Opinion: Britain Has Never Been Welcoming to Refugees
Daniel Sohege
From Russia's war with Ukraine to the second world war, the nostalgic myth of Britain being welcoming to refugees is exactly that; a myth. Daniel Sohege explains.
Tag: immigration
Novara Live: How the Media Are Pushing for Endless War
The horror of Putin's war on Ukraine is all too clear to see. But by focussing on punishing Putin instead of de-escalation, are western politicians and media taking an unpalatable risk?
With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Report: How We Won: The Activists Who Put a Stop to TUI’s Deportation Flights
Sophie K Rosa
After just over a year of organising, a group of activists successfully ended airline TUI’s involvement in Home Office deportation flights. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Report: Home Office Faces Legal Challenges Over New Detention Centre
Tommy Greene
Derwentside Removal Centre’s alleged failure to provide in-person legal advice has led both a charity and a current detainee to take legal action against it. Tommy Greene reports.
Opinion: The Tories Are Abandoning Migrant Women to Domestic Abuse
Rebekah Pierre
The Domestic Abuse Act, passed in April 2021, was supposedly a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to protect women – just not the ones who need it most, writes former social worker Rebekah Pierre.
Analysis: Novak Djokovic’s Detention Exposed Australia’s Brutal Border Regime
Dominic McGovern
Djokovic experienced a mere fraction of the brutality thousands of undocumented migrants are subjected to every day - and he's already been set free. The sports star's case should be a wake-up call to the world, writes Dominic McGovern: nobody should be treated this way.
Analysis: In Libya, Migrants Are Organising Against Europe’s Border Brutality
Lucia Pradella
Libyan authorities backed by the EU and UK are imprisoning and killing African migrants in their thousands. The victims are organising a fightback, writes Lucia Pradella.
Report: How Europe’s Migrant Crisis Reached the Canary Islands
Eoghan Gilmartin & Tommy Greene
As the world watches the volcanic eruption and tourists return, the Canary Islands have become the latest frontier of Europe’s war on migrants. Tommy Greene and Eoghan Gilmartin report.
Analysis: Dave’s Latest Album Demands That Black British Music Be Taken Seriously
Kojo Koram
On his latest album, We're All Alone In This Together, rapper Dave makes a compelling case for why Black British music should be approached with the same intellectual rigour as the great guitar albums of the past.
Report: How We Won: The Mother Who Stopped Her Son’s Deportation
Mark Montegriffo
A mother, with the help of the public, activists, journalists, celebrities and MPs, fought the Home Office to successfully stop the deportation of her autistic son Osime Brown. Mark Montegriffo reports.
Report: A Deportation Flight Just Left for Vietnam. Why Was It So Hard to Stop?
Rivkah Brown
Despite the valiant efforts of activists, the Home Office flight went ahead as planned on Wednesday afternoon. Rivkah Brown looks at why it couldn’t be stopped.
Opinion: This Year’s England Squad Actually Gives a Shit
Jessy Parker Humphreys
There's a lot to celebrate about the England team, but their Englishness has nothing to do with it, writes Jessy Parker Humphreys. These are the most politically engaged players the country has ever seen.
Opinion: Priti Patel Isn’t Shipping Refugees to Rwanda Any Time Soon
Nadia Hasan
The home secretary’s latest scheme to scare off asylum seekers? Send them 6,500 miles away. It isn’t going to happen - but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be worried.
Analysis: Arise Sir Dido, Britain’s Newest Culture Warlord
Sandeep Sandhu
Would-be NHS chief Dido Harding's attack on foreign-born health service workers is a tactical and dangerous erasure of British history, ripped straight from the Tory culture war playbook, writes Sandeep Sandhu.
Opinion: I’m a Trans Woman Suing the Japanese Government. If I Win, I’ll Be in the Country’s First Same-Sex Marriage
Elin McCready
A historic court case is seeking to force Japan to live up to the Olympic values it’s planning to cash in on this summer.
Report: Clearsprings: The Worst Asylum Housing Provider You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Sophie K Rosa
You’ve never heard of them, but asylum seekers have. Clearsprings is one of the many companies to which the government outsources asylum accommodation, and widely known to be the worst.
Novara Live: Priti Patel’s Harsh New Asylum Rules
Priti Patel has announced harsh new plans to restrict people’s right to asylum in Britain. We speak to Maya Goodfellow about the Tory war on refugees.
Report: Migrants Are Scared to Get the Coronavirus Vaccine – and the Hostile Environment Is to Blame
Sophie K Rosa
Despite the government's assurances that anyone, regardless of their settlement status, can receive the coronavirus vaccine, many migrants are still afraid to do so. Sophie K Rosa looks at how the hostile environment has created a culture of fear around healthcare.