NEW: UK judge tells Muslim man jailed for twenty months for throwing cans at rioters who hurled alcohol at him to "rise above" racism middleeasteye.net/news/uk-judge-…

The fact that a senior civil servant who specialised in assessing arms exports to Israel has ended his 18-year career because he thinks the Foreign Office "may be complicit in war crimes", and not a single national outlet has reported it, is frightening. We have a captive media.

EXCL: Ambulances were called out to Amazon warehouses more than 1,400 times in the past five years. Worker suicides were common at sites across the country, as were heart attacks, pregnancy complications and traumatic injuries. My The Observer scoop: theguardian.com/technology/art…

Today the Gov announced plans to sanction ‘unscrupulous employers hiring workers illegally’& ‘remove those caught working illegally’. This sends the message that this Labour Gov is more interested in immigration enforcement than protecting workers’ rights. AND it won’t work 1/3

🚨🚨 Immigration Raids: An Anatomy of Racist Intimidation 🚨🚨 New groundbreaking and urgent report by the *Migrants Rights Network*, with a foreword by Jon Burnett and me. Link: migrantsrights.org.uk/projects/hosti…

"(Raids) are utilised as part of attempts to disrupt and intimidate communities...to turn neighbour against neighbour...to legitimise the idea that they need to exist... raids are part state violence, part political theatre."

Wondered what immigration raids are all about? The process, why they don't work, infringe rights, and should be stopped? Migrant Rights Network explains this racist action in plain language. tinyurl.com/yfndhv5e. Essential reading - join your local Anti Raids Network to fight them!

"Immigration raids are a #fear mechanism. They are a form of racist State intimidation and divide racialised communities." Important work by Monish Bhatia et al 👇

As far-right mobs set fire to the Rotherham hotel, children and asylum seekers with disabilities were told to remain inside. Two asylum seekers said they had to put out some of the fires themselves. Most staff, meanwhile, were evacuated. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

"Raids are an extension of colonial ‘divide and rule’ ... It’s time to send a clear message to the State that we will be holding them to account for the intimidation of racialised communities" - Fizza Qureshi (MRN). Brilliant article Canary thecanary.co/global/world-a…

"authorities executed the greatest number of raids in #Belfast, #NorthernIreland (1,277)" Exposé of how UK authorities' "raids are a mechanism to create State-sanctioned fear" in migrants and racialised pple - Monish Bhatia Canary thecanary.co/global/world-a…

Raids "turn neighbour against neighbour, and legitimise the idea that they need to exist...raids are part state violence and part political theatre.” #ImmigrationRaids morningstaronline.co.uk/article/report…

Important in this report, particularly in light of the far-right racist riots, is data that reveals Belfast, Birkenhead, & cities like Stoke-on-Trent & Doncaster, are increasingly subjected to immigration raids but also that South Asian nationals make up 29% of those targetted⤵️

NEW: Inside Tommy Robinson’s strategy to unite the UK against British Muslims. Exclusive details reveal a £20k per month plan to use religious groups, right-wing influencers and football hooligans to turn the UK against Islam. inews.co.uk/news/tommy-rob…

Since the Illegal Working Offence was introduced in 2016 there have been just 2 convictions. It does little but deter people from reporting exploitation. Migrant workers need routes to secure their immigration status to protect them from exploitation. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

The most terrifying summer on record for survivors of torture in the UK. One man was brutally attacked on his way to therapy with us. Other clients were racially abused on the streets - including a family with children. Many are still too scared to attend in-person therapy.

New article out ⬇️ sharing some of my findings from my PhD research. Many asylum seekers are persecuted for what they believe in – but what about those who don’t believe?

#Grenfell: Muslim survivors denied halal food while being rehoused, inquiry finds. My latest report. "We live in a society where a hierarchy of human worth is premised upon the colour of your skin". MCB #BlackLivesMatterUK Runnymede Trust independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

“As a society, we value the lives of some people more than others.” The Grenfell Inquiry final report shows how “working class” and “racialized communities” are not listened to by authorities, Deborah Coles, executive director of human rights charity Inquest, says.