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News articles from JRS UK
Refugees Weclome: Prayer Service and Walk of Witness
14 October 2021
Join JRS UK for a Prayer Service and Walk of Witness, ahead of the Refugees Welcome Rally
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JRS UK condemns “extraordinarily dangerous” proposals to send boats back across English Channel which “contravenes the most basic principles of refugee protection”
09 September 2021
Rather than fixing the asylum system the government have decided we should not have one at all
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The UK government must protect Afghans seeking sanctuary
18 August 2021
JRS UK signs open letter urging government to establish protection solutions for Afghans
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British government must protect Afghans forced to flee their home by providing safe routes to claiming asylum in the UK
16 August 2021
"In an emergency, refugees have little freedom on how they travel to safety or where they go"
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Tragic death in English Channel: “is an indictment of our failure to provide safe means of sanctuary to those fleeing for their lives.”
12 August 2021
"We pray for all who loved him and who will grieve for him."
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Donated bags restore dignity to men held at Napier barracks
11 August 2021
"This means no-one will be walking out of Napier with a black bin bag of belongings"
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70 years of The Refugee Convention
28 July 2021
The JRS community on why the 1951 Refugee Convention is still saving lives
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“Where is our shared sense of humanity?” JRS condemns government’s new Borders Bill
09 July 2021
"The government knows these plans are unworkable, immoral & will build more walls to sanctuary"
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New proposals are “cruel and fundamentally dishonest: Is this really the Britain we aspire to be?”
05 July 2021
JRS UK condemns government proposals that criminalise people arriving in the UK to seek asylum
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