Hi! My name is Sev, and so far, I’ve raised about £1,500 for the Migrants’ Rights Network, and I’ll be running in the London Marathon representing them. That’s amazing! How has your fundraising journey been going so far? We’ve hosted some really fun fundraising events, including a pub quiz in which 50 people turned up […]
Today’s Supreme Court ruling is deeply disturbing, and our solidarity goes out to trans communities across the UK, including migrant and racialised trans communities. This ruling comes amidst an increasingly hostile environment for migrants, trans people, and trans migrant communities living at the intersections of racism, Islamophobia and transphobia, as border regimes, the detention estate
Hi everyone, my name is Aisha and last weekend I ran the Brighton Marathon for Migrants’ Rights Network. So far I’ve raised £853 for the brilliant work that the organisation does. How did running the Brighton Marathon go? This was my first marathon, and whilst it was very difficult and the hills of Brighton certainly
The good character requirement has been updated on 10th February 2025 to block some refugees from naturalising as British citizens if their entry to the UK was criminalised, i.e. they did not arrive with the required immigration documentation, such as a visa or electronic travel authorisation (ETA). This specifically applies to people who traveled to the UK
On 9th April 2025, the cost of many visas and other fees related to international travel will increase. What costs are increasing? The costs of most visa applications will increase, alongside applying for or renewing a British passport and the ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation). The changes apply to applications from both inside and outside of
Our explainer on the “Organised Immigration Crime” Summit The Hostile Office has been busy pushing out its latest round of cruel migration policies. If you’re finding it hard to keep track, we’ve pulled together this helpful explainer. The UK hosted the Organised Immigration Crime summit where politicians once again demonstrated their totally missguided focus on
for Trans Day of Visibility 2025 Trans+ visibility does not equal trans+ liberation. Whilst visibility can and does mean representation and community for so many trans+ people, visibility is also not the antidote to exploitation or oppression. Trans+ people are seen as a “threat” precisely because they disrupt the capitalist division of labour rooted in
Migrant justice requires land justice. We cannot achieve land justice without acknowledging why people are displaced or forced from their land, and we cannot achieve land justice without standing for the right of return of those forcibly displaced from their land and homes! Palestinians are forcibly displaced or turned into refugees by settler colonialism, and
On 26 March 2025, MRN staff and participants in the AI under Watch project presented our findings in the Public Voices In AI Event at the Houses of Parliament. In August 2024, we received funding from the Public Voices in AI Fund to investigate the potential role and impact of AI on people seeking asylum
We are really excited to welcome our new Community Organisers! Our Words Matter Community Organisers training with Common Languages (11-13 March 2025) was filled with amazing conversations and meaningful reflection on power, language, narrative change, and justice. We had sessions on Words Matter, Language Justice, Collective Care, a zine making workshop, as well as more
