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Reposted by Dr. Lucy Potter

Department of Sociology, University of York @uoy-sociology.bsky.social · 5d

Her research explores refugees who face persecution for leaving their religion & their experiences of the asylum claims process in the UK.

@lucypotter.bsky.social

#Research #Asylum #Sociology #Refugees #ESRC

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Reposted by Dr. Lucy Potter

Department of Sociology, University of York @uoy-sociology.bsky.social · 5d

Dr Lucy Potter has joined the Department of Sociology at the University of York as an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, mentored by Dr Anna Strahn.

@lucypotter.bsky.social

#UniversityofYork #Sociology #Postdoctoral #Research

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 6d

On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.

As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.

At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.

To everyone in Britain's Jewish Community: you are not alone.

We will not let hate or those who spread it win.

We stand with you.

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Dr. Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · 13d

Blasphemy-linked violence is becoming an issue in the UK. Non-religious people seeking asylum/refugees are particularly vulnerable to facing criminal charges for expressing their beliefs, such as in anti-blasphemy protests.

humanists.uk/2025/09/24/a...

Anti-blasphemy attacker who ‘lost his temper’ spared jail

A man who attacked a Quran-burning protester with a knife in central London to ‘protect [his] religion’ has avoided jail time despite pleading guilty to the assault. Instead, Moussa Kadri, has been gi...

humanists.uk

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Dr. Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · 15d

Interesting perspectives on Christian responses to immigration: ‘cultural’ (non-practising) Christians are among the most hostile. As far-right groups weaponise Christianity, I think all beliefs need to unite around shared values of human rights & protection.

Listen - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Beyond Belief, Faith versus Fear

What is the ‘Christian’ response to migrants?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 23d

Very worrying for all supporters of a tolerant society to see the London rally this weekend. Besides the the many violent incidents recorded, there were so many blatantly racist signs and Christian nationalist slogans in the crowds. 🧵

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 22d

The so-called "Unite the Kingdom" rally in London was a chilling sight for anyone who values tolerance. Extremists ripped up a flag that read “Secular Humanism”, a term long-demonised by the American far-right. To truly "Unite the Kingdom", we need to put an end to divisive, imported US rhetoric.

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 22d

BREAKING: A UN inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

All eyes are now on the UK Government who must stop indulging in genocide denial.

It must fulfil its legal and moral responsibility by taking immediate, decisive steps to prevent and punish genocide.

Image shows Keir Starmer, David Lammy and Yvette Cooper with the words: don't be genocide deniers.

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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · Sep 1

They tried students and they tried care workers, but that wasn't enough. Now they're coming for families.

My impassioned thoughts on today's sickening family reunion announcement.

open.substack.com/pub/notanoth...

Now they're coming after families

If today’s announcement felt like another crossing of the Rubicon, that's because it is.

open.substack.com

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Sep 1

Today Nick Ferrari asked if treaties like the ECHR & the Refugee Convention that were drawn up in the wake of WWII are still relevant to modern Britain.

I said the context of racial hatred towards Muslim immigrants now echoes the hatred of Jewish immigrants in the 20th century. We need these laws.

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Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social · Aug 26

The coverage of the Reform plans today really needs to reflect what is being proposed. The plan isn't for a duty to remove people who "arrive" without leave - but for anyone in the UK who doesn't have it. It would be Windrush on steroids.

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Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's important to assume that Reform in Government would indeed try to do this. The right thing is not to tell the public that this won't happen - so they can therefore vote for Reform without guilt - but rather that a vote for Reform is a vote for the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people.

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Aug 26

None of this will ever happen, and it's incumbent on the BBC to at least indicate that everybody who knows anything about this topic says it's a load of baloney. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform UK would pay countries for migrant return deals

The party outlines its plans to detain and deport all migrants who arrive in the UK on small boats.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Aug 20

There's no credible evidence asylum seekers commit more crime, or are guilty of more sexual assaults. I am so sick of being force-fed lies by these mendacious thugs in their expensive suits.

share.google/WCAREyAQN5TG...

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Dr. Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · Aug 20

Understandings of citizenship have shifted over time, but the racial exclusivity of who belongs and who does not remains - something we see so clearly in current debates of asylum.

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Dr. Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · Aug 20

Britain’s modern immigration controls were forged at empire’s end:
policies that racialised belonging, deciding who could stay, who could be excluded, who counted as ‘British’.

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Dr. Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · Aug 20

Saw a banner on the news: ‘British people before boat people’ - it’s a slogan about asylum hotels, but also is an example of racial exclusivism and nationalism that has a long history in the UK.

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Aug 9

I regret to inform you that Starmer’s been tweeting dehumanising videos of migrants again.

These videos have been shown to increase support for Reform, by increasing salience of migration.

He has to go.

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Simon Parker @sparkerworld.bsky.social · Aug 6

There's a reason why the conservatives and far right want to shut down universities and independent media.

Matthew Wright @matthew-wright.bsky.social · Aug 6

"Nearly half of Britons wrongly believe that illegal migrants now outnumber those here legally. A staggering 72% of those who support mass deportations hold this belief"

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on asylum myths: when truth loses, scapegoating takes over Britain’s migrant debate | Editorial

Editorial: Labour’s cautious fixes for immigration and asylum policy face a toxic public mood shaped by fear, falsehoods and far-right provocation

www.theguardian.com

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Faith to Faithless @faith2faithless.bsky.social · Jul 29

'My family decided that if I don’t believe in Allah... I must be crazy. It was as though I had told them I wanted to fling myself into a volcano.' A fantastic interview with Mubarak Bala, the Nigerian humanist and activist who was imprisoned for 'blasphemy'.

www.humanism.scot/2025/07/29/m...

Mubarak Bala on humanism, imprisonment, and hope - Humanist Society Scotland

In a new, in-depth article for our news blog, humanist hero and and freed religious prisoner Mubarak Bala tells us about his background in an ultra-conservative region of Nigeria, how he became a pris...

www.humanism.scot

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 29

As scholars of genocide, we demand an end to Israel’s atrocities | Open letter

Within weeks, 400 colleagues joined our organization. We say: it is not too late to save lives. End the genocide now

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thank you Michael!

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Alexandria Arthur-Hastie @alexandria-ah.bsky.social · Jul 16

A small section of some of our wonderful community @bsasocrel.bsky.social, proud to be running this most important confernce that facilitates these connections!

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Dr. Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thank you!

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Dr. Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · Jul 17

Too cute 😍 Enjoy your much-deserved time off Rob!!!

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Dr. Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · Jul 17

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