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The National reports on MV 'Fly the Flag' event

On 29 June, The National reported on the Migrant Voice 'Fly the Flag' event in Glasgow the following day, part of a week of events inspired by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to celebrate 70 years since the Declaration of Human Rights. MV Director, Nazek Ramadan, said: “We live in an unequal world full of political instability and social inequalities where many people, including millions of migrants and refugees, are denied their fundamental rights. “By flying this flag, featuring photographs taken by our members and the phrase ‘putting the world to…

On 29 June, The National reported on the Migrant Voice 'Fly the Flag' event in Glasgow the following day, part of a week of events inspired by Chinese artist Ai…

MV member and Director interviewed live on Channel 5 News

On 27 June, Channel 5 News reported on the international students' campaign and the letter some of the students delivered to the Home Secretary earlier that day. The report included footage from the event at the Home Office, which was also attended by Stephen Timms MP, and a live studio interview with Imrose Mustafi, one of the students affected and an MV member, and MV Director Nazek Ramadan. "I came to this country as a student to get something good. I don't want to get labelled as a cheater and…

On 27 June, Channel 5 News reported on the international students' campaign and the letter some of the students delivered to the Home Secretary earlier that day. The report included…

Asian news platforms report on students' letter to Home Secretary

On 27 June, several Indian and broader Asian news platforms reported on the letter delivered to the Home Office by some of the international students wrongly accused of cheating in 2014. The reporting was taken from the Press Trust of India and included sections of the letter and quotes from our Director Nazek Ramadan. Platforms included NDTV, The Economic Times, News 18, Live Mint, The Hans India and The Asian Age.

On 27 June, several Indian and broader Asian news platforms reported on the letter delivered to the Home Office by some of the international students wrongly accused of cheating in…

MV Director speaks on BBC Asian Network about students' campaign

On 27 June, the day when a group of the international students wrongly accused of cheating delivered a letter to the Home Office, signed by more than 100 of them, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan spoke to BBC Asian Network about the scandal and why the students wrote the letter. “Given all the repeated calls for [the Home Secretary] to issue a statement, the statement has been delayed and delayed, and the students decided they needed to write personally, directly, to him themselves, this personal approach, because he is their…

On 27 June, the day when a group of the international students wrongly accused of cheating delivered a letter to the Home Office, signed by more than 100 of them,…

Guardian reports on students' letter and new inquiry

On 27 June, the Guardian published a story with the news that the Public Accounts Committee, an internal government watchdog, is now investigating the Home Office over its response to allegations of cheating on the English test known as TOEIC in 2014. Amelia Gentleman also wrote about the letter sent to the Home Secretary on 27 June, signed by more than 100 of the affected students, and delivered by a small group of them to the Home Office. She quoted from the letter: “We are innocent but the government gave…

On 27 June, the Guardian published a story with the news that the Public Accounts Committee, an internal government watchdog, is now investigating the Home Office over its response to…

Independent reports on letter from students to Home Secretary

On 27 June, The Independent reported on a letter sent by more than 100 of the international students whose lives were torn apart by the Home Office in 2014. A group of the students were due to deliver the letter by hand at noon that day. “Many of us are destitute, barely able to live from day to day," part of the letter read. "Many of us are on medication for stress or depression. Many of us have been rejected by our families, who are shamed by the allegation of cheating.…

On 27 June, The Independent reported on a letter sent by more than 100 of the international students whose lives were torn apart by the Home Office in 2014. A group…

MV member speaks to Independent about Home Office battle

On 23 June, the Independent published an article about MV member Mahe Henadeerage, who came to the UK as an international student in the hope of being able to work in the UK after graduating on a post-study work visa. But the month before she finished her course in 2012, the government scrapped that visa, leaving her plans in ruins. Most others would have just gone home but Mahe decided to stay and fight the Home Office - seven years later, she's still fighting. “I feel like my entire future…

On 23 June, the Independent published an article about MV member Mahe Henadeerage, who came to the UK as an international student in the hope of being able to work…

PIE News reports on APPG hearings

On 17 June, Claudia Civinini at PIE News published an article about the APPG on TOEIC hearings, which took place on 4 and 11 June. She spoke to Stephen Timms MP and our Director Nazek Ramadan. “The testimonies heard at the APPG inquiry reinforce how a catalogue of systemic failures and negligence by Home Office and ETS officials led to the unfair revocation and cancellation of student visas,” said Stephen Timms MP. “It’s very important for us that MPs and Parliament give us space to bring this issue again inside…

On 17 June, Claudia Civinini at PIE News published an article about the APPG on TOEIC hearings, which took place on 4 and 11 June. She spoke to Stephen Timms…

The Independent publishes story about MV members facing injustice

On 15 June, The Independent published another article - with a video - about the international students injustice and our My Future Back campaign. Journalist May Bulman interviewed Asiya and her daughters, who are all suffering the impacts of a false allegation of cheating. “It’s completely taken away my independence," said Asiya. "I wanted to be a strong woman, to support my daughters and protect them from my family, to keep them here safe. And I was trusting the UK government that they would believe us, that they would give…

On 15 June, The Independent published another article - with a video - about the international students injustice and our My Future Back campaign. Journalist May Bulman interviewed Asiya and…

Daily Star publishes new story about international students injustice

On 14 June, The Daily Star, a leading newspaper in Bangladesh, published a second article about the injustice faced by thousands of international students wrongly accused of cheating on an English test by the Home Office in 2014. (Read the earlier article here.) Journalist Maliha Khan spoke to Farzana Boby and MV member Sheikh Shariful Amin about their experiences. Both stressed the problem of untrustworthy agents who dupe foreign students, as well as the issue of the wrongful allegations that have left them stripped of their rights for the last…

On 14 June, The Daily Star, a leading newspaper in Bangladesh, published a second article about the injustice faced by thousands of international students wrongly accused of cheating on an…

Nurse shares their experience of immigration injustice in The Guardian