by Mathilda Mallinson | Aug 5, 2021 | Join a movement, People, Stay sitting
A transgender refugee is in immediate danger of violence and unlawful deportation to Syria during an illegal police crackdown over Eid to purge Istanbul of refugees. “Sofia”, 23, came to Turkey as a teenage refugee with her family in 2017, after suffering intense... 
by Mathilda Mallinson | Jan 2, 2019 | Change your ways, Cough up, Policy, Stay sitting
“Channel Migrants” Attempted Channel crossings have seen the Calais ‘Jungle’ tentatively re-enter our news. Since the start of November, over 200 forced migrants have been counted journeying to England by sea. The Channel is the world’s busiest... 
by Mathilda Mallinson | Feb 15, 2018 | Cough up, Join a movement, Policy
When I tell my friends I’m going to Calais they say, ‘oh how nice! Take suncream!’ I think they think I’m going to Cannes. And then when they realise that ‘Calais’ means Calais, and I’m going to work with refugees, they ask why – last they heard, the Jungle was...