Today @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social released an inspection report on Derwentside. 📢 The report shows what we already know: detention harms. ➡️ Pregnant women & survivors of violence are still detained ➡️ Vulnerabilities ignored Detention is never safe. It’s time to #EndDetention. 1/🧵

📣 Final few days! We’re looking for two people to join our small but mighty Campaigns team! 💜 Campaigns and Communications Manager ✊ Policy and Research Manager Deadline: 7th Jan, 5PM Find out more and how to apply: www.refugeewomen.co.uk/jobs/

🏅New Year, New Challenge, Real Difference Join Team Women for Refugee Women and make a real difference to the lives of refugee women. Whether it's a run, swim, jump - or something different altogether - your challenge can send the powerful message to refugee women that they are welcome here. 1/3

Happy New Year! 🌟 Our hopes for 2026: 💜 A compassionate and fair asylum system; ❤️ A world where refugee women can heal, rebuild their lives and THRIVE. Wishing you all a happy, healthy and joy-filled year from all at WRW.

Looking for a new job in 2026? We're recruiting for TWO roles in our Campaigns team: 👉 Campaigns and Communications Manager 👉 Policy and Research Manager Find out more and how to apply: www.refugeewomen.co.uk/jobs/ Deadline 7th Jan, 5pm.

To the refugee women in our network, our staff, volunteers, trustees, partners, friends and all those celebrating, we wish you a very Merry Christmas. We hope you have a joy-filled and celebratory day!🎄🌟

🪄 Our festive wishes At our annual winter party, we had a pop-up Santa's Grotto where women could share their wishes for 2026. Follow along to read some of our wishes, and for ways you can help spread some magic to refugee women. 👇 1/🧵

'The Home Office treated me like an animal in a cage' Read our former client's response to this week's High Court ruling that the Home Office failed to protect vulnerable people in detention 🖋️ www.bigissue.com/opinion/vuln...

✨ A snippet of our annual Winter Party ✨ Celebration, sisterhood, joy, community, connection. It was a beautiful afternoon! Wishing you a wonderful festive period, from all of us at WRW. 💜

This is brilliant and welcome news. No-one should be forced into homelessness. Now it’s time to extend the move-on period to 56 days permanently. Well done to all involved in making this happen, it will make a huge difference! 👏💜 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

🚨 The Government's long-awaited Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy was released today. Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly. 👇 www.refugeewomen.co.uk/vawg-strategy/ 1/🧵

I'm eternally grateful for the tireless work done by brilliant organisations in Bristol and across the country to support migrants and refugees - thank you @4refugeewomen.bsky.social @rainbowmigration.bsky.social @praxisprojects.bsky.social and Stand Against Racism and Inequality (SARI)

I'm deeply worried by what I've heard from organisations in Bristol about LGBTQ+ asylum seekers being the target of hate crime while in unsuitable asylum accommodation - this week I called on the government to act.

✍️ Here I found, by Malika Read this beautiful piece by Malika, a member of our network, reflecting on the community she has found at Women for Refugee Women. "When I feel scared, here I feel safe. When I have tears, here I find smiles. When I feel sad, here I find happiness."💜 1/2

The proposed reforms to the asylum system will have a disproportionate impact on people with protected characteristics - like women and the LGBTQ+ community. We're extremely thankful to Kirsty Blackman MP for securing a Westminster Hall Debate this morning analysing this disproportionate harm. 1/🧵

🚨People are dying in the hostile asylum system. Tragically, lives are being lost. But we don't know how many, and often, who. We must #KnowTheirNames. @asylummatters.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

📣 Job opportunities! Join our small but mighty Campaigns team: 📱 Campaigns and Communications Manager 🔍 Policy and Research Manager Both roles: ✅ Permanent 📍 Hybrid, 2 days in the office per week, Old St 💰 £38,500-43,500 per annum, DOE 🗓️ Apply by 7 Jan, 5pm 1/2

Reminder: 📣 Women’s rights are human rights 📣 Refugee rights are human rights 📣 Either we all have rights, or none of us do #HumanRightsDay 1/🧵

🚨 The Border, Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill is now law. It undermines international obligations and threatens the safety and dignity of people fleeing conflict and persecution. We refuse to accept a future where compassion is criminalised. #refugeeswelcome #compassionnotcruelty

🚨📣 The right to seek safety is under attack. The latest announcements by the Home Secretary to reform the asylum system will have devastating consequences for people seeking safety in the UK. Here are 7️⃣ ways the asylum reforms will harm women👇 www.refugeewomen.co.uk/asylum-refor... 1/🧵

🚨 Today, Campsfield detention centre in Oxfordshire re-opened. This is a dangerous step in the wrong direction. Increasing detention capacity across the UK is an increase in harm and suffering. 1/2 www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/2566889...

Refugee women face unique challenges at the intersection of disability and displacement. An issue that is often invisible in vital conversations. That's why, to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Jane shared her experience 👇 www.refugeewomen.co.uk/janes-experi... #IDPWD 1/🧵

👏🎉For every hateful post by Elon Musk, donations are made to charities who stand for everything he is against. And his hate has raised an incredible £100k! This is people power. This is compassion. This is who we are. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic... 1/2

We are proud to join @togetheralliance.bsky.social ✊💜 #TOGETHER we can reject narratives of division and racism. #TOGETHER we can build solidarity across communities. #TOGETHER we can unite against the far right. Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk

Politicians claim to protect women, but their words and policies harm the most marginalised and create further hate and division towards these communities. We’re raising our voices to say #NotInOurName. You can read the full statement here: buff.ly/SfjRCiO (4/4) #16DaysOfActivism #MigrantJustice

It's the #16DaysOfActivism to end violence against women and girls. This year, the theme is digital violence.📱💻 Digital violence can take many forms, including online harassment, stalking, deepfakes, hate speech, disinformation - and much more. This harms us all. 1/🧵

Our #16Days conversation with @4refugeewomen.bsky.social is now live. Women in immigration detention face violence, disbelief and dehumanising conditions, their voices must be heard. Listen: YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anht... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/19gF... #VAWG #EndDetention

Earlier this week, we attended an important event hosted by the #LiftTheBan coalition on the right to work for people seeking safety. The event - just a week after shocking announcements to reform the asylum system, including the dangerous weaponisation of work - was more vital than ever. 1/🧵

Yesterday, we were honoured to attend this vigil organised by Southall Black Sisters. We heard powerful speeches from the families of loved ones lost to men's violence, @muslimfeminist.bsky.social, @davidchallen.bsky.social and many more. Please follow SBS for more about their vital work. #16Days

We’re delighted to have spoken at a vital event at Parliament tonight on the rise of the right and the weaponisation of violence against women and girls. Memory, a refugee woman in our network, spoke powerfully about her personal experience and the need to hold those in power to account ✊ 1/5

📣 Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls and the start of the #16DaysofActivism. No one should flee violence and abuse only to face further harm on their journeys to safety or again in the UK. But this is the reality for many refugee women. 1/🧵

🚨The Home Secretary said "illegal migration is dividing our country." Let’s be clear: the only thing dividing our country is a politics devoid of humanity and compassion. The plans announced today are a cruel political choice. It is #NotInOurName. www.refugeewomen.co.uk/morally-and-... 1/🧵

As we anxiously wait for Monday’s announcement, we have just one thing to say: Hostile polices cost lives. For those seeking safety here, these policies represent more cruelty, more anxiety, and more uncertainty. Nobody leaves their home unless they have to. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

There are so many reasons the work ban has to end - and this is one of the most important ones. The good news is, pressure to end this unjust and illogical ban is building. Add your voice now, and tell the Government it's time to let people work: bit.ly/LTB-act

‼️ Most people seeking safety in the UK are banned from working. This traps people in poverty, long periods of inactivity, and wastes their skills. This policy is nonsensical. Tell the Government to #LiftTheBan now: lifttheban.co.uk/email-the-ne... @asylummatters.bsky.social

🚨 One day left to apply Could you be our Office Manager (mat cover)? We’re looking for an organised, proactive and friendly person to oversee our smooth running. 🗓️ Deadline: 13 Nov, 11:55PM www.refugeewomen.co.uk/office-manag...

🚨 The Government has announced plans to emulate Denmark's harsh asylum system - widely recognised for its cruel and harmful approach. For some Danish politicians, the openly stated goal is 'zero asylum-seekers'. This should alarm us all. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/🧵

On Tuesday @greenjennyjones.bsky.social will be retabling an amendment @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social laid in the Commons that would require Government to report on deaths at the border and within the asylum system. Who could possibly oppose this? #KnowTheirNames

At least 133 people died whilst trying to seek safety in the UK last year - the deadliest year on record. Yet the Government doesn’t officially count these deaths. Each death is a tragedy. These fatalities must not be ignored. The law must change so we can #KnowTheirNames.

It’s Trustees Week! 🎉 There are nearly one million trustees across the UK, quietly powering the charity sector with their time, skills, and leadership. To mark the week, we asked our Board what being a trustee means to them. www.refugeewomen.co.uk/trustees-wee... 1/🧵

On the 75th anniversary of the European Convention, @libertyhq.bsky.social and women’s rights orgs call for the ECHR to be respected + protected. @evawuk.bsky.social @4refugeewomen.bsky.social @refugecharity.bsky.social @rightsofwomen.bsky.social livingunderpatriarchy.org/2025/11/04/n...

🏠 Everyone needs somewhere safe to call home. But asylum accommodation is failing people seeking safety and causing huge harm. All while private contractors make MILLIONS in profit. Read more in this vital report by @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social stories.freedomfromtorture.org/changing-the...

Our patchwork course is a space for women to connect, create and relax. 🪡🧶 The group have been busy so far this term creating placemats, potholders and pincushions. We love how colourful and joyful the pieces are! Huge thank you to our volunteer who makes this space so welcoming and fun.💜

📣 UK-France deal 'one in, one out' deal. Hope for a few, harm for many. Read our full statement here: www.refugeewomen.co.uk/uk-france-de... Or read more below 👇 1/🧵

Could you be our Office Manager (maternity cover)? We’re looking for a proactive and organised person to join our team. 📍 Hybrid, London 💰 £31,450 – 36,450 🗓️ Apply by 13 Nov, 11:55PM www.refugeewomen.co.uk/office-manag... Please share! 💜

Throughout October, which is #BlackHistoryMonth, our creative and educational activities are exploring Black histories, Black visionaries and celebrating Black identities. ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 1/🧵

Just yesterday, a report was released which outlined the huge harms of large-scale institutional sites, such as former barracks. Less than 24 hours later, the Government announced plans to house people in two ex-military sites. This is performative cruelty. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 1/2

🚨Breaking: damning report released today uncovers Government failures on harmful asylum accommodation. Failures include: ❌ Lack of oversight on private contractors ❌ Inadequate safeguarding ❌ Profits put before people ❌ Reliance on unsafe accommodation www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/🧵

We've recently launched our Creative Writing for Change course✍️🗣️ In our session yesterday, we explored themes of home, family and hope. We reflected on how writing makes us feel: 🕊️ "At peace" 💪 "Courageous and hopeful" 😌 "Relief and mental exercise" 🌟 "Confident" 1/2

We are saddened, yet unsurprised. This is the reality of this harmful, unworkable deal. We remain extremely concerned that those targeted under this deal are unable to access meaningful justice and are at risk of deportation and further harm. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/2