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We stand with refugees for safety, family and justice, using legal expertise and advocacy to bring refugee families together 👪

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · Aug 27

A loud minority may be trying to divide us - but the truth is, most of us just want refugees to feel safe and at home.

We’ll never stop saying it: refugees belong here🧡

Join tens of thousands across the UK and beyond standing up for refugee rights >> www.safepassage.org.uk/campaign

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 11h

And yet, this Government continues to deny most Palestinians the right to reach safety & family here.

This can’t go on.

As long as people are denied safety — in Gaza, in the UK or anywhere else — we'll keep demanding safe routes & the right for every family to be together.

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 11h

For the last two years, we’ve been fighting for Palestinian families to reunite in the UK. But the obstacles are immense.

Every day, we see children & parents asked for impossible evidence, unable to leave Gaza, forced into impossible choices about who to leave behind. 3/4

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 11h

Children have paid the heaviest price. More than 20,000 have been killed in Gaza. That's one child lost every single hour.

Families separated by violence & displacement, or because their loved ones are held hostage, still don’t know if they’ll ever hold each other again. 2/4

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 11h

Two years on, Gaza is still burning – and families are still torn apart.

Tens of thousands of lives lost in Gaza and 1,200 in Israel.

Millions displaced.

Families shattered by relentless bombardment, siege, and forced displacement, in what has become an ongoing genocide. 1/4

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 2d

This should never be normal. Children risk these journeys because there are no safe alternatives to reach safety and their loved ones.

That's the direct result of restrictive policies that leave children with no other choice.

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 5d

They are all part of the same system. To change this, we must demand a system that protects everyone, equally.

Refugee justice means racial justice. And racial justice means refugee justice.

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 5d

This #BlackHistoryMonth and every month, we stand with Black refugees and communities whose experiences show us that the fight for safety is also a fight against racism.

Hostile borders, anti-refugee rhetoric and policies, and racist discrimination don’t exist in isolation.

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 6d

Refugee family reunion was never a "golden ticket". It was already highly restrictive, blocking children reuniting with siblings, or the only relatives they had left. Families were already waiting months or years. And now, the government wants to tear even more families apart.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights

People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’ People granted asylum will no longer be given “the golden ticket” of resettlement and family reunion rights, Keir Starmer said, amid deepening concerns from charities that his words are demonising refugees. As the prime minister prepared to discuss illegal migration with European leaders, No 10 outlined plans to strip successful claimants of the right to automatically invite spouses and children to join them. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 7d

📍Labour Party Conference, Liverpool

Migration may have dominated the headlines over the last few days, but this Government has yet to put forward compassionate policies to stop deaths in the Channel.

Here's the message we shared at our panel with the Safe Routes Coalition👇

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 8d

🚨Were you or your family affected by the Ministry of Defence Afghan data breach?

Refugee Legal Support has launched a survey to hear from those impacted. Responses are anonymous and will be used to make recommendations to the UK Parliament.

⏰: 5/10
👇 forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 8d

Family reunion should be a right, not a fight. Yet with governments across Europe making it harder, countless children are still waiting for this moment. Donate today to help us reunite more families like Farzad's: www.safepassage.org.uk/donate?utm_s...

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 8d

When death threats forced his parents and siblings to flee too, they turned to us to reunite with Farzad. Our legal team in France fought to secure their visas — until finally, after years of danger and waiting, Farzad finally hugged his mum and dad again.

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 8d

Farzad was just 14 when he had to leave Afghanistan, alone. Like many boys his age, he risked being recruited by the Taliban, and his dad’s activism made him an even bigger target. He made it safely to France, but the separation took a devastating toll on the family.

📷: A. Mercier

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 9d

This government need to change direction urgently, or they will be condemning more refugees to the same fate. We can't stand to see more children, women, and men die needlessly.

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 9d

Three weeks ago, the Government suspended Refugee Family Reunion — one of the few ways mostly women and children could reach their loved ones safely. And today, the Home Secretary is expected to announce even harsher migration policies.

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 9d

A child, two women, and a man tragically died trying to reach the UK over the weekend. Their lives were not lost to chance, but to choices: choices to shut down safe routes and leave people with no option but to take dangerous journeys.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Child dies while reportedly trying to reach UK in small boat

Body of teenager found on beach in northern France after three other people die in Channel crossings on Saturday

www.theguardian.com

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 13d

Imagine being a child, separated from your parents, and seeing your last option to reunite with them stripped away by the government. That’s what just happened a few weeks ago.

We won’t let children pay the price — share this video and spread the word.

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 14d

Meet Ilsa, one of our amazing Young Leaders 🤝

She uses her voice to encourage other young people with lived experience to lead, to campaign for safe routes, and to know that they belong.

Read Ilsa’s full story and meet more of our Young Leaders >> safepassage.org.uk/youth-campai...

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 16d

Shanah Tovah from all of us at Safe Passage International!

Wishing all of our friends and supporters celebrating a happy new year, filled with the love of family, friends and community 🧡

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 16d

These kinds of proposals cause real harm to people who’ve rebuilt their lives here and stoke division in our communities.

Racist, divisive politics have no place in the UK.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation

Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

www.theguardian.com

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 19d

Amazing, Tim ✊

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 20d

Yesterday, thousands of people gathered across the UK to reject hate politics. It's a reminder that there's so many of us who choose compassion and justice. We won't back down.

Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 20d

What we’ve seen on our streets in the last few days is a chilling warning: we can't allow division and hostility to win. History has taught us where this road leads and we refuse to go back.

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 21d

💵GIVE WHAT YOU CAN: Rebuilding your life in a new country isn’t easy.

By chipping in or fundraising with us, you can help our teams be there for more young people arriving into the UK, for as long as they need us: www.safepassage.org.uk/donate?utm_s...

Donate to Safe Passage — Safe Passage

Give to refugees

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 21d

LET REFUGEES KNOW THEY’RE NOT ALONE: Reaching safety is only the start of the journey.

🧡Send a message of support and we’ll pass it on to the young people and families we support: act.safepassage.org.uk/share-messag...

Send a message of solidarity with refugees

Every day, our lawyers help families fleeing war and persecution on their journey to reunite in Europe. But that journey doesn’t end at the border—it’s just the beginning of new challenges and barrier...

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