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🧡 Everyone has a right to safety. Join us to stand with refugees and people seeking asylum.

https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/
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
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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.

inews.co.uk/news/council...
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
inews.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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.
www.unhcr.org/uk/publicati...
January 12, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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
Donate to Refugee Action
Help Refugee Action build a compassionate UK that welcomes people seeking safety.
donate.refugee-action.org.uk
December 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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
December 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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
Donate to Refugee Action
Help Refugee Action build a compassionate UK that welcomes people seeking safety.
donate.refugee-action.org.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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
December 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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
Donate to Refugee Action
Help Refugee Action build a compassionate UK that welcomes people seeking safety.
donate.refugee-action.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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.
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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.
🚨EMERGENCY AT THE UK-FRANCE BORDER 🚨 Today we are launching our new collaborative report reveals that people attempting to cross the UK-France border are subjected to horrifying levels of state violence. www.humansforrights.org/state-violence
"You can't stay and you can't go" - State Violence at the UK-France Border — Humans for Rights Network
www.humansforrights.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We want to say one thing: thank you.
Your kindness keeps our vital services running and helps people seeking safety rebuild their futures here in the UK.
💛 Take our short survey and help shape the emails we send.
act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/181884/...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Cathy and Bsma describe how the government’s dehumanising plans for asylum make them feel. Families wait years, contribute locally, yet aren’t treated as human. These distractions won’t stop fatal Channel crossings. Choose dignity, fairness and belonging. Share their voices today.
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Will you go live for refugees? Join our movement of gamers and streamers doing something amazing for people seeking safety. Whether you’re a gamer, a musician, an incredible knitter or an ace cook, live-stream it! Everything you raise will power our fight for a fairer future for refugees.
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Right now public money fuels private profit while people live in poor conditions. It hurts all our communities. Our report sets out a council-run alternative. Email your MP and ask them to speak about it in Parliament: https://bit.ly/4pFEXly
Tell your MP to back community-led housing in 2 minutes!
It's time to give councils what they need to lead asylum housing and invest in social homes. I’ve asked my MP to read Refugee Action’s new report and back it. Add your voice now!
act.refugee-action.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This new law is anti-refugee.

It’s another attack on rights, and further criminalises people seeking safety.

Instead of lifting the ban on work and uniting communities, the government is doubling down on failed deterrence policies.

It doesn’t have to be like this.

http://bit.ly/3Kwpe9z
Children reaching UK by small boat face sim card mouth searches
Home Office accused of putting criminality before dignity with rule seeking intelligence on people-smugglers
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Great night at The Conduit Club bringing together companies, unions and charities to discuss why lifting the work ban for people seeking asylum benefits everyone. Thanks to our hosts and panel.

Want to join the 300+ orgs backing the campaign? Drop us a message.
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Do deterrence policies stop people from fleeing? The Rwanda policy, Bibby Stockholm, ban on work and countless others show they do not. People leave because they have no choice.
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🧵: The Government’s dehumanising new asylum proposals – what are they, and why it matters.

It's worth us saying, none of these plans are in force yet. They require new rules or legislation. And in many areas, the details are still unclear.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Migration is both wonderful and life-saving.

Solidarity to everyone feeling dehumanised, tired and anxious about the future thanks to yet more racist measures that have been announced by the government today.
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our statement on the government’s abhorrent plans for people seeking safety.

Politicians are dividing communities, when they could be building affordable homes and strengthening them.
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We’re expecting a barrage of attacks on refugee rights today. Many as grim as this. A week before a budget.

Snatching jewellery from refugees won't make housing affordable, reduce NHS waiting times or fix the UK's real problems. But it’s a great distraction 👀

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Reposted by Refugee Action
While headlines focus on how many people claim asylum in the UK, there's one number that's not even officially counted:

The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here.

We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored.

#KnowTheirNames
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Leaving the ECHR would not fix the asylum backlog or stop dangerous Channel crossings. We've joined nearly 300 organisations, with the Save Our Human Rights Act (HRA) Coalition to defend the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).🤝
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hey Keir Starmer, get the memo?

We’ve delivered thousands of messages to Number 10 from our supporters, with the help of some digi-vans!

People are fed up with politicians choosing failed policies and scapegoating over investing in all communities. Time for real change.
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Reposted by Refugee Action
Less than 24hrs after a damning Home Affairs report condemned military sites for asylum housing, Labour announces two more.

Wethersfield must close. Napier must close. Cameron and Crowborough must not open.

People seeking safety belong in communities, not camps.
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM