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Angela Afzal

@angelaafzal.bsky.social
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Policy Manager at International Rescue Committee UK. Refugees, asylum & migration.

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Angela Afzal @angelaafzal.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Looking to the 75th Anniversary of the Refugee Convention, IRC's new report Protection Under Pressure sets out the actions needed to uphold the spirit & obligations of the Convention www.rescue.org/report/prote...
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Protection Under Pressure | The IRC
75 years on, the Refugee Convention faces record strain—IRC report urges funding, permanent pathways, and global cooperation.
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Angela Afzal @angelaafzal.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07...
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The Home Office's blanket ban on visas being issued to students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan will do little to tackle the asylum backlog, while harming the prospects of young people in some of the world's most dangerous countries writes @uk.rescue.org's Flora Alexander
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The UK's ‘visa brake’ risks punishing students from conflict-affected countries
The blanket ban on certain overseas student visas will do little to tackle the asylum backlog, while harming the prospects of young people in some ...
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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 02/03/2026
Cutting refugee protection from 5 years to 30 months strips away the stability people need to rebuild their lives. There is no evidence these measures will deter dangerous journeys; instead, they will make it harder for refugees to put down roots, build relationships & contribute their skills. 1/3
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Politics.co.uk @politics.co.uk · 07/05/2025
“Thousands of young people who are proud to have grown up in the UK and think of themselves as British, are still regarded as 'temporary migrants' by the Home Office”, writes @timfarron.bsky.social 🗣️ UK immigration policy still fails young people www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
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Tim Farron: ‘UK immigration policy still fails young people’ - Politics.co.uk
Chris-Ann, 28, is studying law and business and has ambitions to start her own business, but she knows — however sound her ideas — banks will be reluctant to give her a loan. Victory, 27, was offered ...
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Politics.co.uk @politics.co.uk · 18/02/2025
“We can’t allow the support systems for the world’s most vulnerable people to collapse because Donald Trump chucks his toys out of the pram”, writes @timfarron.bsky.social 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺 America has left the room. It’s time to step up and lead www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
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Tim Farron: ‘America has left the room. It’s time to step up and lead’ - Politics.co.uk
Donald Trump’s decision to dismantle USAID and halt its £55bn of spending has far-reaching consequences. Vaccination programmes, clean water projects, food aid and humanitarian work have all been abru...
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