Refugee Action

Are you in? This March, take on a challenge to change the future for refugees in the UK.

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National Storytelling Week: Holding Space for Refugee Voices - Refugee Action Stories are one of the oldest ways we make sense of the world. They help us understand where we come from, who we are, and...

Stories remind us of our shared humanity. They help us meet people rather than categories. And they invite us to slow down, listen properly, and make space for voices that are too often ignored.

https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/national-storytelling-week-holding-space-for-refugee-voices/

Our findings, due to be published soon, expose how racialised state violence and harassment are being enabled by policies that criminalise people seeking asylum and externalise borders.

This is exactly why our researchers, who have lived and learned experience of the UK asylum system, have spoken with dozens of people seeking safety, from the living sites of Calais to the UK's asylum hotels.

The British people expect more from this government.

We want policies that keep people safe, not keep people out or force them to take dangerous crossings.

Systemic failures, missed opportunities to act, and chronic under-resourcing undermined search and rescue, leading to men, women, and children dying in the Channel. The findings of the Cranston Inquiry are truly devastating.

Loss of life was 'avoidable' in deadliest ever Channel migrant boat sinking, inquiry finds More than 30 people died trying to make the journey from France to the UK in the early hours of 24 November 2021.

One survivor told the inquiry that they were treated differently because they were refugees. This led to delays in the search and rescue mission.

This is yet another tragic example of why racialised assumptions and racist rhetoric is so dangerous – it costs lives.

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A BBC news website screenshot of article titled "Millionaire GP behind asylum seeker hotels." It includes a photo of Dr. Faisal Maassarani looking to the side. The article is attributed to Marc Waddington from BBC North West Investigations.

This story lays bare the forces shaping how people who need a home are housed:

- Vulgar profitmaking

- Divided communities

- Refugees scapegoated


If we are to heal our communities, this must end.

It is important that we come together as a community, to stand up against division. By bringing your friends together for a Potluck meal, you’re raising awareness, funds, and a voice in support of refugees.

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UK’s ‘one in, one out’ scheme has failed to protect torture survivors, says charity Medical Justice report finds Home Office approach has led to ‘near total disregard for identified vulnerabilities’

New reporting shows the “one in, one out” scheme is harming survivors of torture and trafficking while failing to deter crossings. Safeguards in detention are breaking down. This is performative cruelty, not effective policy.

Read the investigation: https://bit.ly/4sKHBZA

‘They’re emboldened’: British far-right activists step up harassment of asylum seekers in northern France Aid groups say rise of far-right rhetoric in politics has fed into intimidation, vandalism and hate graffiti around migrant camps

The Guardian reports far- right groups harassing people seeking safety in northern France, destroying water supplies and invading sleeping spaces. This is where the politics of division leads. We need leaders who choose hope and unity. Read the article here: https://bit.ly/4sRPMn2

Finding a safe home should not be this hard. People seeking safety face unacceptable conditions, social homes are not being built, and decades of underinvestment have created a housing emergency affecting us all.

Read these 4 things the government can do.
Email your MP: https://bit.ly/4pFEXly

People who survive an authoritarian regime should not have to risk their lives again just to exercise their right to seek asylum here.

Leaked photos show hundreds killed in Iran's brutal crackdown The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.

The atrocities in Iran show how important it is that the UK welcomes and provides safe routes for refugees.

4,780 Iranians were forced to make dangerous channel crossings in the year ending September 2025.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r4957rq8ro

January just got tastier. Bring friends, colleagues, or your community together to host a Potluck for refugees. Share a meal, show solidarity, and support people seeking safety. It is easy to organise and powerful to take part.

Sign up today: https://bit.ly/4a1k1jU

For too long, public debate about asylum has been dominated by fear and division. Yet the evidence shows that communities are strongest when everyone has a safe place to live and a fair chance to contribute.
Read our blog here: https://bit.ly/4bEP2eC

Let's build social housing, run trials, build trust between government and councils, and invest in community resilience.

This is no quick fix – it will require an unwavering and long-term focus on tackling the housing emergency and dismantling the hostile environment.

But we can start taking steps now.

Laying the foundations report: Making asylum housing work by investing in communities - Refugee Action Our new report, Laying the foundations: Making asylum housing work by investing in communities, finds that improving how we house people seeking asylum can be done in a way that’s positive for all peo...

Our research shows locally run housing offers a humane, accountable and value-for-money model that could bring investment into our communities and let them flourish.

You can read it here: www.refugee-action.org.uk/laying-the-f...

Council houses to be built for asylum seekers in new scheme Five councils in England and Wales have confirmed they are keen to take part in the pilot

A system in which Government spends money on social housing for all rather than on private companies and landlords? Makes total sense to us. In fact, we've even written a whole report about it.

It means more homes for all people in need.

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Breaking Down the Government’s New Asylum Proposals This blog has been written to try and explain what we know about these proposals as clearly as possible in a way that anyone affected by the asylum system can understand what the government’s plan wou...

You can read a full breakdown of the plans here.
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Breaking Down the Government’s New Asylum Proposals This blog has been written to try and explain what we know about these proposals as clearly as possible in a way that anyone affected by the asylum system can understand what the government’s plan wou...

In case you need a refresher, the Home Secretary published these plans in November 2025.

The plans could see friends and neighbours deported despite living here for years, and a life in limbo for thousands of people who’ve fled violence and torture.

A screenshot of the UN report where it says that the plans could create prolonged uncertainty, despair and underminde social cohesion.

Shabana Mahmood’s latest asylum plans are dangerous for all communities.

The UN says they could “create prolonged uncertainty and despair, undermining integration and social cohesion”.

If the Home Secretary truly wants to “unite the country” then she must listen.
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Donate to Refugee Action Help Refugee Action build a compassionate UK that welcomes people seeking safety.

There’s still time to see your donation doubled. Winter is the hardest time for people seeking safety. Your support can provide warmth, advice and stability for those rebuilding their lives.

https://donate.refugee-action.org.uk/page/180644/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=CC2526_Social

Each winter, we invite supporters to write messages of welcome on Christmas baubles to share with people navigating the asylum system. They are reminding people they are seen and not alone. We’re sharing a few today. ❤️
Donate to power our work this winter: https://bit.ly/44hMH5a

Donate to Refugee Action Help Refugee Action build a compassionate UK that welcomes people seeking safety.

No one should face winter alone. As the weather gets colder, people seeking safety are forced to navigate the asylum system without support. Our Winter Appeal will double your donation.

https://donate.refugee-action.org.uk/page/180644/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=CC2526_Social

Any donations made until the end of the year will be matched up to £18,000, meaning your impact is doubled. This Christmas, your kindness can help bring families back together.

https://donate.refugee-action.org.uk/page/180644/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=CC2526_Social

Donate to Refugee Action Help Refugee Action build a compassionate UK that welcomes people seeking safety.

Every donation you make will now be doubled. This winter is one of the toughest yet for people seeking safety. Give today and your support will go twice as far to help people rebuild their lives. 💛

https://donate.refugee-action.org.uk/page/180644/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=CC2526_Social

This year was hard, but you chose welcome. When fear got louder, you showed up and turned care into action. You stood beside people rebuilding their lives. People like you are the much-needed hope in the road ahead. We keep going together. Share this and tell us what “welcome” means to you.

The level of taxpayer-funded violence at the UK-France border revealed in this report is sickening.

We support @humansforrights.bsky.social calls for an independent public inquiry into the UK government’s role in the increase in violence and deaths at the border in recent years.