Alf Dubs
@alfdubs.bsky.social
Labour Peer, ex-MP for Battersea. Campaigner for refugees, especially children. Interested in human rights, asylum policy and Ireland. RTs are not endorsements.
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The service the BBC provides to its global audience of 414m people across 43 languages including 64m people every week in the 20 most fragile states, must always be valued and defended. 7/7
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The service the BBC provides to its global audience of 414m people across 43 languages including 64m people every week in the 20 most fragile states, must always be valued and defended. 7/7
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Ordinary Iranians, so desperate to view trusted BBC news, are also risking their safety by using VPNs to bypass Iran’s strict internet censorship. 6/7
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Ordinary Iranians, so desperate to view trusted BBC news, are also risking their safety by using VPNs to bypass Iran’s strict internet censorship. 6/7
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Since 2009, journalists reporting on Iran have faced threats, potential charges carrying the death penalty, and anxiety over family safety. 5/7
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Since 2009, journalists reporting on Iran have faced threats, potential charges carrying the death penalty, and anxiety over family safety. 5/7
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Last year I invited Rozita Lotfi, the Head of BBC Persian, to parliament and heard from her directly about the danger faced by World Service journalists while working to counter Iranian state narratives. 4/7
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Last year I invited Rozita Lotfi, the Head of BBC Persian, to parliament and heard from her directly about the danger faced by World Service journalists while working to counter Iranian state narratives. 4/7
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Within five days BBC Persian had reached over 32 million users on Instagram, with some posts being seen over 12 million times, despite the platform having been blocked. 3/7
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Within five days BBC Persian had reached over 32 million users on Instagram, with some posts being seen over 12 million times, despite the platform having been blocked. 3/7
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During the Iran/Israel conflict last year, BBC Persian, part of the BBC World Service, increased broadcasts to round-the-clock and launched emergency radio services in Persian. 2/7
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
During the Iran/Israel conflict last year, BBC Persian, part of the BBC World Service, increased broadcasts to round-the-clock and launched emergency radio services in Persian. 2/7
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Events in Iran remind us yet again of the vital importance of the BBC World Service.
With a near total internet blackout the only reliable, verified news from Iran reaches us, and Iranians themselves, via the BBC... 🧵 1/7
With a near total internet blackout the only reliable, verified news from Iran reaches us, and Iranians themselves, via the BBC... 🧵 1/7
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Events in Iran remind us yet again of the vital importance of the BBC World Service.
With a near total internet blackout the only reliable, verified news from Iran reaches us, and Iranians themselves, via the BBC... 🧵 1/7
With a near total internet blackout the only reliable, verified news from Iran reaches us, and Iranians themselves, via the BBC... 🧵 1/7
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Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
Labour Peer Who Fled The Nazis Condemns His Party's Immigration Crackdown
Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
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Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer
Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer
Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s ‘shabby’ proposals which he says will only increase community tensions
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The home secretary is seeking “to use children as a weapon” in her changes to the asylum system, a veteran Labour peer who came to Britain as a child refugee has warned.
Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK aged six in 1939 fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, described Shabana Mahmood’s proposals as “a shabby thing”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer
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🇬🇧 "The people of Great Britain will choose the next government. Not some billionaire foreigner."
📚 "So I would suggest that he buys a book on the British constitution out of his money. He reads it, he understands how we work and he minds his own business."
📚 "So I would suggest that he buys a book on the British constitution out of his money. He reads it, he understands how we work and he minds his own business."
November 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🇬🇧 "The people of Great Britain will choose the next government. Not some billionaire foreigner."
📚 "So I would suggest that he buys a book on the British constitution out of his money. He reads it, he understands how we work and he minds his own business."
📚 "So I would suggest that he buys a book on the British constitution out of his money. He reads it, he understands how we work and he minds his own business."
My amendment to the Border, Asylum and Immigration Bill on family reunion for child refugees will be debated by peers either tomorrow or next Tuesday...🧵 1/5
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My amendment to the Border, Asylum and Immigration Bill on family reunion for child refugees will be debated by peers either tomorrow or next Tuesday...🧵 1/5
It fell to the post-war generation to build our human rights protections. Today, it is the responsibility of progressives - especially within my own party - to mount a strong defence of these principles, or risk them being cast aside
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Holocaust survivor and Labour Lord calls for return of compassionate immigration
Lord Dubs has said Labour is giving in to pressure from the right to harden its stance on immigration
www.standard.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It fell to the post-war generation to build our human rights protections. Today, it is the responsibility of progressives - especially within my own party - to mount a strong defence of these principles, or risk them being cast aside
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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I’m a British MP, a doctor and Jewish.
This is what happened when I tried to pass through Israel, on my way to the West Bank..
As parliamentarians, we have a responsibility to be as informed as possible.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is what happened when I tried to pass through Israel, on my way to the West Bank..
As parliamentarians, we have a responsibility to be as informed as possible.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m a British MP, a doctor and Jewish. This is what happened when I tried to enter Israel | Peter Prinsley
Barred from entry on ‘public security’ grounds, I had a moment to reflect on how far the country has fallen, says British MP Peter Prinsley
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I’m a British MP, a doctor and Jewish.
This is what happened when I tried to pass through Israel, on my way to the West Bank..
As parliamentarians, we have a responsibility to be as informed as possible.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is what happened when I tried to pass through Israel, on my way to the West Bank..
As parliamentarians, we have a responsibility to be as informed as possible.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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‘I’ve always felt that I cannot deny to others something I would want for myself.’ Humanist parliamentarian Alf Dubs, speaking in support of the #AssistedDyingBill. He reminds the second chamber that without reform and without a compassionate law, there are no safeguards at all.
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
‘I’ve always felt that I cannot deny to others something I would want for myself.’ Humanist parliamentarian Alf Dubs, speaking in support of the #AssistedDyingBill. He reminds the second chamber that without reform and without a compassionate law, there are no safeguards at all.
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Well worth a listen when you have a few mins - child refugee, stalwart refugee rights campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island discs yesterday.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Desert Island Discs - Lord Alf Dubs, politician and campaigner - BBC Sounds
Lord Alf Dubs, politician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Well worth a listen when you have a few mins - child refugee, stalwart refugee rights campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island discs yesterday.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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@newstalkfm.bsky.social had broadcast my documentary on Ireland and the Holocaust. ☘️✡️
It was a labour of love and contains interviews with three survivors.
Special thanks to @alfdubs.bsky.social who was so interesting to talk to.
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...
It was a labour of love and contains interviews with three survivors.
Special thanks to @alfdubs.bsky.social who was so interesting to talk to.
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...
In the Swastika's Shadow: Ireland and the Holocaust | Newstalk
Producer James Wilson looks at the darkest chapter in European history - the murder of six millio...
www.newstalk.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
@newstalkfm.bsky.social had broadcast my documentary on Ireland and the Holocaust. ☘️✡️
It was a labour of love and contains interviews with three survivors.
Special thanks to @alfdubs.bsky.social who was so interesting to talk to.
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...
It was a labour of love and contains interviews with three survivors.
Special thanks to @alfdubs.bsky.social who was so interesting to talk to.
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...
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Characteristic good humour from @alfdubs.bsky.social in the newest episode of #WhatIBelieve. How he unexpectedly found himself as a patient in hospital on the day the NHS began… humanists.uk/what-i-belie... 🎧
S7 of #WhatIBelieve out now! EP1 with Labour peer & lifelong humanist @alfdubs.bsky.social. From a childhood encounter with discrimination in 1940s UK to finding himself unexpectedly part of history as a hospital patient on the day the NHS began, he shares stories from his fascinating life.
May 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Characteristic good humour from @alfdubs.bsky.social in the newest episode of #WhatIBelieve. How he unexpectedly found himself as a patient in hospital on the day the NHS began… humanists.uk/what-i-belie... 🎧
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Snippet from today’s episode of #WhatIBelieve with the brilliant @alfdubs.bsky.social. You can’t help but be inspired listening to stories from his life. An optimistic, kind, and dedicated campaigner! bit.ly/4k3UYiF
May 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Snippet from today’s episode of #WhatIBelieve with the brilliant @alfdubs.bsky.social. You can’t help but be inspired listening to stories from his life. An optimistic, kind, and dedicated campaigner! bit.ly/4k3UYiF
#Shaminabegum made grave mistakes. But she's our responsibility and no one else's.
Stripping her UK citizenship, and that of others abandoned in #Syria, is an abdication of responsibility.
#jacobreesmogg and I, in the @financialtimes.com today
@tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social
@reprievehq.bsky.social
Stripping her UK citizenship, and that of others abandoned in #Syria, is an abdication of responsibility.
#jacobreesmogg and I, in the @financialtimes.com today
@tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social
@reprievehq.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#Shaminabegum made grave mistakes. But she's our responsibility and no one else's.
Stripping her UK citizenship, and that of others abandoned in #Syria, is an abdication of responsibility.
#jacobreesmogg and I, in the @financialtimes.com today
@tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social
@reprievehq.bsky.social
Stripping her UK citizenship, and that of others abandoned in #Syria, is an abdication of responsibility.
#jacobreesmogg and I, in the @financialtimes.com today
@tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social
@reprievehq.bsky.social
What an enormous pleasure to meet this engaged and engaging group from @imixuk.bsky.social
There is a human story behind every negative headline, so it was a privilege to be able to hear their human migration stories (and to share my own).
There is a human story behind every negative headline, so it was a privilege to be able to hear their human migration stories (and to share my own).
March 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
What an enormous pleasure to meet this engaged and engaging group from @imixuk.bsky.social
There is a human story behind every negative headline, so it was a privilege to be able to hear their human migration stories (and to share my own).
There is a human story behind every negative headline, so it was a privilege to be able to hear their human migration stories (and to share my own).
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Wissam's brother Abdul yesterday got to fulfil his lifelong dream of watching The Gunners play. And he met the players afterwards!
Thank you @arsenalfc.bsky.social for making a little boy - who has been through so much - feel happy and welcome in the UK
Thank you @arsenalfc.bsky.social for making a little boy - who has been through so much - feel happy and welcome in the UK
February 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Wissam's brother Abdul yesterday got to fulfil his lifelong dream of watching The Gunners play. And he met the players afterwards!
Thank you @arsenalfc.bsky.social for making a little boy - who has been through so much - feel happy and welcome in the UK
Thank you @arsenalfc.bsky.social for making a little boy - who has been through so much - feel happy and welcome in the UK
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"Attacks on the rights of refugees are the canary in the coal mine."
Excellent opinion piece in today's @financialtimes.com
by child refugee, stalwart refugee campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/78e1...
Excellent opinion piece in today's @financialtimes.com
by child refugee, stalwart refugee campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/78e1...
Protections afforded to refugees benefit us all
Disregard for the rights of asylum seekers is the canary in the coal mine for international law
www.ft.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Attacks on the rights of refugees are the canary in the coal mine."
Excellent opinion piece in today's @financialtimes.com
by child refugee, stalwart refugee campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/78e1...
Excellent opinion piece in today's @financialtimes.com
by child refugee, stalwart refugee campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/78e1...
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But Labour backlash continues.
Lord Dubs says the move is "small-minded" and "belittles our own status as a country".
Stella Creasy says it will leave refugees paying taxes with no representation, as they will be barred from voting.
Lord Dubs says the move is "small-minded" and "belittles our own status as a country".
Stella Creasy says it will leave refugees paying taxes with no representation, as they will be barred from voting.
February 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
But Labour backlash continues.
Lord Dubs says the move is "small-minded" and "belittles our own status as a country".
Stella Creasy says it will leave refugees paying taxes with no representation, as they will be barred from voting.
Lord Dubs says the move is "small-minded" and "belittles our own status as a country".
Stella Creasy says it will leave refugees paying taxes with no representation, as they will be barred from voting.
