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Migrant Voice director's comment on people dying in asylum seeker accommodation

On 26 September, The Civil Fleet published an investigation on the number of asylum seekers who die while staying in Home Office accommodation. The report found that more people died in the first six months of 2021 than in the whole of 2022. Nazek Ramadan, our director, was quoted in the article: “[They] are kept in limbo for months on end. They are denied the right to work, must survive on a few pounds a day and cannot start rebuilding their new life. “The conditions of the hotels and homes…

On 26 September, The Civil Fleet published an investigation on the number of asylum seekers who die while staying in Home Office accommodation. The report found that more people died…

Migrant Voice director comments on end of Navy's involvement in managing Channel crossings

Tuesday, 16 August A Morning Star article on the end of the navy's involvement in managing Channel crossings featured Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan. She insisted on the importance of creating safe routes for people seeking safety: "Any action short of creating safe routes means that people will carry on dying at sea. "We need meaningful action from this government to create a compassionate migration system that does not leave people stranded and in danger." The article also quoted Tamsin Baxter, Refugee Council executive director for external affairs, and Care4Calais…

Tuesday, 16 August A Morning Star article on the end of the navy's involvement in managing Channel crossings featured Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan. She insisted on the importance of…

Migrant Voice Director speaks to the PIE News about our #MyFutureBack campaign

On 1 August, an article in the PIE News about TOEIC scandal victims still fighting for justice featured Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan speaking about the impact of the government's actions on the students. "Students who have now been proved innocent are having to rebuild their lives after more than seven years of being in limbo. The mental health impact on them has been massive, many of them are still suffering serious consequences due to the actions of the government, such as long-term mental health conditions, huge amounts of debt,…

On 1 August, an article in the PIE News about TOEIC scandal victims still fighting for justice featured Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan speaking about the impact of the government's…

Migrant Voice Director quoted in Morning Star on Nationality and Borders Act

Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in the Morning Star about the Nationality and Borders Act which came into effect on June 27, 2022. Nazek condemned the new Act, which criminalises asylum seekers who make their own way to the UK, saying: "“The Nationality and Borders Act effectively ends the UK’s participation in the United Nations Refugee Convention, moving Britain away from protecting refugees to deterring them. The new bleak reality for people fleeing wars and persecution and turning to us for protection is continuous punishment, which amounts to…

Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan was quoted in the Morning Star about the Nationality and Borders Act which came into effect on June 27, 2022. Nazek condemned the new Act,…

Migrant Voice Director speaks on BBC News Arabic

On 15 June, our director Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on BBC News Arabic on the government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Nazek condemned the plan as "inhumane" and opposing international conventions that the UK had signed. She added that it is the UK's responsibility to welcome and assist asylum seekers who reached the country. You can watch the segment (in Arabic) here.

On 15 June, our director Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on BBC News Arabic on the government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Nazek condemned the plan as "inhumane" and…

Migrant Voice director speaks on BBC news about Rwanda plan

On June 11, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on BBC News about the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. "Instead of offering protection we are offering deterrence. We are punishing people who have the agency to try to save their own lives ... We punish them, we treat them like luggage, ship them like cargo to a country 4,000 miles away," she said. Most people who cross the Channel to seek asylum come from places like Syria, Sudan and Afghanistan, Nazek said, and their asylum applications…

On June 11, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on BBC News about the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. "Instead of offering protection we are offering…

Migrant Voice visa costs report featured in Her-itage

Our latest report, "Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and process impact migrants' lives" was featured in a Her-itage article exploring the issue of extortionate visa costs and the complex UK immigration system. Project Development Manager Anne Stoltenberg told Her-itage: "With some migrants being charged far more than the administrative costs of their visas, extenuating wait times before a decision is made, a lengthy and intricate application process with little-to-no communication from the Home Office, the risk of an application being rejected for a minor mistake…

Our latest report, "Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and process impact migrants' lives" was featured in a Her-itage article exploring the issue of extortionate visa…

Migrant Voice Director featured in Guardian article on Hostile Environment

This Wednesday, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan was featured in an article about the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Hostile Environment and its devastating human costs. Nazek said: "Hostile environment policies have changed the fabric of our society. Perhaps no other policy in living memory has left such a malign mark, a stain like an oil slick. It is racist, xenophobic, immoral, illegal, unfair, punishing, divisive, mean-spirited, discriminatory and counterproductive." The article includes other criticism of the Hostile Environment policies, including failures from the Home Office to ensure…

This Wednesday, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan was featured in an article about the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Hostile Environment and its devastating human costs. Nazek said:…

Migrant Voice Director's letter to the Guardian on extortionate visa costs

On 19 May, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan's letter on extortionate visa costs was published in the Guardian. Nazek highlighted how hundreds of thousands of lives are affected by the "extortionate cost of all visas and the often labyrinthine complexity of the visa application process". This, she wrote, is described in our new report, "Destroying hopes, dreams and lives". You can read the full letter here.

On 19 May, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan's letter on extortionate visa costs was published in the Guardian. Nazek highlighted how hundreds of thousands of lives are affected by the…

Migrant Voice report featured in Sheffield Wire

Data from Migrant Voice's report on extortionate visa fees, "Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and process impact migrants' lives", has appeared in the Sheffield Wire in an article about the upcoming Migration Matters Festival, taking place in Sheffield from 17 to 25 June. The article highlighted how, in our report, "95 out of 100 migrants surveyed said they had extremely negative feelings about their experience of the visa process: some describing it as ‘mental torture’." Livia Barreria, a Brazilian journalist supporter of our campaign who…

Data from Migrant Voice's report on extortionate visa fees, "Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and process impact migrants' lives", has appeared in the Sheffield Wire…

Nurse shares their experience of immigration injustice in The Guardian