Blog: Detention
Blog articles from JRS UK
They Steal Our Time
19 May 2022
Naomi’s shares some of the voices of people she’s recently met in detention.
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Getting the vaccine at JRS, it felt like home
27 April 2022
“We wanted to make it easier for refugee friends to access Covid vaccine”
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An asylum system that is bad for health and people
06 April 2022
On World Health Day, Sophie reflects on healthcare barriers for refugees and asylum seekers.
[READ]Our hopes for 2022
07 January 2022
The JRS UK detention outreach team share their hopes for a new year.
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The Borders Bill will make life in the asylum system much bleaker
18 November 2021
Sophie explains how detention and detention-like asylum accommodation will be extended.
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“Compassion and dignity compel us to approach each person with an open heart”
11 August 2021
Government proposals would turn our backs on obligations in the Refugee Convention, writes Will
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I am in admiration of the human spirit that tries to overcome adversity and hardship
22 July 2021
"We listen, we try to strengthen hope, we accompany" writes volunteer detention visitor Ursula
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JRS legal workshops: helping people to access justice
16 July 2021
“I only knew because JRS told me"
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“To walk together is both our nature and our deep need.”
17 June 2021
This Refugee Week volunteer Chris reflects on the experiences of immigration detainees.
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Hope of a secure home turned to horror for those held at Napier barracks
12 May 2021
Sophie shares the experiences of those seeking asylum, this Mental Health Awareness week
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