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MV member speaks to ITV London after lorry deaths

On 24 October, one day after 39 migrants were tragically found dead in a lorry container in Essex, Migrant Voice facilitated an interview with Serwan, an Iraqi man who fled his country in the early 2000s, walking and travelling in lorries across Europe to arrive in the UK. He spoke to ITV London's Ria Chatterjee. "They take advantage of you and your family," Serwan said about the smugglers. "Many bad things happen between smugglers and asylum seekers - mugging, raping, killing as well. But there's no other way. There's no…

On 24 October, one day after 39 migrants were tragically found dead in a lorry container in Essex, Migrant Voice facilitated an interview with Serwan, an Iraqi man who fled…

PIE News reports on development in 'My Future Back' campaign

On 23 October, PIE News reported on a new development in the saga of injustice faced by the international students wrongly accused of cheating in 2014. A letter from Immigration Minister Seema Kennedy to Stephen Timms MP explained that the proposal by the former Home Secretary to set up a bespoke scheme that would allow students to have their cases reviewed has been scrapped under the new administration. “Neither she nor the immigration minister have offered anything to replace that scheme, apparently convinced that this staggering injustice will go away…

On 23 October, PIE News reported on a new development in the saga of injustice faced by the international students wrongly accused of cheating in 2014. A letter from Immigration…

MV referenced in article about settled status scheme

On 14 October, Euractiv published an article by Benjamin Fox about anxiety around the settled status scheme for EU nationals and their families. The article referenced MV alongside several other organisations working on this issue. Read the full article here.

On 14 October, Euractiv published an article by Benjamin Fox about anxiety around the settled status scheme for EU nationals and their families. The article referenced MV alongside several other organisations…

Coverage of new report into international students injustice

On 18 September, the Public Accounts Committee published a report into the Government's response to allegations of cheating on an English test by some international students in 2014. Migrant Voice had submitted substantial evidence for this inquiry, and we produced a statement in response to the publication. The report had coverage in The Guardian, The Independent, The Financial Times, The Mirror, Politics Home, The National, PIE News, Eastern Eye, StudyTravel Magazine, NDTV and Economic Times. Most of these reports included quotes from Migrant Voice. Nazek Ramadan, Director of Migrant Voice, said that…

On 18 September, the Public Accounts Committee published a report into the Government's response to allegations of cheating on an English test by some international students in 2014. Migrant Voice…

MV Director quoted in coverage of new report on the impact of Brexit on families

On 17 September, the University of Birmingham launched a new "Eurochildren" report into the impact of Brexit on EU families in the UK. The research was conducted in collaboration with Migrant Voice. The launch was covered by Al Jazeera and the Guardian, and Scottish newspapers The National and The Scotsman. Three of the articles quoted Nazek Ramadan, Director of Migrant Voice. "Migrant Voice calls on policymakers across the UK to take note of this research and work to ensure that all migrants to the UK feel safe and comfortable, and…

On 17 September, the University of Birmingham launched a new "Eurochildren" report into the impact of Brexit on EU families in the UK. The research was conducted in collaboration with…

Independent tells story of MV member betrayed by Home Office

On Sunday 1 September, the Independent published a story about Muddasar Hussain, an MV member who has been stuck in limbo for seven years after becoming a victim of a fraud, helping the Home Office with their investigation, then denied the right to stay in the UK. Speaking to May Bulman about the experience of losing his status, Muddasar said: “I was completely out of my mind. I was someone who had lost everything. The aim of my life, my parents’ dreams, everything was ruined. I couldn’t think of anything…

On Sunday 1 September, the Independent published a story about Muddasar Hussain, an MV member who has been stuck in limbo for seven years after becoming a victim of a…

MV member talks to BBC West Midlands radio about battle to be British

On Sunday 1 September, MV member in Birmingham, Takesh Hibbert, was interviewed by Nikki Tapper on BBC West Midlands radio about her 30-year-battle to be recognised as British. Following recent coverage on Birmingham Live, faciliatated by MV, Takesh now has indefinite leave to remain, but this has not undone the suffering of the last three decades. "You're like a stranger," Takesh told Nikki, speaking about the years when she was unsure of her status in the UK. "You're lost in the system." She also said she wanted to raise awareness about…

On Sunday 1 September, MV member in Birmingham, Takesh Hibbert, was interviewed by Nikki Tapper on BBC West Midlands radio about her 30-year-battle to be recognised as British. Following recent coverage…

Birmingham Live interviews MV member about her struggle to be British

On 24 August 2019, Birmingham Live published an article about Takesh Hibbert, an MV member in the West Midlands who has been fighting for her right to stay in the UK for many years. "I feel disconnected from Jamaica and connected here, but not wanted here," Takesh says. "I haven’t been accepted as a Jamaican. I haven't been accepted as British. I feel confused. "That’s how I feel. That makes me cry because I feel like I have never been accepted anywhere." Following the journalist's work on this story, Takesh…

On 24 August 2019, Birmingham Live published an article about Takesh Hibbert, an MV member in the West Midlands who has been fighting for her right to stay in the…

ITV interviews MV staff member on Channel crossings

On 23 August 2019, ITV interviewed MV staff member Salman Mirza for a story about people arriving in boats across the English Channel to seek asylum. "I think the Prime Minister's comments today were very negative towards migrants, sadly they were predictable, and we're talking about a handful of people here, not thousands and thousands of people," he said. Watch the full report here.

On 23 August 2019, ITV interviewed MV staff member Salman Mirza for a story about people arriving in boats across the English Channel to seek asylum. "I think the Prime…

MV staff interviewed on no-deal end to freedom of movement

On 23 August 2019, Public Technology published a long article in response to the announcement from the Home Office that freedom of movement will end on 31 October in the event of a no-deal Brexit. For the piece, Sam Trendall spoke to both MV Director Nazek Ramadan and MV staff member Anne Stoltenberg, who is also an EU national. If freedom of movement were to end so abruptly, Nazek Ramadan said that there was not only “potentially disastrous repercussions at airports across the country as EU nationals try to return…

On 23 August 2019, Public Technology published a long article in response to the announcement from the Home Office that freedom of movement will end on 31 October in the…

Nurse shares their experience of immigration injustice in The Guardian