Friday 5 December 2025 225 local community groups from across the UK are joining forces to tell the Home Secretary that they reject her ‘ruthless new plans to erode refugee rights’ in an open letter (1) today (5 December). Community organisations from Asylum Link Merseyside to West Cornwall Against Racism (2), including refugee charities, sports…
There’s no doubt: the government’s chilling new plans to erode asylum rights are devastating to those seeking sanctuary in the UK. People who have fled the horror of war and persecution, suffering terrible trauma, need support to get back on their feet. Instead, this Government is choosing cruelty over compassion. The majority of the people in…
Monday 17 November 2025 Britain’s refugee policies have been uncaring, chaotic, and costly for too long. They aren’t working for refugees, and they aren’t working for communities across the country. The politically mismanaged and unnecessarily costly asylum system, along with unfounded narratives that refugees are a drain on public services and damage the economy, have…
Monday 17 November 2025 On the day the government is due to announce major changes to the asylum system, a new report released today (17 November 2025) reveals that every refugee accepted in the UK would contribute £266,00 to the UK economy with fair and humane changes to the asylum system. This includes a net…
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Bekele Woyecha as the Deputy Director of the Asylum Reform Initiative (ARI), the alliance of leading refugee charities that established and continues to support the Together With Refugees campaign coalition. A joint endeavour between ARI and One Strong Voice, a network of campaigners with lived experience, this…
Monday 11 August 2025 More than 200 refugee organisations, charities, trade unions and more have signed an open letter to party leaders (1) today (Monday 11 August 2025) condemning the anti-refugee protests that took place across the weekend. The letter, coordinated by campaign coalition Together With Refugees, has been signed by 213 organisations including Amnesty…
During a debate on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, the government announced that even people recognised as refugees may never be able to become a British citizen, just because they reached here by an irregular route. Here’s what you need to know about the citizenship ban On February 10th 2025, the Home Office…
Anika Wadood, Advocacy and Campaigns Fellow (2024 – 2025) It has been a year since I joined the Together With Refugees team as an Advocacy and Campaigns Fellow. As a newly graduate fuelled by passion and purpose, I was ecstatic to begin my career in a space I had long aspired to be part of….
On August 7, 2024, communities rallied against those who tried to stir fear and hatred in our neighbourhoods. Tens of thousands of people stood up, together we restored peace and safety on our streets. One year on, in communities across the country, people are coming together. This August 7-10, Together With Refugees are organising the…
We are delighted to welcome Jehangir Malik OBE as Interim Director of the Asylum Reform Initiative, the alliance behind the Together With Refugees campaign coalition. Jehangir has a deep understanding of the refugee and asylum system from his own lived experience as well as his role as commissioner on the Commission on the Integration of…