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Stansted 15: Activists Who Stopped Deportation Charter Flight Convicted of Terror-Related Charges

Beth Perkin, Charlotte England

In an exclusive interview with Novara Media, activists who took direct action to prevent 60 people being deported to Nigeria and Ghana speak out about why they stopped the plane and what it was like to spend nine weeks on trial charged with an offence created in the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing.

The NHS Should Be for Everyone – And That Includes Migrants

Dr Joanna Dobbin

On the 70th birthday of the NHS, Dr Joanna Dobbin argues the government’s quiet scrapping of visa restrictions for overseas doctors while denying free healthcare to patients from abroad shows how our health service is only international when it suits the Home Office.

Novara FM: Lights in the Distance: Migration in Europe

On #NovaraFM, James Butler talks to Daniel Trilling and Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi on migration to Europe, the politics of cross-border movement, the experiences of people who make the crossing and what drives them.

Doctors Send Spoof ‘Go Home’ Van Around Westminster to Protest the Hostile Environment

Charlotte England

Doctors, nurses and midwives gathered outside the home office to demonstrate against the Tories’ attempts to force NHS workers to carry out immigration enforcement duties, as part of an action by charity Doctors of the World, which helps migrants denied access to healthcare.

Novara Live: Can Javid Stop the Ruddslide?

So last night Amber Rudd sensationally resigned from her role as Home Secretary after it became clear that her sustained stay in office was untenable. Can Sajid Javid save the day?

These Five Victories in the Fight for Migrants’ Rights Show We Can Win

Charlotte England

The government backtracked on its demand that schools collect data on pupils’ nationality and country of birth this month, presenting a sudden and startling victory to campaigners opposing the hostile environment. Here are five other key wins in the fight for migrants’ rights in Britain.

Explainers: What Is the Hostile Environment?

British children sleeping on night buses or in storage units, torture survivors required to pay upfront for medical treatment, these are just some of the consequences of Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’. In this explainer video; Migrants Rights Specialist Rockhaya Sylla unpacks some of the origins and repercussions of this harmful set of policies.