Prison officers are increasing their use of pepper spray (PAVA) against Muslims in prison year on year, making them one of the most targeted groups Using Freedom of Information requests our briefing shows the hidden impact of #Islamophobia in prisons maslaha.org/Project/maslah…

‘The real problem is the failure of successive governments to build adequate stock in line with demand.’ We need action to address structural inequalities and a commitment to build more quality social housing, writes our Nannette Youssef 👇 runnymedetrust.org/blog/social-ho…

This is a gross erasure of how the UK built its wealth. The C of E, Guardian and Lloyds are prominent examples that openly show how our church, media and financial systems are rooted in colonialism and slavery This is not a matter of conjecture, but fact theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

UN statement: "Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied." news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Gaza-based journalist Akram al-Satarri has just returned from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where Palestinians are still uncovering more bodies, many with evidence of torture or summary execution. "The three different mass graves are containing around 700 bodies," he says.

Thousands of care workers who came to the UK to fill vital shortages in the care sector have been told by the government they have 60 days to find a new visa sponsor or leave the country, under threat of deportation & prosecution. Our latest w/The Observer thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-0…

💥MAJOR NEWS💥 Today, a High Court Judge has declared parts of Police Act 2022 as being in breach of European Convention of Human Rights. The Police Act 2022 increased the power to ban Gypsies and Travellers from an area from 3 to 12 months. (1/6) gypsy-traveller.org/news/high-cour…

‘The work of racial diversity is not about expansion, but rebalancing – the former is about supplementing an organisation; the latter is about redistributing its resources. One implies gains, the other loss.’ This week’s column theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

PETITION 🔴 We're asking for the CLOSURE of mass asylum containment sites. 🚑 Over 74% of our patients are in severe psychological distress, with 41% experiencing suicidal thoughts or planning. The lack of adequate mental health support is deeply concerning.

“Strip-searching is such an invasive procedure, and when deployed with this level of racialised disproportionality, by police forces riddled with institutional racism, the harm reaches way beyond the individual child or person." 🗣️Our Shabna Begum theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

🚨 ‘I’m starving, I’m scared’: the number of refugees forced from asylum hotels onto the streets has risen. In a new report for Hyphen, I speak to refugees about their recent experience of homelessness due to Hostile Environment policies. hyphenonline.com/2024/06/10/im-…

We have to talk about racism in the asylum system. THREAD.

BREAKING: The Lancet has just published this article "conservatively" estimating that the death toll in the Gaza genocide could be 186,000 people or more. That's 8% of the population, obliterated. These are apocalyptic figures. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

We offer our utmost solidarity to Muslim communities and people of colour affected by the racist violence unfolding across the country.

NEW - Street beatings, stabbing and mosques under siege: the horrifying attacks carried out by racist, far-right mobs against Muslim, Asian & Black people across the UK. Here's a round-up of incidents which will be updated accordingly. #RaceRiots independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…

please stop talking about muslims or migrants contribution to charity or the economy, our safety should not be pre-conditioned on our net worth

🚨BREAKING: 137 groups across the UK have written to Home Office Yvette Cooper calling for an IMMEDIATE suspension of immigration reporting conditions due to risks posed by far-right activity targeting migrants and refugees.

The myth of 'two-tier policing' has become a narrative that ignores the stark differences between peaceful movements for social change and violent racist riots. Runnymede Trust's Stephen Walcott writes how the conspiracy theory impacts community cohesion. hyphenonline.com/2024/08/22/the…

"The idea that far-right riots have been more policed than mainly peaceful protests is just gaslighting communities of colour." 🗣️ Our Nannette Youssef in Liberty Investigates 👇 ow.ly/OMVr50Tcnir