"I can work, my children can go to school. We feel safe here. But in Afghanistan, people are in a really bad situation." Read about our previous client Nahid, whose pop-up restaurants have fed thousands of people and helped other refugees into work. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

75 years ago, the ECHR was born out of the horrors of World War II. It protects all of us - and has been the difference between life and death for many. That's why we and almost 300 organisations are calling on the government to defend our human rights. libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost...

Two months after the Government paused refugee family reunion, Lord Kerr has written for @politicshome.bsky.social about an amendment led by @alfdubs.bsky.social seeking to ensure that refugee children can continue to be reunited with family members in the UK www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Survivors of torture need safety and stability - not unsafe, unsuitable and overcrowded accommodation where they feel like prisoners. Read Freedom from Torture's new report, 'A Place to Heal: How asylum accommodation re-traumatises torture survivors' ✍️ freedomfromtorture.org/news-and-sto...

Before #BlackHistoryMonth is over, read this post by Adam, a refugee from Sudan who works with refugee communities: "When we honour Black History, we must also honour refugee history... both are stories of endurance, transformation and human strength." www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-informe...

Our Chief Executive, Enver Solomon, will be leaving in early 2026 to join @nacro.bsky.social as CEO. Enver says: “It has been a privilege leading the Refugee Council for the last five years during an extraordinary period for the charity’s mission." www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/press-office...

This is not who we are as a country – we should not be forcing children to grow up without their parents.  Read this new British Red Cross report, which shows why refugee family reunion is such a crucial lifeline. redcross.org.uk/about-us/wha...

Plans to house 10,000 people seeking asylum on military sites are fanciful, too expensive and too logistically difficult. These large sites also isolate people who have fled persecution and violence, separating them from communities and vital services. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Thanks to @carladenyer.bsky.social for setting out our @refugeecouncil.bsky.social proposal to end the use of hotels for people seeking asylum without needing to resort to unsuitable, expensive military sites in the House of Commons just now www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-informe...

Jon Featonby, chief policy analyst at the Refugee Council, said: “The previous government tried and failed to put people off taking risky journeys by reducing the rights of refugees once they were in the UK. It didn’t work then and there is no evidence to suggest it will work now."

Hostility towards refugees is having very real consequences for not only the people who have fled places like Sudan and Afghanistan, but also for the organisations trying to help them. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🎙️ Our Refugee Podcast Launches today with @enversol.bsky.social from @refugeecouncil.bsky.social Listen to Enver discuss the importance of expanding #SafeRoutes for #Refugees & the vital role the media plays. 💚 Listen on Spotify: lnkd.in/dY52K6TW ❤️ Watch on YouTube: lnkd.in/dT6egumh

Statement from our Chief Executive @enversol.bsky.social, on today's cabinet reshuffle and appointment of a new Home Secretary: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/press-office...

Until now, family reunion has been one of the only safe and legal routes available that allows refugees fleeing war and persecution to be reunited with their partner and children. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

In the year to June 2025, 92% of refugee family reunion visas were given to women and children. More than half went to children. Two thirds to people from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and Sudan. It helps integration and provides a safe route. Family reunion should be easier, not harder.

There's been a lot of talk about asylum hotels over the last few weeks, but little in the way of practical suggestions. Our new analysis at @refugeecouncil.bsky.social sets out how the government could end the use of hotels within months, rather than years www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Today we've published a report showing that asylum hotels could be shut by March 2026 with a one-off scheme for people from five countries. Find out more here: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

“When refugees are welcomed, everyone benefits: local economies get a boost, skills gaps are filled, and communities gain people who want to work hard and give back.” www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/politic...

"As the political rhetoric has become more toxic... the real-world consequences for those inside the hotels and for organisations like my own and many others... become more dire." @enversol.bsky.social writing in today's @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Today, we join over 200 orgs to call for communities & the country to be brought together for a different way forward – one that's compassionate & united. This must be a turning point. #TogetherWithRefugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social

"To stop smugglers for good, the government must expand safe and legal routes, such as allowing family members to travel to be with their loved ones who are already settled in the UK” - Enver Solomon, @refugeecouncil.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

Our client Daastan*, 26, came to the UK from Afghanistan after the murder of his father and brother. He told @itvnews.bsky.social about the impact last summer's riots had on him and others in the hotel where he is living: www.itv.com/news/2025-08...

The Government has announced that it has lifted the pause in decisions on asylum applications from people from Syria. In response, @enversol.bsky.social has said the below:

In response to the migrant deal with France, announced today, our CEO @enversol.bsky.social has said:

For too long the Home Office has wrongly judged refugee children to be adults, and in doing so deprived them of the care, love and support they need as the children they are. More here in @theipaper.com today (nb, paywalled) inews.co.uk/news/politic...

🌟 Marsh Volunteer Awards with the Refugee Council 🌟 They recognise volunteer-led projects which provide services to refugees and asylum seekers across England, and recognise projects run across the Refugee Council’s services. @refugeecouncil.bsky.social

"It was very, very hard....even now...I’m scared when I’m sleeping.” Powerful insight into the reality and causes of petrifying Channel crossings. Thanks @dualipa.bsky.social for hosting on your site and @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social for the words 💛 www.service95.com/firsthand-ac...

Well worth a read 💔

In response to news that close to 20,000 people have crossed the Channel in search of safety in the first half of this year, our CEO @enversol.bsky.social has said:

In new research out today, we highlight the importance of refugee integration 🧡Something most Brits want, but is only made harder by government policy... www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-informe...

Delighted to work with IKEA on a new hub from which we will keep helping young refugees feel welcome, supported, and ready to begin new chapters of their lives. It is going to be a magical place of healing and of recovery. www.londonworld.com/community/ik...

Thank you so much @umakumaran.bsky.social for your support and for your visit this week to hear how we help refugees to integrate and rebuild their lives.

Important findings around the experiences of young people in the asylum system from @londoncouncils.bsky.social all of which, sadly, rings true w/ our experiences of supporting young ppl in the asylum system: www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/news-and-pre...

Well worth a listen when you have a few mins - child refugee, stalwart refugee rights campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island discs yesterday. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

"Quitting the [Refugee] Convention would create chaos...we should fix the system, not dismantle its foundation" @enversol.bsky.social letter in today's Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...

"We ought not to forget how, over many decades, local communities across the country have welcomed refugees and supported them to rebuild their lives and play their part in Britain..." @enversol.bsky.social in today's @thetimes.com Letters page.

Yesterday, APPG on Refugees member @chrismurraymp.bsky.social raised the importance of international cooperation to reduce small boat crossings at the Home Affairs Select Committee. Home Sec @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social said Govt has always sought a replacement to the Dublin system after Brexit 1/3

Thank you to @jakerichardsmp.bsky.social who sits on the Home Affairs Select Committee for raising the vital issue of refugee children being wrongly placed in adult asylum hotels. Many refugee children we and @helenbamber.bsky.social. @humansforrights.bsky.social work with are wrongly judged adult.

In response to new statistics relating to small boat crossings just released by the Home Office, our CEO, @enversol.bsky.social, has made the below statement:

People are living in agonising - and indefinite - limbo because of Government's freeze on asylum applications from Syria 💔 This is not right. Government must start processing claims again on a case-by-case basis, starting with claims unrelated to the previous regime. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Yesterday the Govt issued statistics relating to refugees and people seeking asylum in Britain. Here we break down the most important figures and explain what they mean🧐 www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-informe...

Today the Government has issued its quarterly immigration statics for the year ending March 2025. See our response to these stats here: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-informe...

Today brings news of yet more lives tragically lost in the Channel 💔See the response from our CEO @enversol.bsky.social

📢***NEW ANALYSIS OUT TODAY*** www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-informe... THREAD🧵

Today the Government has published an Immigration White Paper. You can see our response from @enversol.bsky.social here below.

"The only way to get a hearing with Reform voters on asylum is to deliver results." Our CEO @enversol.bsky.social outlines how the Govt can do this in today's @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our CEO @enversol.bsky.social wrote a letter in the Times today about Govt's plans to change the requirements around level of English for people wanting to come here to work or study. See here and below: www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...

Our response to new asylum accommodation cost stats from the National Audit Office is here below. More on this story here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our response to new restrictions on visa applications is here: