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Brenda Efurhievwe

@brendaefurhievwe.bsky.social
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Barrister (Asylum, Immigration, Nationality, HR, Intl Law, Civil claims)

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Sarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To the surprise of absolutely no one, but to their courage, victims of far-right figures arguing they are “protecting women and girls” from unknown and unseen particular threat from migrants are coming forward to tell their story of sexual and domestic abuse
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‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 04/10/2026
Following the vote on the anti-Zionist policy at Green Party Conference, the 5 Green MPs, the Leader and Co-Deputy Leaders have issued a joint statement
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Suella Braverman suggests on #BBCQT that you can't be English unless you are white, and have a lineage or heritage going back some generations
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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 02/10/2026
The Belgian Equal Opportunities Institute, Unia is to take 'race realist' researcher Nathan Cofnas to court over remarks it believes repeatedly breached the country’s anti-racism law. www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2341...
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Unia to take 'race realist' researcher Nathan Cofnas to court
Unia said the US philosopher was spreading ideas in Belgium that rank people in a hierarchy on the basis of supposed scientific knowledge.
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HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Theatre producer, actor and former criminal barrister Shereener Browne has used compensation awarded in her late father's Windrush case to launch a national prize dedicated to British Caribbean playwrights www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Windrush compensation funds British Caribbean playwright prize
The winning dramatist will receive £10,000, publication and a professional theatre production.
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Brenda Efurhievwe @brendaefurhievwe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm proud to announce that there was no hilariously harsh quote next to my "Rising Star" profile on Legal 500 🤣 Though I wonder if the site will ever go live again...
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It would be nice if we had a party in power that wasn’t constantly indulging in exactly the same “disabled people cost too much” rhetoric and policy as in nazi Germany - and that’s not an exaggeration
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why are we pretending Suella Braverman is someone we should be taking seriously and not a clueless and confused dork with delusions of whiteness who should be getting therapy
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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: Llais, the health watchdog for Wales, is investigating the decision by NHS Wales’ Joint Commissioning Committee to indefinitely pause access to gender-affirming surgeries. If you have been affected - they have asked you to share this with them: www.llaiswales.org/news-and-rep...
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Update on our work regarding NWJCC’s decision to pause gender-affirming surgery | Llais
Ar ddechrau'r mis hwn, cyhoeddodd Gwasanaeth Rhywedd Cymru - a gomisiynwyd gan Gyd-bwyllgor Comisiynu GIG Cymru (CBCGC) ac a gynhaliwyd gan Fwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a'r Fro (BIPCAF) - y byddai ...
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yesterday was an absolute whirlwind. We finally saw a record number of MPs step up and support public ownership of water, something I’ve spent years fighting for. To top it off, I got to chat with Becky Hill who came to show her support, look me in the eye, and say, “This is the Hill I’ll die on.”
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New: Judicial discretion and burden of proof in civil penalty appeals – a light at the end of the tunnel? — by Brenda Efurhievwe
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Judicial discretion and burden of proof in civil penalty appeals – a light at the end of the tunnel? - Free Movement
Challenging civil penalty notices for breaches of section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 has long been complicated by a lack of
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🔴 There Will Be Another Jason Arday "There will be another Jason Arday. We know this. Because the media knows this. The press isn't free if it lacks the impunity to do what it likes. It's how power protects itself. By declaring it has none" Editorial by Editor in Chief @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social:
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There Will Be Another Jason Arday
There is no check to fetter power when unfettered power resides in the check
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Professor Kehinde Andrews speaks to BBC Newsnight following the tragic death of Professor Jason Arday. For days, Andrews had warned that Arday was being subjected to what he described as a “dedicated, coordinated smear campaign”. Tonight, his words carry a devastating weight.
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Brenda Efurhievwe @brendaefurhievwe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I have no words. Nothing I can say will be enough to convey the rage and grief after the despicable, racist media hounding of Prof. Arday. For now, I can only amplify the actions we can take goodlawproject.org/petition/jas...
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
15 minutes from where we live. Madness.
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Brenda Efurhievwe @brendaefurhievwe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I’m proud to be joining my second Big Ride for Palestine, to demonstrate our solidarity and raise awareness about the continued genocide and human rights abuses of the Palestinian people. You can support the cause by donating to the Middle East Children's Alliance: www.justgiving.com/team/thebigr...
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The Big Ride for Palestine 2026 - Team fundraising for MECA
Help TheBigRide ForPalestine raise money to support GlobalGiving
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
For the first time ever in our country's history, a barrister is facing contempt proceedings over the content of their closing speech. It is seriously concerning and entirely disproportionate. Rajiv Menon KC is facing up to two years in prison for the way he defended his client.
Photo of Rajiv Menon KC which says: Prosecution of Palestine Action lawyer, Rajiv Menon KC, IS a serious threat to fair trial rights and the right to protest
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Brenda Efurhievwe @brendaefurhievwe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Did you know a barrister is facing jail just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has kept trials fair since 1670. We can't let it be silenced now. Add your name to defend fair trials👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Sign to protect the right to a fair trial
Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. ❗A top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If judg...
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Brenda Efurhievwe @brendaefurhievwe.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Lawyer says detained Gaza doctor was severely beaten in Israeli jail
The lawyer for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya tells the BBC his client was so badly beaten he could not recognise him during a visit last week.
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Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
More safe routes are good, but these need to be seen for what they are - numbers will be in the 100s and arrivals not until next year. Meanwhile, this government closed the Afghan resettlement schemes and has "paused" refugee family reunion, which helped 10,000s www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Mahmood outlines safe immigration routes plan to win over Labour left
Home secretary speeds up major part of bill governing asylum and refugees as new prime minister set to take over
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Zeteo UK @zeteo.uk · 23/06/2026
“Why would [British media] scrutinize Keir Starmer for something they themselves are complicit in?” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @owenjones.bsky.social on why British media avoids mentioning that Keir Starmer's complicity in Gaza may be the reason for his failed premiership. zeteo.uk/p/the-hellfi...
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The ‘Hellfire’ Awaiting Andy Burnham at 10 Downing Street
Mehdi and Owen discuss why Starmer was booted out from office; the frontrunner to become the next prime minister, Andy Burnham; and how he would fare in a head-to-head match-up against Nigel Farage.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22/06/2026
Today we celebrate the Windrush generation and the immense contribution they have made to communities across Britain. Their story is one of courage, resilience and determination, and their legacy continues to shape our country for the better.
Celebrating Windrush Day banner showing a yellow-tinted historic photo of the Empire Windrush crowded with passengers, overlaid with bold text "Celebrating Windrush Day," the Green Party logo, and the slogan Real hope. Real change.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Spare us the tears, Keir Starmer. History will damn you.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 18/05/2026
Video footage appears to show five men holding a man prone on the ground before his death after an alleged shoplifting incident on Henry Street in Dublin on Friday. Two of the men appear to be pushing Yves Sakila’s head and neck to the ground. jrnl.ie/7043868
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Concern over 'disturbing' footage of man being restrained on ground before his death
Yves Sakila died on Friday afternoon in Dublin.
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Helen Bamber Foundation 🧡 @helenbamber.org · 21/05/2026
After a decade of campaigning, the government has finally published data confirming what we warned for years: hundreds of child refugees arriving alone in the UK are wrongly treated as adults, with devastating consequences. 🧵 We speak to @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Migrant children put at ‘significant’ risk after being wrongly treated as adults
Exclusive: Home Office accused of ‘safeguarding failure’ as hundreds of migrant children initially assessed as adults
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Netpol @netpol.org · 30/04/2026
We're here at the Royal Courts of Justice. Both the court and the overflow are full. If ever a secretive trial was more deserving of the 'Streisand effect', it's this one.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 13/04/2026
Hungarians have brought an end to Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule as Prime Minister of Hungary, with opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, winning the election. The incoming government needs to restore the rule of law, end rule by decree and restore press freedom and assembly rights.
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Brenda Efurhievwe @brendaefurhievwe.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Demand the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel’s violations of human rights eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/
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European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
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Brenda Efurhievwe @brendaefurhievwe.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I feel honoured to have been shortlisted for the 2026 Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year Award! weareadvocate.org.uk/resources-fo... I'm especially grateful to the organisations whose inspiring ethos I have had the chance to support: @biddetention.bsky.social, SIP and @windrushjc.bsky.social
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The Government's cruel changes to settlement rules will tear families apart and push people into years of fear and uncertainty. Opposition is growing from MPs and the public alike. The Government must listen and stop these harmful plans now. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Ministers working with Labour backbenchers to temper Mahmood immigration plans
Exclusive: Starmer urged to go further with exemptions if he wants to avoid widespread anger from his own MPs
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Can't tell you how many members of Congress who *at best* had nothing to say when I asked about the Minab girls school attack. There is a profanely cold detachment inside Capitol Hill, a mode completely unrecognizable to common human decency I wish I could properly convey to you.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 05/04/2026
Trump Threatens War Crimes, Bizarrely Praises ‘Allah’ on Easter Sunday “‘Praise be to Allah,’ the insane president posted, while threatening to blow up Iranian power plants and bridges if he doesn’t get his way” 🔗: zeteo.com/p/trump-east... By @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Ministers working with Labour backbenchers to temper Mahmood immigration plans Starmer urged to go further with exemptions if he wants to avoid widespread anger from his own MPs www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Ministers working with Labour backbenchers to temper Mahmood immigration plans
Exclusive: Starmer urged to go further with exemptions if he wants to avoid widespread anger from his own MPs
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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Next up is Dr Kim Foale, founder of trans and disabled-led @gfsc.community, creating community tech in anticipation of a world without billionaires. gfsc.community
Woman smiles, wearing a brightly coloured hat and glasses under a Trans Day of Visibility banner.
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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
For Trans Day of Visibility, we have chosen to lift up the work and voices from the trans+ community. First up, the excellent @smartypantsmarty.com Trans History Week runs 4-10th May, and there is an excellent, free workbook packed full of resources to help you www.wearequeeraf.com/dotheworkbook/
Woman smiles under a Trans Day of Visibility banner. Writer, campaigner, artist and founder of trans+ History Week May 4th - 10th
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
This is Apartheid. It's morally disgusting - and comes at the same time as Israel is committing an ongoing genocide. To see the Labour Government defend Israel repeatedly will horrify the British public - it cannot go on like this.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The answer is simple. The Home Office and the anti-immigration lobby in the media know perfectly well that the actual argument for these proposals has been comprehensively lost and they need therefore both to misrepresent what they mean *and* public attitudes. (1/2)
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 31/03/2026
People near the UK's Akrotiri base on Cyprus are opposing its expansion and seeking legal action to prevent the UK military installing dozens of permanent new antennae. knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akro...
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Akrotiri residents oppose antennas, but British bases can take the land anyway
Residents in the Akrotiri area may have little say over a major new military installation planned near their homes after Kourion Mayor Pantelis Georgiou revealed that British Bases authorities legally...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Half a million people standing against the far right. Half a million people who care about each other and our communities. Half a million people ready to make hope normal again.
Hannah and Zack on stage together
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Sonia L @sonial77.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
All four countries have high recognition rates - there was a 98% grant rate for Cameroonians claiming on the basis of sexual orientation in the most recent stats open.substack.com/pub/thoughts...
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The reality behind the Home Office's latest announcement on asylum work and study visas
The Home Office has made another announcement ahead of tomorrow’s statement of changes.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This is how someone acts when the GOP in Congress and the radicals on SCOTUS have utterly enabled him.
Screenshot of a tweet by Krystal Ball criticizing Trump, saying he is admitting to violating the Constitution. The quoted tweet shows Trump explaining he avoids using the word “war” in favor of “military operation.” The image shows Trump speaking at a podium during a GOP congressional fundraiser, with a C-SPAN banner.
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Refugee Council @refugeecouncil.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Receiving refugee status in the UK should be a moment for people to celebrate and finally start rebuilding their lives in safety, after escaping war and persecution. Instead, they have to overcome endless bureaucratic hurdles and the threat of homelessness.
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The UK abstained.
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Piotr Czaban @piotrczaban.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
"Zapłacimy tysiąc zł za miesiąc. Dla nich to i tak dużo" Kolumbijczycy w Polsce. Cała rozmowa z Ireną Dawid-Olczyk z Fundacji La Strada oraz reportaż „Agencja wyzysku” do obejrzenia na kanale „Czaban robi raban”.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The Prime Minister’s plan for immigration will keep people working in key industries like care in temporary status for a decade or more, it will keep people in insecure work, make them more easily exploitable, poorer and marginalised - when did that become the policy of a Labour government?
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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Blair’s Labour gave refugees permanent residence as soon as their asylum claim was granted. And. Nobody. Minded. Senior immigration officials delude themselves - and Ministers - that these distinctions matter to publics They don’t, only immigration bureaucrats care.
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 24/03/2026
We have seen internal Met police guidance which aims to clarify how “death to the IDF” chants should be dealt with. It states that being an IDF soldier should not be considered a protected characteristic – in part because many Britons are serving for Israel. www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-the...
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Revealed: The internal police guidance on chanting ‘death to the IDF’
Police document says being an IDF soldier is not a protected characteristic, in part because many Britons serve for Israel. We’re publishing it here.
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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
An excellent piece on the flimsy evidence & racial profiling behind immigration raids in the UK. As the reporter spells out, tip-offs are anonymous & can be made by people with personal gripes. I've started to look into this and there is clearly a pattern... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘They singled out non-white, foreign-born workers’: the restaurants raided by Britain’s version of ICE
They’re not armed and they keep a relatively low profile. But the Home Office’s immigration compliance and enforcement officers have searched thousands of business in pursuit of illegal workers. Are t...
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Claire Mullaly @clairemullaly.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A line from this absolutely brilliant film is that the Home Office operate like a 'mafia' from London in places away from racist politics of Downing St. Home Office raids with police assiance operate as unwanted occupying forces. Neighbours, solidarity, justice and community are everything.
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Everybody to Kenmure Street
Neighbours and activists rush to surround an immigration van detaining two residents in Scotland’s most diverse community
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