Blog: Comment
Blog articles from JRS UK
“What happens to my neighbour matters to me, it is my job to care for my neighbour”
16 February 2021
Cruelty is seen as a legitimate & effective means of immigration control in 2021, writes Sophie
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“I don’t feel that I’m left behind”: Laptops, smartphones and the strength to carry on
12 February 2021
Without basic technology many of our refugee friends are disconnected from society writes Jo
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“Yet another wall where we desperately needed a bridge”
28 January 2021
New immigration rules add another barrier to sanctuary for those seeking asylum, writes Sophie
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Reporting: A pointless and damaging Home Office condition
22 December 2020
Ahmed sheds light on a practice used to undermine & degrade those seeking asylum.
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Can the UK Government decide to arbitrarily deny asylum claims?
11 December 2020
Interview with Legal Officer Michael Tarnoky on the UK's recent changes to immigration rules
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“All that I ask of God, is that I am not indifferent to suffering”
02 December 2020
How an Argentine folk singer's moving lyrics provide inspiration for JRS's work in detention
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Hope, preparation and generosity for our refugee friends
12 November 2020
"Every day I speak with refugee friends who are suffering. They are waiting to feel welcome"
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Messages of hope and solidarity
05 November 2020
Jo invites you to send a little bit of hope to our refugee friends this Christmas
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“I am really happy today, because I just got my JRS food parcel!”
16 October 2020
On World Food Day, Rhiannon thanks those who help JRS UK ease our refugee friends' hunger
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“Their freedom taken by each turning key”
14 October 2020
This Prisons Week, Will reflects on the sense of freedom lost among our friends in detention
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