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Migrant Voice campaign featured in Birmingham Live

Migrant Voice's campaign to end extortionate visa costs was featured on Birmingham Live on 9 May. The article includes an interview with a Migrant Voice member who spoke at our report launch in the Houses of Parliament on 27 April. Takesh Hibbert said: "I've lost so much during these years - I've been doing catch up on my life. ... I felt like a prisoner with the freedom to go out and do the shopping or go for a walk." Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan told Birmingham Live: "We welcome…

Migrant Voice's campaign to end extortionate visa costs was featured on Birmingham Live on 9 May. The article includes an interview with a Migrant Voice member who spoke at our…

Migrant Voice Director and Members speak to Eastern Eye about our #MyFutureBack campaign

On 4 May, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan and some MV members spoke to Eastern Eye about our #MyFutureBack campaign, our fight for justice for thousands of international students wrongly accused of cheating in their Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) exams. Nazek said: "There are tens of thousands affected by this scandal and injustice. ... The challenge for the government is acknowledge this." Wahidur, one of the students, told Eastern Eye: "It was devastating; it was a miserable life. All my rights had been taken away. They took away the…

On 4 May, Migrant Voice Director Nazek Ramadan and some MV members spoke to Eastern Eye about our #MyFutureBack campaign, our fight for justice for thousands of international students wrongly…

Migrant Voice Director interviewed by LBC radio on plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

On 18 April, Migrant Voice Director, Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on LBC radio, on the Andrew Castle show, about the government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. She challenged the inhumane nature of the plan, which would "turn people into human cargo and ship them to Rwanda is first of all unlawful under international law, it goes against the international conventions that this country is a signatory of; it's unworkable, it's a 'tried and failed policy', it's very expensive, it's inhumane and cruel and it's out of step with…

On 18 April, Migrant Voice Director, Nazek Ramadan was interviewed on LBC radio, on the Andrew Castle show, about the government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. She challenged…

WNTV reports on Ikon Gallery exhibition with MV members

On 28 March, the UK-based World News TV reported on an exhibition at Ikon Gallery, featuring seventeen portraits of Migrant Voice members taken by the renowned photographer Vanley Burke. The exhibition is a collaboration between Ikon Gallery, Migrant Voice and Birmingham University. The article included quotes from Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan. “We know how important it is for us to tell our own stories and this is why we set up to speak for ourselves, but also photos are a brilliant tool to tell a story so it really enables…

On 28 March, the UK-based World News TV reported on an exhibition at Ikon Gallery, featuring seventeen portraits of Migrant Voice members taken by the renowned photographer Vanley Burke. The exhibition…

BirminghamLive covers exhibition featuring MV members

On 25 March, BirminghamLive covered an exhibition at Ikon Gallery, featuring seventeen portraits of Migrant Voice members taken by the renowned photographer Vanley Burke. The exhibition is a collaboration between Ikon Gallery, Migrant Voice and Birmingham University. The article featured an interview with Burke, who explained how the exhibition was put together. "We had a chance to meet people beforehand and to choose the area where to take the photographs - most of them were photographed in their own homes," he told the publication. Burke added: "We, the British, are not…

On 25 March, BirminghamLive covered an exhibition at Ikon Gallery, featuring seventeen portraits of Migrant Voice members taken by the renowned photographer Vanley Burke. The exhibition is a collaboration between Ikon…

BBC Midlands Today covers exhibition featuring MV members

On 23 March, BBC Midlands Today featured a news clip covering an exhibition at Ikon Gallery, featuring seventeen portraits of Migrant Voice members taken by the renowned photographer Vanley Burke. The exhibition is a collaboration between Ikon Gallery, Migrant Voice and Birmingham University. Migrant Voice members and director Nazek Ramadan were quoted in the news clip. "This is our way of getting people to come and know us," Nazek told BBC Midlands Today. "Come and see who we are, come and see our stories, come and learn about us." The A Gift to…

On 23 March, BBC Midlands Today featured a news clip covering an exhibition at Ikon Gallery, featuring seventeen portraits of Migrant Voice members taken by the renowned photographer Vanley Burke. The exhibition…

I Am Birmingham covers exhibition featuring MV members

On 22 March, I Am Birmingham covered an exhibition at Ikon Gallery, featuring seventeen portraits of Migrant Voice members taken by the renowned photographer Vanley Burke. The exhibition is a collaboration between Ikon Gallery, Migrant Voice and Birmingham University. The A Gift to Birmingham exhibition will run until 3 April and is free to attend. The showcase is in the Events Room on the second floor of Ikon Gallery, 1 Oozells St, Birmingham, B1 2HS. The gallery is open 11am-5pm Tuesday-Sunday. Read I Am Birmingham's article by clicking here Image credit: I…

On 22 March, I Am Birmingham covered an exhibition at Ikon Gallery, featuring seventeen portraits of Migrant Voice members taken by the renowned photographer Vanley Burke. The exhibition is a…

MV member Lewin Williams loses appeal, reported in Birmingham Mail

On 28 February, Birmingham Mail covered the news that MV member Lewin William's appeal to stay in the UK has been refused by the Home Office. Lewin, 74, is battling cancer and won't be able to afford medical treatment if he is deported to Jamaica. A MV petition calling for the Home Office to let him stay has received nearly 140,000 signatures. Migrant Voice's Birmingham Network Worker Salman Mirza told the Birmingham Mail: "We have tried to get the Home Office to reconsider their decision sadly they think it's reasonable for a…

On 28 February, Birmingham Mail covered the news that MV member Lewin William's appeal to stay in the UK has been refused by the Home Office. Lewin, 74, is battling…

BBC Newsnight covers TOEIC injustice for a second time

On 23 February, BBC Newsnight covered the TOEIC injustice for the second time, following its investigation earlier this month. The programme again revealed fundamental flaws in the data used by the Home Office to accuse students of cheating on an English language test. Thousands were thrown out of the UK with no right of appeal and with no evidence against them. The latest BBC Newsnight programme revealed that 26 compensation claims are under way. MV member Asiya Iram was one of tens of thousands wrongly accused of cheating. She told BBC…

On 23 February, BBC Newsnight covered the TOEIC injustice for the second time, following its investigation earlier this month. The programme again revealed fundamental flaws in the data used by…

Study International highlights BBC Newsnight investigation and TOEIC injustice

On 17 February, Study International reported on an investigation by BBC Newsnight, which found the Home Office used flawed evidence to deport thousands of students based on allegations of cheating on an English language test. MV member Wahidur Rahman's quotes were included in the article. "They should hang their heads in shame for not apologising, not just to me but all the other innocent students," he said. Read the full article by clicking here Image credit: screenshot/Frederick Florin/AFP

On 17 February, Study International reported on an investigation by BBC Newsnight, which found the Home Office used flawed evidence to deport thousands of students based on allegations of cheating…

Nurse shares their experience of immigration injustice in The Guardian