Blog: Detention
Blog articles from JRS UK
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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Changes to detention: “Ultimately, human beings will pay the price.”
29 October 2020
As the Home Secretary announces a new immigration and asylum system, we are at a turning point
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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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“They should be treated with compassion but instead are detained”
02 September 2020
These men we accompany were already wounded on the long journey from home, writes Sr Vui
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Training and fundraising during a pandemic
19 August 2020
"The journey so far has been challenging, but I also feel motivated"
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“They put you there to forget about you”
30 July 2020
On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Will reflects on victims suffering in detention
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“Looking forward, we need status for all”
09 July 2020
We have glimpsed the possibility of a kinder society & we don't have to go back, writes Sophie
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Hidden in plain sight: immigration detention during COVID-19
07 May 2020
Those experiencing immigration detention face added barriers during the pandemic, writes Will
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Legal Blog: Why COVID-19 is a threat to UK asylum seekers
16 April 2020
In a guest blog, Cameron outlines the risks faced by asylum seekers during the pandemic
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Displaced and Disappointed: challenges faced by asylum seekers in the UK
09 April 2020
'Refugees Call for Change' write their first blog on life as an asylum seeker in the UK
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