Deepa (pronounced Dīpā) Shah

It's not often we get to report on hopeful news

Alaa Hamoudi won in the EU's top court against Frontex! This opens doors for many survivors of Frontex pushbacks.

@bdeeb.bsky.social tells how he reported on Alaa's case back in 2020 with @bellingcat.com. And how this evidence ended up in court.

But in a particularly amusing manner!

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This chapter is taking forever to write! As well as editing what I've written so far (22 cases), I've got to write up 8 more cases and the conclusion. And then edit it several more times... And my draft literature review needs a lot more to be written up since my focus changed. #PhDLife

We are very pleased that Linda has decided to join the Greens and welcome her to the party!
#barnet #Greenparty

Spain plans to give 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status The process will be available to foreign nationals without a criminal record who can prove they lived in Spain for five months prior to 31 December 2025.

Some encouraging news from the Spanish government, which plans to regularise the status of around 500,000 undocumented migrants. Lots of people having to live under the radar is not good for anyone. This recognises their humanity. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thanks, Lauren!

Young care leavers in England to get free prescriptions, dental and eye services Those under-25 to receive help while a pilot will trial paid internships in NHS and a guaranteed interview scheme

Does anyone know if this will extend to care leavers who are seeking asylum (i.e., former UASCs)? @danielsohege.bsky.social @laurenhstarkey.bsky.social @rachellsw99.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Me too

Black-and-white photo of a street protest, with women marching and holding a banner reading 'Southall Black Sisters.'

Abuse can escalate during the holidays when support may be harder to access.

If you or someone you know needs advice or refuge, the 24-hr National Domestic Abuse Helpline is available: 📞 0808 2000 247.

www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk

You can use udm14.com, a custom tool that takes you straight to Google’s Web mode as described in the article at www.consumerreports.org/electronics/...

Lullaby, by TOGETHER FOR PALESTINE, NAI BARGHOUTI, LEIGH-ANNE & NENEH CHERRY 2 track album

I just bought a moving and beautiful song called Lullaby at togetherforpalestine.bandcamp.com/album/lullaby (also available on other platforms)

YouTube video by Isabel Soloaga Sisters, From Kabul to California: One Family’s Journey to Safety (Official Documentary Film)

"'Sisters: From Kabul to California' builds from the girls’ own contributions... This is not a film about refugees; it is a film made with two brilliant young women and their family, centering their voices, creativity, and leadership from a young age" www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y35...

Sisters: From Kabul to California – film, family and resilience in the face of displacement By Isabel Rose Soloaga

At just nine and seven years old, Zahra and Masoma Mohammady stood before U.S. Marines at Kabul’s airport, clutching their little brother’s U.S. passport. Watch their story in a short film. www.routedmagazine.com/post/sisters...

Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes

Living in a world where this is allowed to happen is intensely horrible. I don't know what to do so I'm just putting this out there. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Surely you just made this up to mess with us?!

If I had the energy, I'd ask, 'You call that a heavy blanket?', in an Aussie accent before sharing a photo of the weighted blanket my nephew, niece, & their parents got for me. The year before, nephew got me stress balls. So much for trying to hide the depression and anxiety from him and his sister!

One of my dad's amazing carers was just asking if there is anyone who can oppose the current government and I said - hoping with every sinew - the Green Party.

If you aren't following @laurenhstarkey.bsky.social I would seriously recommend doing so. She is one of the best people I know talking about both Albania and human trafficking, especially child trafficking. Someone absolutely worth paying attention to on this.

Surely when you've got a country with low rates of asylum granted, you should take more time rather than fast tracking the cases to make sure you're not making sweeping assumptions.

Please rest now! And thank you, I have bookmarked this to read tomorrow.

I need to scream into the abyss. Someone please hold my arms so I don't fall in. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

Had conversation with bigoted, racist, man yesterday, who acknowledged I know a bit about asylum policy and experiences but still pushed back with, among other comments, a nonsensical, then chilling, comment, and am still quietly fuming.

Imagined immigration is shaping our politics | British Politics and Policy at LSE Immigration has become the number one political priority for the public. But there is one problem: this immigration is imagined, it doesn't really exist.

Imagined immigration! Misconceptions and skewed perceptions seem to be leading the way. Blog by
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social @elielcohen.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Asylum housing: Changing the conversation | Freedom from Torture A guide on talking about refugees and torture survivors in asylum accommodation

Changing the conversation on asylum housing, with the voices of people living inside it. Resource from @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social: stories.freedomfromtorture.org/changing-the...

The Use of Mobile Data in the European Asylum System

The Use of Mobile Data in the European Asylum System: 'The disclosure of such information was reported in the UK, where the Home Office was found to have breached data protection laws in 2020 by seizing phones and coercing asylum seekers to reveal passwords'. blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

Israel top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiers’ abuse Rightwing politicians and pundits have called the soldiers accused of attack on Palestinian detainee ‘heroes’ and military investigators traitors

CW: mentions sexual abuse.
In July 2024 prosecutors raided the Sde Teiman military detention centre, which has become notorious for torture, and detained 11 soldiers for interrogation. They were suspects in a violent assault on a Palestinian from Gaza... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Israel top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiers’ abuse Rightwing politicians and pundits have called the soldiers accused of attack on Palestinian detainee ‘heroes’ and military investigators traitors

Content warning: includes mention of sexual abuse.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

AI translation is jeopardizing Afghan asylum claims Cost-cutting translations are introducing errors and putting refugees at risk.

The refugee said she’d made it through an event alone, but the written statement seemed to ref other people - it was enough for a judge to reject her asylum claim. Mirkhail went over the docs and saw that an AI translation tool had swapped the “I” pronouns to “we.” restofworld.org/2023/ai-tran...

At Gail’s, what is the human cost behind a £5 load of bread? The economics and migration behind the Gail’s expansion. Words by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob. Illustration by Kruttika Susarla.

How the British bakery chain Gail’s relies on young Gujarati migrants to drive its expansionist vision. In this piece, the writers investigate connections to India’s ‘Gujarat Model’ and the precarious working conditions that underpin the bakery’s success. www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w...