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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Government has been feeling the heat recently, and it’s not from the weather. The pressure is on from people up and down the country, including hundreds of MPs, to scrap their cruel “earned” settlement plans. Join the movement for migrant rights: act.praxis.org.uk/join
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Mariam Aliabadi @maralbd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Urgent storytelling from @sianushka.bsky.social
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister - with hundreds of Labour MPs, including Angela Rayner, calling for the proposed settlement changes to be scrapped. Let's keep the pressure on - sign our open letter to the Home Secretary: act.praxis.org.uk/open-letter-...
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Yesterday 100s of people from across the UK came together in Parliament to meet with their MPs about the Govt.'s disastrous earned settlement plans. Together, we shared our concerns directly with 80+ MPs. A massive thank you to everyone who joined & helped make it happen. This is just the start.
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
📢"The UK can have a functioning immigration system without abandoning the principle of equal protection under the law." Our CEO @minnierahman.bsky.social in @lbc.co.uk on the Government's ICE-style asylum reforms this week. www.lbc.co.uk/article/labo...
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Labour is creating a two-tier society - and families will pay the price | LBC
For the first time in modern British history, we are seeing the creation of a multi-tier asylum system – one that ranks people’s right to protection based on how “deserving” the Government decides the...
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
📢"Powerful men are quick to inflame division, but slow to accept accountability for the consequences. Migration is not an aberration in our history – like colonialism was; it is a constant thread woven through it." @minnierahman.bsky.social for @lbc.co.uk www.lbc.co.uk/article/ratc...
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Ratcliffe owes migrants more than a half-hearted apology but so does Starmer – his policies created this environment | LBC
Blaming migrants for today’s economic problems is a convenient way to dodge responsibility for that failure, writes Minnie Rahman
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
⚠️Our survey reveals 3 in 5 fear family separation under new settlement plans. @minnierahman.bsky.social: "We all know migrants bring vital skills and experience. The government needs to stop penalising migrant communities and start reflecting that reality.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Nurses’ families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says
Exclusive: Most people in charity’s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plans
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The Gov's anti-immigration policies not only fuel fear and division - they actively undermine economic stability. The economic pressures exploited to drive anti-immigration sentiment - like stretched public services, low growth & limited opportunities - are set to worsen because of these policies.
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
This Govt's plans to reduce homelessness will fail while their own immigration policies fuel it. Our immigration system makes it too easy for people to lose their homes and too hard to get their lives back. Thanks to the Frontline Network for funding this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgjm...
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What do homelessness and immigration issues have in common?
YouTube video by Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees
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Mariam Aliabadi @maralbd.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
@lewisgoodall.com on Tim Davie BBC resignation says it all: "If the BBC will not stand true for a truly radical concept: fearlessly impartial journalism, not fearful management of impartiality, then it will fade away. And it’ll deserve to."
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Military sites are unfit to house people fleeing war & persecution. Falsely sold as 'cost-cutting', these plans come at huge financial & human cost. Write to your MP - tell them people seeking asylum should be welcomed as our neighbours, not warehoused in camps: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
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#CommunitiesNotCamps
I've written to my MP to ask them to oppose all camp-style asylum accommodation and house people seeking asylum in safe and suitable housing within communities where they can rebuild their lives in di...
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Trust has eroded because successive governments have failed on the cost of living, housing & child poverty crises - not because of our borders. Politicians have failed to tell the truth about how reliant we are on migration - and how it benefits all of us. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Border failings in Europe are eroding trust in nation states, warns Mahmood
Home secretary to tell meeting of interior ministers that international cooperation is way to curb irregular migration
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Mariam Aliabadi @maralbd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Frontpage of the Guardian today!
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Any time a politician says we should leave the ECHR, the very next questions any interviewer should ask are 🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally 🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face 🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose #r4today
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Matthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
And why call it 'golden ticket'? Disgraceful language. These people have lost everything. Should they also lose their spouses and children? A reminder that last year 4,671 family reunion visas were granted. 4,671. Does anyone think this number is a major problem for the UK economy and society?
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Starmer on Tuesday: "We must stand against racism" Starmer on Wednesday: "Human rights laws are stopping us sending people to face torture so we need to rethink them." Labour on Tuesday: "Labour is the party of working people" Labour on Wednesday: "If your boss mistreats you, tough shit"
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
🚨 The Government wants to crash the economy. On the very same day the Prime Minister finally distanced himself from Reform UK’s policies, his own Home Secretary announced proposals that would create a two-tier society.
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
📢Watch @josephinewy.bsky.social our Head of Advocacy talking on @news.sky.com about why digital ID is a distraction from the real everyday issues people are facing in this country.
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
NEW: Keir Starmer announces compulsory digital ID cards. "Far from reducing irregular migration, mandatory digital ID will entrench discrimination, supercharge the hostile environment and create a surveillance state nobody asked for." Josephine, Head of Advocacy www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Keir Starmer says digital ID cards are an ‘enormous opportunity’ and will make it tougher to work illegally - UK politics live
Prime minister says plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones will become mandatory to prove the right to work
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/09/2025
In London, hate will never win.
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Many of those detained under this policy are survivors of torture and trafficking. Most would agree that torture and trafficking survivors should have their cases heard before they are deported. They are entitled to access to justice, just like everyone else. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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UK deportation of Eritrean man to France under ‘one-in, one-out’ halted by judge
The 25-year-old claims to be trafficking victim and won high court challenge in what may prove major blow to Labour policy
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
"The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it" @jonathanliew.bsky.social latest column serves as an urgent wake up call. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What is the endgame in this toxic immigration debate: is it friends and neighbours thrown out of the country? | Jonthan Liew
The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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Mariam Aliabadi @maralbd.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Latest campaign from us at Praxis is live! Watch the video and spread the word for shorter, more affordable routes to settlement for everyone.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The fact that an anti-migrant politician, who tells us every single day that he doesn't like immigration, is saying it once again, is not in any way news
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Terrorising residents & stoking tensions in our communities is not the way to end hotels for asylum seekers. We do urgently need a managed end to the use of hotels - and a national housing plan that provides safe and affordable homes for everyone who needs them 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling
Nigel Farage says Reform UK-controlled councils will do everything in their power to close the hotels.
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is bragging about deporting people. Here's what he could be doing instead...
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Today, the government’s ‘one-in, one-out’ pilot comes into force. At the same time, violence and hate towards asylum seekers in the UK is at an all-time high. We’re left wondering - will the government ever learn that deterrence policies do not work? 1/3
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Mariam Aliabadi @maralbd.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Hear from @minnierahman.bsky.social and Mo in this great @newstatesman.com piece highlighting the madness of gov's migration policy: “After a decade of failed deterrence policies, it’s baffling that our political leaders still refuse to accept they don’t work.” www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
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Who is an acceptable migrant?
Those arriving in Britain are not so easily divided into categories of “deserving” and “undeserving”.
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Mariam Aliabadi @maralbd.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
👇"Backlogs caused by poor initial decisions, inefficiencies within the Home Office, as well as the almost complete lack of legal representation for people seeking asylum."
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Mariam Aliabadi @maralbd.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
"Shockingly, 46% of migrant children live in poverty, nearly double the rate for other children. Yet despite this, the NRPF policy remains largely absent from conversations on poverty and inequality. This silence must end." 👉Read Olivia's powerful piece here www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
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Olivia Blake: ‘Migrant children living in poverty is a hidden crisis’ - Politics.co.uk
As MPs gather in Westminster for today’s spending review, I will be holding a debate on child poverty and No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). The discussion could not be more urgent. The debate comes ...
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Mariam Aliabadi @maralbd.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Email your MP now and share widely to make sure your MP attends next Wednesday's Westminster Hall Debate on NRPF & child poverty!
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Rachel Shabi @rachelshabi.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
The failure of western politicians to act, to stop a genocidal war, to halt the catastrophic damage this has caused – to Palestinians in Gaza, primarily, but also to the region, to international law and to our humanity itself – will follow them forever. rachelshabi.substack.com/p/finally-la...
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Finally, Labour noticed the agony in Gaza
What the hell took them so long?
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
"10 years of limbo is not immigration policy. It is a prison sentence." Nish, a youth organiser here at Praxis, shares her experience of the 10-year-route and shows how cruel and punishing Labour's latest proposals are 👇 www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
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Waiting a decade in limbo for permanent UK residency is not immigration policy - It is a prison sentence
I have been living and working in the UK for more than a decade.
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
We've coordinated an open letter to the Home Secretary, signed by over 100 refugee, migrant, and racial equality orgs urgently calling for a meeting. We're urging the govt. to meaningfully engage with migrant communities & orgs like ours that represent them. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Refugee charities demand meeting with Yvette Cooper after immigration crackdown
Exclusive: More than 100 charities and civil society groups call for ‘meaningful dialogue’ with home secretary after tough new immigration plans unveiled
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Mariam Aliabadi @maralbd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Tune in to listen to @minnierahman.bsky.social's excellent breakdown of the impacts and broader political context of the Gov's Immigration White Paper tinyurl.com/yhn54u7e
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Pod Save an Island of Strangers
Pod Save the UK · Episode
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Are Labour right to cut migrants’ rights to citizenship? Is this latest attempt to signal xenophobia finally going to see off Reform? Am I in line to be the next Pope? 3 questions, 1 simple answer🤦‍♀️
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
BREAKING: Keir Starmer has just announced breath-taking challenges to migrants’ civil rights. Let’s be clear, this is a political stunt. It will do absolutely nothing to cut net migration or appease Reform UK. 🧵
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Keir Starmer denies pushing anti-migrant policies in order to chase Reform, saying that "I'm doing this because it is right, because it is fair and because it is what I believe". A reminder of what he said he believed when he was running for Labour leader.
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
NEW: This Government wants to make it harder for people already living and working here to get permanent settlement. People who are British in everything but their paperwork. Read our explainer on permanent settlement & why it's so important: www.praxis.org.uk/learn/explai...
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Explained: Is permanent settlement under threat? — Praxis
Today, we’re seeing reports that the Government wants to make it harder for people already living and working here to secure permanent settlement. Let’s take a closer look at Indefinite Leave to ...
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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
💰 £3,029. That’s what it costs to apply for permanent residency in the UK. The actual processing cost? Just £646. We’re calling for a fee waiver for those who can’t afford it. Email your MP today and ask them to back it. 🔗 win.newmode.net/ramfel/rules
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Mariam Aliabadi @maralbd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Finally some good news!
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Mariam Aliabadi @maralbd.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Latest from our brilliant CEO @minnierahman.bsky.social "An argument against the publication of this data is not an argument against public safety, it’s an argument for it. We know it risks increasing racial discrimination and deepening the effects of the Hostile Environment for our communities."
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Minnie Rahman @minnierahman.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Numbers Labour could publish on foreign born people instead of criminal history: 😀Windrush without compensation 😀People who have experienced hate crime 😀Stats on NRPF that they refuse to publish 😀Stats on race/ethnicity that they refuse to publish 😀Visas denied due to racist decision making
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
When politicians have tried to divide us from our neighbours, we’ve fought back. But we need your help to keep fighting.⁠ Can you set up a monthly donation? Your sustained support provides the resources we need to advocate for people’s rights & campaign for change. act.praxis.org.uk/monthly-dona...
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Your monthly donation is a stand against far-right hate.
When politicians and the media divide us and spread hatred, together we’ve fought back at every turn and been there for people when it mattered most. But we need your help to keep fighting. Step up wi...
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David Woodruff @dmwoodruff.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time: Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves. Q: Why are you running away? Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels. Q: But you’re foxes! Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
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Minnie Rahman @minnierahman.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Important reflection. Words alone are not going to fix our issues, we have to do real organising and campaigning.
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Do you know what life is really like for migrants in the UK today? Blocked from basic support, forced to navigate complex legal systems, and so much more. That’s why we created A Migrant’s Guide, an interactive guide to support you through your immigration journey. youtube.com/shorts/WEk2I...
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Do you know what life is really like for migrants in the UK today?
YouTube video by Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
So Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has finally spelled out the quiet part in neon letters for those who hadn’t got it yet. This political moment isn’t about limiting protection to “genuine” refugees. It is about slamming the UK shut to people fleeing danger. There’s no pretending you didn’t know.
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