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Tweeting news on refugee & migrant solidarity & support.
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Charities call for safe routes for migrants to claim asylum in UK as a record daily number of people were intercepted after crossing the Channel on Friday @RefugeeAction @Care4Calais @migrants_rights
theguardian.com
Record number of people confirmed to have crossed Channel in boats on Friday
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"Refugees at the UK border are being blocked from seeking asylum, forcing them to take dangerous journeys in the hands of smugglers and traffickers. We demand #ASaferWay for people to claim asylum." Sign Refugee Rights Europe's (@Refugee_RE) petition: https://t.co/j86KQhjV6X
change.org
Home Secretary: We demand #ASaferWay
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Safe passages for refugees is the only way to prevent smugglers, just as decriminalising work is the only way to prevent modern day slavery
.@SHaleGeneva told @matthabusby at the @guardian that people fleeing war and persecution put their lives into the hands of criminal smugglers due to a lack of safe and legal routes to seek refuge in the UK. https://t.co/wHNqU6IpG5
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The @UNHumanRights office is concerned following reports of failure to assist and even push back migrant vessels in the central Mediterranean. Aid groups conducting search and rescue are also facing restrictions in helping these desperate people. https://t.co/lAH6z1rb3R
news.un.org
Restrictions against humanitarians who rescue migrant boats in the central Mediterranean are putting lives at risk and must be lifted immediately, the UN human rights office said on Friday.
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Right now, many people who are migrants or seeking asylum don’t even have access to the most basic things. Join us and @AmnestyUK in telling the government to make sure everyone is safe during this pandemic, no matter who they are or where they're from: https://t.co/OKUS6DcNLO ❤️
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"The [@PHE_uk] inquiry should not seek advice from those who propagate racist stereotypes or cast aspersions on minorities." Our research into Trevor Phillips' and Professor Richard Webber's consultancy in today's Guardian.
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Trevor Phillips' firm's Origins software, being used in the inquiry into disproportionate BAME Covid-19 deaths, was previously used to help police forces link different ethnic groups to particular types of crime
theguardian.com
Partner in company said it was wrong link different ethnic groups together
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Excellent thread from IRR on government enquiry into C19
Surely, such generalisations and racial stereotypes, bodes ill for the credibility of the government / @PHE_uk inquiry. 14/14 ENDS
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Today marks the anniversary of Altab Ali’s murder. Altab Ali was a 25-year-old Bangladeshi worker, who was murdered on 4 May 1978, as he walked home from work. (1/5)
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So moving to bear witness to the testimonies of members of the #Uyghur #Muslim community in the UK, all of whom have not seen their 'disappeared' loved ones for years. The persecution of the #Uyghurs by the Chinese regime must be challenged.
HOPE was the key message in our Solidarity Iftar with Muslim Uyghurs facing persecution. Privileged to have heard @UyghurCongress president Dulkon ISA @BenjiRabbi @LauraJanklaus and other inspiring speakers, hosted by @The_LJS
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The situation for refugees at the UK-France border is worse than ever. Sign @Refugee_RE’s petition to demand change.
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Plus de 160 personnes ont été secourues dans la Manche depuis le début du confinement, alors qu’elles tentaient de se rendre au Royaume-Uni à bord de petites embarcations. Le nombre de tentatives de traversée a augmenté ces dernières semaines. https://t.co/8N1fsa694R
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Solidarity from Brighton. No one is safe until EVERYONE is safe! Release all those in detention centers across the UK!! @patel4witham
#CareNotCages #LeaveNoOneBehind
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Over two years ago I recorded a music video at the abandoned #Carillion hospital. I had met Corbyn on the train! on his way to support nurses in Milton Keynes... (nuff said) Today, I decided to do some citizen…
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We are very excited about our first ever online event tomorrow! Thank you to everyone that has sent photos of items that begin with ‘R’ & ‘T’ for the collage, more to be revealed tomorrow! For now, we’ll leave you with this lovely combination... #RTcollage
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