They are in danger as a direct result of what we asked them to do for us.
#AtRiskTeachers
@RishiSunak
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
14
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85
As the deadline for deportation draws closer, fearful Afghan
#BritishCouncil
teachers stuck in Pakistan hope
@GOVUK
can get them to safety before they are deported back to Afghanistan.
#AtRiskTeachers
Click the link below for latest blogpost
👇👇
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No chairs, no problem. Our Afghan students were as determined as the
#BritishCouncil
teachers who taught them. Over 2 years later the teachers remain in hiding in Afghanistan, or stuck in limbo in hotels in Pakistan.
@RishiSunak
, when is
@GOVUK
going to fix this?
#AtRiskTeachers
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At last - 2 more former
#BritishCouncil
teachers have arrived safely in the UK under
#ACRS
.
These 2 female teachers taught English & 'UK Values' across Afghanistan, and were in real danger as a direct result of their work for us.
#AtRiskTeachers
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Afghan
@BritishCouncil
teachers stuck in hotels in Pakistan remain in fear of deportation back to Afghanistan. They continue to hope the
@FCDOGovUK
will advocate on their behalf.
#AtRiskTeachers
Click the link below for the latest blogpost update 👇👇
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#BritishCouncil
teachers taught UK-values, including 'Equality, Diversity & Inclusion' across Afghanistan, at great personal risk. They remain in hiding in 🇦🇫 or stuck in hotels in 🇵🇰. It's now over 2 years since we abandoned them.
@RishiSunak
please fix.
#EDI
#AtRiskTeachers
0
54
84
Great to hear
#BritishCouncil
care about refugees!
The
@BritishCouncil
teachers stuck in Afghanistan & Pakistan are suffering because of their work for
@GOVUK
.
Shameful!
@McDonaldScott_
- we left them behind.
@RishiSunak
- fix it.
#AtRiskTeachers
@JamesCleverly
@EwartBiggs
📣 Teachers - tomorrow is
#WorldRefugeeDay
and there's still time to register for our free webinar 'Welcoming Refugees into your Classroom & Community.'
👩💻 Sign up now:
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#EduExch2023
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#BritishCouncil
teachers continue to live in hiding in Afghanistan, or remain stuck in limbo in hotels in Pakistan, with no update from
@GOVUK
. It's nearly 2 years now.
@RishiSunak
please address this issue.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@EwartBiggs
@McDonaldScott_
@JamesCleverly
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Sunset at Kabul airport. I sometimes had to wait 1½ hours for a chopper. My former
#BritishCouncil
colleagues have been waiting 1½ years to get out. That's a long time to live in hiding. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@RishiSunak
@SuellaBraverman
#EDI
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53
82
Over 1½ years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan & still not a single
@BritishCouncil
teacher has been relocated to the UK by
#ACRS
.
@RishiSunak
can you better support the
@FCDOGovUK
&
@ukhomeoffice
so that applications can be processed more efficiently?
#atriskteachers
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66
83
Thanks to
@KatieWeston1
for reminding
@RishiSunak
&
@GOVUK
of their responsibilities to the
#BritishCouncil
teachers abandoned in 🇦🇫 & 🇵🇰.
#AtRiskTeachers
@DailyMirror
Teacher being hunted by Taliban says UK has 'abandoned & forgotten' him
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Thank you
@FabianLeedsNE
for speaking on behalf of the abandoned
#BritishCouncil
teachers in hiding in Afghanistan. Hopefully your words will prompt
@GOVUK
to stand by their promise & ensure the safety of the
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
@RishiSunak
@SuellaBraverman
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#BritishCouncil
education programmes enabled
#WomenAndGirls
across Afghanistan. This should be our proud legacy of our time there. Sadly we left the teachers behind, undermining all our great work. Let's get them to safety
#AtRiskTeachers
@ukhomeoffice
@SuellaBraverman
@FCDOGovUK
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Pregnant Afghan
@BritishCouncil
teacher stuck in Islamabad hotel. Displaced & with due date fast approaching, can the
@FCDOGovUK
address this urgent issue?
#ACRS
@RishiSunak
@EwartBiggs
@BBCWomansHour
#AtRsikTeachers
👇👇
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A
@BritishCouncil
teacher delivers a class to learners on the 'English for Afghans' programme. Our teachers enabled learners across Afghanistan, but sadly, when the Taliban took power we left those teachers behind. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@RishiSunak
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Timely letter from
@JohnHealey_MP
asking
@GOVUK
serious questions about the shortcomings of UK relocation schemes for our Afghan allies.
@GOVUK
must do more to resolve this issue.
#ACRS
#ARAP
@RishiSunak
@JamesCleverly
@JohnnyMercerUK
#AtRiskTeachers
You can read my full letter to the Defence Secretary on his Government's shameful saga of failure here 👇
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Great to hear
#ARAP
-eligible Afghans will be moved to 🇬🇧 by the end of Dec, but what about all the
#ACRS
-eligible Afghans waiting in Pakistan? Is
@GOVUK
planning to relocate them, or leave them behind, again?!
#AtRiskTeachers
@BritishCouncil
@JohnnyMercerUK
@RishiSunak
@FCDOGovUK
Veterans minister Johnny Mercer told MPs today that around 2800 Arap-eligible Afghans will be moved to UK by end of Dec.
He confirms policy u-turn on accommodation given security situation in Pakistan. The PM has asked Mercer to coordinate.
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Serious threat of deportation for Afghan
@BritishCouncil
teachers stuck in hotels in Pakistan. They really don't want to be sent back to the Taliban.
@RishiSunak
#AtRiskTeachers
UK warns Afghans stuck in Pakistan to hide indoors amid refugee crackdown
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British Embassy staff & Afghan ministers gather at a graduation ceremony for the 'English for Afghans' programme in 2020. Back then we really valued our teachers. Now those teachers live in hiding in 🇦🇫 or stuck in hotels in🇵🇰
How long must they wait?
@RishiSunak
#AtRiskTeachers
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Thanks
@DanJarvisMP
for once again raising your voice to support those wrongly left behind in Afghanistan by
@GOVUK
. The
#BritishCouncil
teachers have been living in hiding in 🇦🇫, or stuck in hotels in 🇵🇰 for nearly 2 years.
@RishiSunak
please fix.
@FCDOGovUK
#AtRiskTeachers
After Afghanistan fell, the UK Govt promised to relocate the Afghans who bravely served with us.
They are failing on this obligation & there’s no plan to get those Afghans left behind to safety.
We must not renege on our debt of honour to them.
Read our letter to
@RishiSunak
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At last! the first former
#BritishCouncil
teacher has arrived in the UK under ACRS. It's been a long & dangerous wait for those who worked so hard teaching English & UK-values across Afghanistan, at our request.
Over 100 still remain. Let's get them to safety
#AtRiskTeachers
#Newsnight
can reveal first afghan who worked for British Council in
#Afghanistan
promoting British values has now arrived in UK under ACRS resettlement scheme. However more than 100 - who we understand to be eligible - remain there, under threat from Taliban. More at 1030pm
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#Afghan
students making the most of a precious learning opportunity. Our teachers taught students across 🇦🇫, but sadly, when the Taliban took power, we left them behind. Let's get them to safety
#BritishCouncil
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
@RishiSunak
@SuellaBraverman
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Afghan students attending a
#BritishCouncil
class before the Taliban took power. The education our teachers provided was highly valued by the local population. It's such a shame we undermined our great work by leaving our teachers behind.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@RishiSunak
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A number of
#BritishCouncil
teachers have been victims of Taliban violence & numerous others have received threats, yet
@GOVUK
has still not made good on its promise to relocate them.
@RishiSunak
, when will your government be accountable?
#AtRiskTeachers
@SuellaBraverman
@GOVUK
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No chairs, no problem. Afghan women making the most of a
#BritishCouncil
class in 🇦🇫. Our brave teachers took great risks to deliver our programmes, but sadly when the Taliban took power, we left them behind. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
#EDI
@EwartBiggs
@RishiSunak
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Worrying reports coming out of Pakistan. Many
#ACRS
&
#ARAP
applicants are stuck in hotels in Islamabad with expired visas.
@RishiSunak
, what is your plan?
#AtRiskTeachers
@BritishCouncil
Pakistan to Begin Deportation of 1.7 Million Undocumented Afghans
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The failure to assist the Afghan
#BritishCouncil
teachers abandoned in 🇦🇫 & 🇵🇰 is causing the BC serious reputational damage.
@McDonaldScott_
what are you going to do about this?
@EwartBiggs
@sarahsands100
@wendy_alexander
@TomDrewUK
@ragehomaar
@clarered
#EDI
#AtRsikTeachers
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A
#BritishCouncil
teacher instructing a class of Afghan girls. Our teachers taught learners across 🇦🇫, but when the Taliban took power, we left the teachers behind. Now they live in hiding, in danger as a result of their work for us. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
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Great to hear a few more Afghan
#BritishCouncil
teachers have been relocated to the UK under the
#ACRS
scheme, but over 50 remain stuck in Pakistan, with 30 more still stuck in Afghanistan. Hopefully
@GOVUK
can get all the rest of the
#AtRiskTeachers
to safety ASAP.
@RishiSunak
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Local
#Afghan
colleagues wore traditional attire to work for a
#BritishCouncil
staff inclusion event. Too bad we didn't include the teachers in the ARAP scheme. We still don't know why they were excluded, as they met the criteria.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
#EDI
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No Education, No Healthcare, No Hope. Many Afghan allies who assisted the UK in Afghanistan now live bleak lives stuck in hotels in Pakistan. Click below to read Samim's story👇
#AtRiskTeachers
@RishiSunak
@McDonaldScott_
@JamesCleverly
@EwartBiggs
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Thank you
@drewhendrySNP
for speaking up on behalf of the abandoned
#BritishCouncil
teachers in the House of Commons today. Let's hope
@GOVUK
addresses the urgent issues you raised.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
@RishiSunak
@SuellaBraverman
@JamesCleverly
@DavidLammy
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Hiding in Afghanistan, or stuck in hotels in Pakistan - either way it's a grim existence for our former
#BritishCouncil
teachers, who worked so hard delivering our programmes. Leaving them to the Taliban was an odd way of saying thanks
#AtRiskTeachers
@RishiSunak
@McDonaldScott_
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#Afghan
students proudly line up alongside their
#BritishCouncil
teacher. Our teachers enabled learners across 🇦🇫, but when the Taliban took power, we left the teachers behind. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
@SuellaBraverman
@RishiSunak
@GOVUK
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#BritishCouncil
teachers enabled learners across Afghanistan, at great personal risk. When the Taliban took power, we left them behind. 2+ years later they are still stuck, in hiding in Afghanistan or in limbo in hotels in Pakistan.
@RishiSunak
please fix.
#AtRiskTeachers
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Encouraging news, now can
@GOVUK
get all eligible Afghans stuck in hotels in Islamabad out of Pakistan before they start being deported back to Afghanistan & back to the Taliban? The clock is ticking.
@FCDOGovUK
#ACRS
#ARAP
#AtRiskTeachers
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Small whiteboards & basic classrooms can't deter
#AfghanWomen
from learning.
@BritishCouncil
teachers did great work delivering education programmes countrywide, but when the Taliban took power, we left all the teachers behind. Lets get them to safety
#AtRiskTeachers
@RishiSunak
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Our
#BritishCouncil
teachers delivered our programmes across Afghanistan, at great personal risk, but when the Taliban took power, we left them behind. Previous Foreign Secs did nothing to address this injustice.
@JamesCleverly
, can you do better?
#AtRiskTeachers
@McDonaldScott_
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At
@BritishCouncil
one of the 'Behaviours' we were appraised on in our annual reviews was titled:
'Making it Happen', yet 1.5 years after the fall of Afghanistan,
@GOVUK
& the BC have still proved unable to 'make it happen' for this group of vulnerable teachers.
#AtRiskTeachers
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Good to hear that
@JohnnyMercerUK
&
@RishiSunak
are both so determined to "fulfill their commitments to the people of Afghanistan". The
#BritishCouncil
teachers have been living in hiding for over 1½ years. They are in danger. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@GOVUK
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#BritishCouncil
teachers delivered online content viewed by thousands across Afghanistan. This made them even more recognizable - & put them at even greater risk. Now they live in hiding, because of the work they did for us. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
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Afghan students line up with their
#BritishCouncil
teacher. Certificates are important for Afghans, who treasure any learning opportunity. Our teachers enabled learners across Afghanistan, but sadly we left them behind. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@RishiSunak
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Afghans love working together and learning. Here a
@BritishCouncil
teacher helps Afghan students on a groupwork task. Our former teachers are now living in hiding because we have neglected them. Let's get them to safety.
#AtRiskTeachers
@FCDOGovUK
@ukhomeoffice
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