Maria Munir
@mariamunir.bsky.social
they/them
views own, RTs/likes not endorsements | interests: public law, immigration and asylum, data, human rights, international law | prev experience: lgbtq+ rights, HRDs
views own, RTs/likes not endorsements | interests: public law, immigration and asylum, data, human rights, international law | prev experience: lgbtq+ rights, HRDs
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This is a scary announcement by Reform, 1 step away from so-called remigration.
The government must call this out for what it is: racism.
Anything less, such as talking about how it won't work in practical terms, is a moral failure & effectively validates these views.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The government must call this out for what it is: racism.
Anything less, such as talking about how it won't work in practical terms, is a moral failure & effectively validates these views.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain for migrants
The party says scrapping the scheme and restricting migrant access to benefits will save hundreds of billions of pounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This is a scary announcement by Reform, 1 step away from so-called remigration.
The government must call this out for what it is: racism.
Anything less, such as talking about how it won't work in practical terms, is a moral failure & effectively validates these views.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The government must call this out for what it is: racism.
Anything less, such as talking about how it won't work in practical terms, is a moral failure & effectively validates these views.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
All of this
Having researched the mainstreaming of the far right for almost 20 years now, it is clear that all that is unfolding was predictable
What is also clear is that there has been no elite appetite for anything different and this is why we keep hearing the same voices offering the same recipes
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What is also clear is that there has been no elite appetite for anything different and this is why we keep hearing the same voices offering the same recipes
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April 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
All of this
Separate post just to say, yes, I’m much less chronically online than I was on the other place and I think it’s because of a seismic internal shift over whether I want that. Still, just wanted to express that it makes a difference when I read even small nods from colleagues that they’ve got us.
April 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Separate post just to say, yes, I’m much less chronically online than I was on the other place and I think it’s because of a seismic internal shift over whether I want that. Still, just wanted to express that it makes a difference when I read even small nods from colleagues that they’ve got us.
Nine years to the day, I challenged President Obama face to face in London, streaming across the world, to stop ignoring anti-trans bathroom bills in places like North Carolina, and do something. He praised then-PM David Cameron and the UK gov’t for same-sex marriage (cough). We scrap for scraps.
April 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Nine years to the day, I challenged President Obama face to face in London, streaming across the world, to stop ignoring anti-trans bathroom bills in places like North Carolina, and do something. He praised then-PM David Cameron and the UK gov’t for same-sex marriage (cough). We scrap for scraps.
How do I even articulate how this feels? 85 graves, mainly children and babies. 😔
www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/2508852...
www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/2508852...
85 Muslim graves damaged in ‘abhorrent’ cemetery vandalism
Eighty-five Muslim grave plaques have been vandalised in an “abhorrent” attack at Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery.
www.watfordobserver.co.uk
April 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
How do I even articulate how this feels? 85 graves, mainly children and babies. 😔
www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/2508852...
www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/2508852...
Just got back from a brilliant training on Advocacy for Children in Conflict with the Law, run by the Inns of Court College of Advocacy and kindly hosted by Lincoln House Chambers, Manchester. We got the opportunity to put ZA [2023] EWCA Crim 596 in practice, with a sentencing note and plea-in-mit.
March 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Just got back from a brilliant training on Advocacy for Children in Conflict with the Law, run by the Inns of Court College of Advocacy and kindly hosted by Lincoln House Chambers, Manchester. We got the opportunity to put ZA [2023] EWCA Crim 596 in practice, with a sentencing note and plea-in-mit.
Trump’s Gaza remarks are no surprise: ethnically cleansing was always the plan | Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s Gaza remarks are no surprise: ethnically cleansing was always the plan | Arwa Mahdawi
If Trump executes his plans, it’s because the media helped pave the way. It’s beyond time for more of my colleagues to speak up
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Trump’s Gaza remarks are no surprise: ethnically cleansing was always the plan | Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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BREAKING
On the day the UK government announces a permanent puberty blocker ban I learn:
ALICE’S DATA WAS NOT INCLUDED in data sent to Appleby to assess for his rushed DHSC report, that dismissed whistleblower claims of increased suicides in trans youth since Bell.
The report is a proven sham.
On the day the UK government announces a permanent puberty blocker ban I learn:
ALICE’S DATA WAS NOT INCLUDED in data sent to Appleby to assess for his rushed DHSC report, that dismissed whistleblower claims of increased suicides in trans youth since Bell.
The report is a proven sham.
December 11, 2024 at 1:09 PM
BREAKING
On the day the UK government announces a permanent puberty blocker ban I learn:
ALICE’S DATA WAS NOT INCLUDED in data sent to Appleby to assess for his rushed DHSC report, that dismissed whistleblower claims of increased suicides in trans youth since Bell.
The report is a proven sham.
On the day the UK government announces a permanent puberty blocker ban I learn:
ALICE’S DATA WAS NOT INCLUDED in data sent to Appleby to assess for his rushed DHSC report, that dismissed whistleblower claims of increased suicides in trans youth since Bell.
The report is a proven sham.
Reposted by Maria Munir
Half of all TV coverage of Muslims in the UK was broadcast by the far right channel GB News, new research shows. And it was all negative.
“The findings demonstrate an “excessive” focus on Muslims bordering on an “obsession”, according to a new report by the Centre for Media Monitoring.”
“The findings demonstrate an “excessive” focus on Muslims bordering on an “obsession”, according to a new report by the Centre for Media Monitoring.”
GB News broadcasts half of all UK stories about Muslims, analysis shows
Exclusive: CfMM report over two-year period says channel’s ‘negative’ focus on Islam borders on an ‘obsession’
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Half of all TV coverage of Muslims in the UK was broadcast by the far right channel GB News, new research shows. And it was all negative.
“The findings demonstrate an “excessive” focus on Muslims bordering on an “obsession”, according to a new report by the Centre for Media Monitoring.”
“The findings demonstrate an “excessive” focus on Muslims bordering on an “obsession”, according to a new report by the Centre for Media Monitoring.”
Even more of a reason for our government to not make snap decisions!
New figures show half of asylum decisions meet quality standards, putting refugees at risk of being sent back to torture & persecution.
Wrong asylum decisions can jeopardise people's right to safety.
We urgently need to prioritise quality decisions⬇️
amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Wrong asylum decisions can jeopardise people's right to safety.
We urgently need to prioritise quality decisions⬇️
amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Home Office says only half of UK asylum decisions meet its quality standards | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
Rishi Sunak’s push to clear backlog of claims is driving huge increase in legal appeals, costs and harm to applicants
amp.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Even more of a reason for our government to not make snap decisions!
Every day, another moment to reflect on (in)humanity. The last thing Syrians need now is surely more instability as the future of their country hangs in precarious balance, with ongoing air strikes.
UK and other European states suspend Syrians’ asylum applications
Austria prepares ‘repatriation and deportation’ programme to country where president has just been deposed
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Every day, another moment to reflect on (in)humanity. The last thing Syrians need now is surely more instability as the future of their country hangs in precarious balance, with ongoing air strikes.
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🚨 Our THIRD Fellowship is OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS! Are you a person-on-the-move or currently living under occupation and interested in #bordertech?
Learn more here and join our community! We look forward to hearing from you! Due by Dec 31st 2024 www.migrationtechmonitor.com/aboutmtmfell...
Learn more here and join our community! We look forward to hearing from you! Due by Dec 31st 2024 www.migrationtechmonitor.com/aboutmtmfell...
November 12, 2024 at 9:46 PM
🚨 Our THIRD Fellowship is OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS! Are you a person-on-the-move or currently living under occupation and interested in #bordertech?
Learn more here and join our community! We look forward to hearing from you! Due by Dec 31st 2024 www.migrationtechmonitor.com/aboutmtmfell...
Learn more here and join our community! We look forward to hearing from you! Due by Dec 31st 2024 www.migrationtechmonitor.com/aboutmtmfell...
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Yes to resisting borders tech, but also bordering. Tech "safeguards" will always be lacking, as the crimmigration border system makes some people illegal and relies on racism to ameliorate liberalism's economic contradictions. Harsha Walia Border and Rule + Undoing Border Imperialism 📚
🚨 Great new project by Algorithm Watch lead by @fabiochiusi.bsky.social pulling together research, policy briefs, and coalition building on #bordertech in the EU - including a great list tracking private companies and research projects!
algorithmwatch.org/en/automatio...
algorithmwatch.org/en/automatio...
Automation on the Move - AlgorithmWatch
Systems based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM) are increasingly being experimented with and used on migrants, refugees, and travelers. Too often, this is done withou...
algorithmwatch.org
November 28, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Yes to resisting borders tech, but also bordering. Tech "safeguards" will always be lacking, as the crimmigration border system makes some people illegal and relies on racism to ameliorate liberalism's economic contradictions. Harsha Walia Border and Rule + Undoing Border Imperialism 📚
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Hello to everyone on Bluesky - we've just joined.
We're promoting #OpenJustice in the English Court of Protection by supporting members of the public to observe and blog about court hearings in the #NotSecretCourt
Check out our website openjusticecourtofprotection.org
We're promoting #OpenJustice in the English Court of Protection by supporting members of the public to observe and blog about court hearings in the #NotSecretCourt
Check out our website openjusticecourtofprotection.org
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
Post by @OpenJusticeCoP.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
November 25, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Hello to everyone on Bluesky - we've just joined.
We're promoting #OpenJustice in the English Court of Protection by supporting members of the public to observe and blog about court hearings in the #NotSecretCourt
Check out our website openjusticecourtofprotection.org
We're promoting #OpenJustice in the English Court of Protection by supporting members of the public to observe and blog about court hearings in the #NotSecretCourt
Check out our website openjusticecourtofprotection.org
After my grandma, sister and parents’ outpouring of joy, it was my three-year-old cousin’s surprising reaction that brought it home: “When I’m bigger, I’m going to shake that hand and I’m going to wear those clothes. I like them a lot.”
Called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn on 21.11.24 ✅
Called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn on 21.11.24 ✅
November 24, 2024 at 2:49 PM
After my grandma, sister and parents’ outpouring of joy, it was my three-year-old cousin’s surprising reaction that brought it home: “When I’m bigger, I’m going to shake that hand and I’m going to wear those clothes. I like them a lot.”
Called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn on 21.11.24 ✅
Called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn on 21.11.24 ✅
Begum: “Or when we go on protest marches, along with many other people, we are described as hate marchers and Islamist extremists. And when we use our vote to express our political preferences, we’re described as sectarian and divisive.”
“Bleak and dystopian”
Shabna Begum of the Runnymede Trust talks on the occasion of the publication of important new report on UK Islamophobia
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/no...
Shabna Begum of the Runnymede Trust talks on the occasion of the publication of important new report on UK Islamophobia
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/no...
Muslims face ‘bleak and dystopian’ climate in UK, says head of thinktank
Shabna Begum says racist riots will return if Islamophobia continues being ‘an acceptable currency’ in politics
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Begum: “Or when we go on protest marches, along with many other people, we are described as hate marchers and Islamist extremists. And when we use our vote to express our political preferences, we’re described as sectarian and divisive.”
This was a fantastic conference! I loved meeting so many like-minded professionals from both CoP and immigration, united by our belief that things can be fundamentally better for disabled migrants. Special thanks to @migrantsorganise.bsky.social for co-hosting. It’s clear they are superstars. 💫
Today, we welcome immigration and Court of Protection professionals to our Migrants and Mental Health Disability Conference, organised with @migrantsorganise.bsky.social! Details here: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/migran...
Migrants and Mental Health Disability All-Day Conference: Best practices for immigration and court of protection professionals
Migrants and Mental Health Disability All-Day Conference: Best practices for immigration and court of protection professionals THE SPEAKER LIST AND PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY CAN BE ACCESSED HERE. Friday 1...
www.doughtystreet.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 7:55 PM
This was a fantastic conference! I loved meeting so many like-minded professionals from both CoP and immigration, united by our belief that things can be fundamentally better for disabled migrants. Special thanks to @migrantsorganise.bsky.social for co-hosting. It’s clear they are superstars. 💫
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📢 Just 4 Tickets Left! 📢
We're down to the last few spots for the Migrants and Mental Health Disability Conference!
All proceeds for this conference will be donated to Migrants Organise.
For tickets and the event programme, click here: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/migran...
We're down to the last few spots for the Migrants and Mental Health Disability Conference!
All proceeds for this conference will be donated to Migrants Organise.
For tickets and the event programme, click here: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/migran...
November 12, 2024 at 2:37 PM
📢 Just 4 Tickets Left! 📢
We're down to the last few spots for the Migrants and Mental Health Disability Conference!
All proceeds for this conference will be donated to Migrants Organise.
For tickets and the event programme, click here: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/migran...
We're down to the last few spots for the Migrants and Mental Health Disability Conference!
All proceeds for this conference will be donated to Migrants Organise.
For tickets and the event programme, click here: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/migran...
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Haymarket has TEN ebooks on the work of liberation that are free for download for the next week. Ten.
They include LET THIS RADICALIZE YOU, HOPE IN THE DARK, HOW WE GET FREE on the work and lessons of the Combahee River Collective, and more:
They include LET THIS RADICALIZE YOU, HOPE IN THE DARK, HOW WE GET FREE on the work and lessons of the Combahee River Collective, and more:
Ten Free Ebooks for Getting Free
“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to ...
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 8, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Haymarket has TEN ebooks on the work of liberation that are free for download for the next week. Ten.
They include LET THIS RADICALIZE YOU, HOPE IN THE DARK, HOW WE GET FREE on the work and lessons of the Combahee River Collective, and more:
They include LET THIS RADICALIZE YOU, HOPE IN THE DARK, HOW WE GET FREE on the work and lessons of the Combahee River Collective, and more:
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Really important that we all fill this in and are as honest. We all know the NHS needs significant investment and reform to get patients the best care. And we need to stay committed to care that is free for everyone at the point of use.
We are running the biggest ever conversation about the NHS.
Add your thoughts here:
change.nhs.uk
Everyone is invited to contribute, whether an expert, health professional or member of the public.
This will help shape the Government's 10 Years Health Plan.
#ChangeNHS
Add your thoughts here:
change.nhs.uk
Everyone is invited to contribute, whether an expert, health professional or member of the public.
This will help shape the Government's 10 Years Health Plan.
#ChangeNHS
November 8, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Really important that we all fill this in and are as honest. We all know the NHS needs significant investment and reform to get patients the best care. And we need to stay committed to care that is free for everyone at the point of use.
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When people receive their refugee status, they have just 28 days to:
🏠 Secure housing
🧭 Navigate the rental market, and
💼 Apply for work, or financial support
This puts people at risk of homelessness, destitution and poverty.
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/06/the…
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🏠 Secure housing
🧭 Navigate the rental market, and
💼 Apply for work, or financial support
This puts people at risk of homelessness, destitution and poverty.
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/06/the…
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https://bylinetimes.com/2024/11/06/the…
November 6, 2024 at 6:33 PM
When people receive their refugee status, they have just 28 days to:
🏠 Secure housing
🧭 Navigate the rental market, and
💼 Apply for work, or financial support
This puts people at risk of homelessness, destitution and poverty.
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/06/the…
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🏠 Secure housing
🧭 Navigate the rental market, and
💼 Apply for work, or financial support
This puts people at risk of homelessness, destitution and poverty.
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/06/the…
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I refuse to lose hope. It’s what protects me against becoming jaded. My hope is angry, determined and defiant. The state of the world is not just about which demagogue sits atop which artificial throne. It’s the systems designed to fatigue us into compliance. New day, different faces, same problems.
November 6, 2024 at 12:17 PM
I refuse to lose hope. It’s what protects me against becoming jaded. My hope is angry, determined and defiant. The state of the world is not just about which demagogue sits atop which artificial throne. It’s the systems designed to fatigue us into compliance. New day, different faces, same problems.