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EAP university tutor, co-chair of university sanctuary group, hotel outreach coordinator supporting asylum seekers. Huge respect for anyone fighting their corner to make the world a little bit better in any way at all.
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Wasn't Trump 'very frustrated' with Zelenskyy once before and then ended up being impeached for that and is that why he hates Ukraine so much?

It wasn't a loophole! There is nothing to close. Just the media getting it all wrong and out of proportion again. Welcome to the UK, Gazan family 🧡! I hope we can help many more of you.

We are still furious about the despicable homophobia of GB News presenter Josh Howie. Please join the thousands of others who have already used our tool to complain to Ofcom about him. action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...

So much wrong here. Like, only the mention of one side's suffering? I believe there are a few Palestinians about to be released who have also suffered and haven't 'made it home yet', either (if they can find a home still standing). And what's all this about the UK ready to do everything it can? Now?

Our first good news Friday of 2025! We are celebrating: - four age disputed young people being accepted as children in the last 9 days. Whilst this demonstrates a worrying trend in incorrect age assessments at the border, we are grateful that these children are now getting the support they need

The ceasefire deal is not a triumph for Joe Biden. It actually cements his position in history as a bloodstained monster. New post 👇 www.owenjones.news/p/ceasefire-...

Really? We all supposed to express wonder and awe that they managed to stop the genocide? That could and should have happened a long, long time ago, not waited for a moment that was politically convenient. What we need right now is not self-congratulations but a process of accountability and justice

“It’s absolutely horrifying seeing so many names and faces who have lost their lives needlessly. Every one of these deaths could have been prevented." Heartbreaking, harrowing, and something to reflect on going into 2025 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Government will ‘stop at nothing to dismantle people smuggling’, apart from build safe passage for people & reform visa access. More performative sorrow. If they wanted to stop people dying they could. It’s a choice they make to enable smuggling to thrive. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Laura Kuenssberg: "We'll never know whether the Rwanda plan would have worked" After it ran for over two years, cost £700m and resulted in 3 volunteers being paid to leave.

GOOD NEWS FRIDAY! Things we are grateful for this week.... - getting FREE tickets to take 57 people to the magical Luminate Winter Light Trail Birmingham Botanical Gardens - an amazing evening and such a welcoming space

Whether or not you agree with the rest, this passage cannot be highlighted enough.

Good. And would anyone like to know, by the way, how the guys who were actually in the hotel are getting on? Any police thought to take a statement? Victim impact? They have been totally ignored. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Small justice for the vulnerable people he terrorised.

ANNOUNCING 🍉 The Watermelon Index, a tool for worker-led resistance against the genocide in Palestine. Explore our database of over 400 complicit companies and the campaigns against them: http://bit.ly/3YYu0jv

Labour's eagerness to reduce numbers in the immigration system is dictating priorities.It's illogical to pause people's claims. Stability in Syria is going to take time. Process claims, grant temporary status, let them get on and work out whether they want to return to a different Syria later.

Israel is invading Syria. While committing genocide in Gaza, settler terror in the West Bank & bombing raids on Lebanon, Israeli tanks roll into Damascus. This is a system of oppression that knows no borders — yet the UK government parrots lines about “Israeli self-defence”.

Feeling happy? Hold on we just going to...piss.. on.. your..parade. www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

Far too early to say if HTS are still terrorists but absolutely the right time to pause asylum claims for Syrians? Make it make sense.

DAMASCUS: 1000s of prisoners have been freed from Sednaya prison, now flooding the streets, an monumental moment. For many, the frantic search begins, desperate to know if their loved ones are among the living or the lost. Either way, the "human slaughterhouse" is no more.

🚨BREAKING: The regime of President Assad of Syria appears to have fallen after rebel groups entered Damascus and claimed the ruler had fled the country.

This! people are telling me about very short interviews where 'this is not your time to tell your story' (???) and I spend half my time now submitting appeals. The other half is spent trying to tack down decision letters that have gone astray. Total chaos... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

This is what we do... birchnetwork.org/wp-content/u... And this is how you could help, if you'd like to... www.justgiving.com/campaign/bir... 🎄🎁❄️☃️ 🙏 😁

Today marks the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. As Israel's assault on Gaza continues, we must continue to stand with Palestinians living under bombardment, occupation & violence, demanding concrete steps from our government to end the slaughter.

Today we remember Leonard Farruku, who died on board the Bibby Stockholm in December. This closure comes too late for him, and too late to prevent the trauma suffered by many others living on board. It should never have been opened in the first place. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gove...

“No war is more just than the war Israel has been waging in Gaza” says Netanyahu's office. It's...it's not actually a 'war', though is it? It has a very different definition which means it can never be just. Hope they all end up in prison as fast as possible. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

Happy International Men's Day to all the courageous men I work with. Nothing but respect 🙏 www.bestforbritain.org/myths_male_a...

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