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MV member & Director speak to The National about devastating impact of Home Office mistakes

On 2 August, The National published a story about the frequent mistakes made by the Home Office and the often devastating impact on people's lives. Journalist Kirsteen Paterson spoke to MV Director Nazek Ramadan and Colin Swinney, whose civil partner Raul Marchena Magadan was wrongly refused British citizenship, costing the couple £1330. "This is just down to somebody who hasn’t looked at the right paperwork and ticked a box and said ‘no’," said. Colin. “If we’d taken it to a tribunal, he’d probably have won, but we didn’t know we…

On 2 August, The National published a story about the frequent mistakes made by the Home Office and the often devastating impact on people's lives. Journalist Kirsteen Paterson spoke to…

MV member speaks to Morning Star about impact of not being allowed to work as an asylum seeker

On 29 July, the Morning Star published an article about a new report by the Lift the Ban coalition, which lobbies for asylum seekers to be given the right to work and of which Migrant Voice is a member. One MV member spoke to the paper about the impact of not being allowed to work: "I get very, very depressed. It feels like my life doesn’t have a value in this country, just because I have this label of asylum-seeker. “When you work, you discover new skills, you learn new…

On 29 July, the Morning Star published an article about a new report by the Lift the Ban coalition, which lobbies for asylum seekers to be given the right to…

Coverage of the Gurmit Kaur campaign

Together with Gurmit Kaur - a 75-year-old woman living in Smethwick, Birmingham - and alongside Brushstrokes and Gurdwara Baba Sang Ji, Migrant Voice is campaigning for Gurmit to get leave to remain and be able to live without fear of being forcibly removed from the UK. The campaign has been covered across regional and international media, including I Am Birmingham (here, here and here), ITV Central, BBC Midlands, Huffington Post, Asian Image, Asian World News, the Express & Star, Hillingdon & Uxbridge Times and the Sikh Channel. In November, the campaign was covered again…

Together with Gurmit Kaur - a 75-year-old woman living in Smethwick, Birmingham - and alongside Brushstrokes and Gurdwara Baba Sang Ji, Migrant Voice is campaigning for Gurmit to get leave…

PIE News covers MV's call for policy change on international students

On 16 July, PIE News wrote an article about Migrant Voice's call to the Home Secretary to bring the new Graduate Route for international students forward to 2020, so this year's graduates can benefit. The call was part of a week of activities raising awareness about the struggles faced by many international students during Covid-19 and the unfair treatment some have faced from the Home Office. “[International students] have had a particularly raw deal during the pandemic, and many want to stay in the UK after graduating and contribute to…

On 16 July, PIE News wrote an article about Migrant Voice's call to the Home Secretary to bring the new Graduate Route for international students forward to 2020, so this…

MV speaks to Morning Star about Status Now campaign

On 11 July, the Morning Star published an article about the launch of the Status Now campaign, calling on the Government to give leave to remain to all undocumented migrants and those in the legal process so that everyone can keep themselves safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. MV Director Nazek Ramadan spoke to the journalist for the article: “This is a humanitarian crisis and everyone — regardless of whether they have documents or not — must be treated as a human being in need. Everyone deserves the right to live…

On 11 July, the Morning Star published an article about the launch of the Status Now campaign, calling on the Government to give leave to remain to all undocumented migrants…

Member gets story onto Glasgow website

On 3 July, the Glasgow online news platform Greater Govanhill published an article about the number of languages spoken in Govanhill, an area of the city that hosts many different migrant communities. The article was based on a survey run by MV member Marzanna Antoniak, who is also quoted in the piece: “Govanhill ‘feels’ multicultural, everyone says so, but the survey has shown us that it's even richer than we could have thought. So I guess I've learned that Govanhill truly is where the world meets. And it's been a…

On 3 July, the Glasgow online news platform Greater Govanhill published an article about the number of languages spoken in Govanhill, an area of the city that hosts many different…

Member speaks out about fear of racist abuse as the lockdown ends

On 18 June 2020, the Independent published a first-person piece by Migrant Voice member Mariko Hayashi about the fear among her community about the lockdown lifting. "Although most people are excited about shops reopening and the lockdown lifting, as a Japanese migrant I’m worried about going back out into public places. Not because of the risk of contracting coronavirus – because of the rise in hate crime against people like me since the Covid-19 pandemic began." Read the full article here. This article was pitched and published as part of the Meet…

On 18 June 2020, the Independent published a first-person piece by Migrant Voice member Mariko Hayashi about the fear among her community about the lockdown lifting. "Although most people are…

Member in Glasgow interviewed about home-schooling her siblings during Covid-19

On 17 June, the Glasgow Times published a story about Migrant Voice member Yasmin, who has been home-schooling several of her younger siblings during the Covid-19 lockdown. "We're being really cautious as a family so we are not allowed to go outside, we just go on to the front porch to get our Vitamin D and a little bit of fresh air and that's about it," Yasmin says. "So there are a lot of arguments and a lot of conflicts because everyone is on edge and we are in close…

On 17 June, the Glasgow Times published a story about Migrant Voice member Yasmin, who has been home-schooling several of her younger siblings during the Covid-19 lockdown. "We're being really…

MV Director speaks to Independent about separated families

On 17 June, the Independent published an article about the problems faced by many families whose separation by immigration rules has been made even worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. MV Director Nazek Ramadan spoke to Nicola Kelly for the article: “[These families have] already had to live as ‘Skype families’ for months or years, to save the money they need for the application, to gather documents and pass tests. For them, this pandemic is a cruel twist of fate. “We want to see the Government showing genuine flexibility in these…

On 17 June, the Independent published an article about the problems faced by many families whose separation by immigration rules has been made even worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. MV…

Member writes first-person piece for Huffington Post

On 11 June, Huffington Post published a first-person piece by MV member Areej Osman, about her time in detention and in lockdown, and how meditation helped her survive both. "My time in detention was, of course, much worse than this lockdown," she writes, "but in both situations, losing my freedom and the physical support of friends left me with the same sense of powerlessness. And it’s the same thing that has helped me survive both experiences." Read the full article here. This piece was pitched and published as part of…

On 11 June, Huffington Post published a first-person piece by MV member Areej Osman, about her time in detention and in lockdown, and how meditation helped her survive both. "My…

Nurse shares their experience of immigration injustice in The Guardian