Advocacy

In furtherance of its charitable objectives, RR strives to raise awareness on issues related to refugees and immigrants within the British landscape through work on policy and media. Because of our daily work with Syrian refugees, we serve as a critical source of information on the Syrian conflict for journalists and through our professional relationships with these journalists we work on the framework by which refugee crises, particularly in Syria, are discussed. RR also organises seminars and hosts academic conferences that draw in leading academics and community organisers for discussion and insight on often overlooked aspects of the Syrian conflict and other conflicts in the region.
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'It is not a civil war': A lecture at Manchester University

Saturday, 18/04/2015

RR delivered a seminar on Friday 17 April at the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester about the situation in Syria. The seminar talked about the reasons behind the Syrian uprising against the Assad regime and how the media is distorting the situation on ground.

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Syrians with UFF Forms for Affixing the Visa should now be able to leave Turkey for the UK

Tuesday, 14/04/2015

After we became aware that Syrians with valid entry visas to the UK were being denied exit from Turkey, we contacted the Turkish embassy in London and the British embassy in Ankara and the issue seems to have been resolved. Syrians with UFF forms (forms for affixing the visa) should now be able to leave Turkey to the UK.

Letter from British consulate in Ankara:

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RR Participates in MAB Vigil for Sheikh Abdul Hadi Arwani

Wednesday, 08/04/2015

RR participated in a candle light vigil hosted by the Muslim Association of Britain in Picadilly Gardens in memory of Sheikh Abdul Hadi Arwani who was murdered in London on 7 April 2015. We sent our condolences to family and friends and called for a speedy investigation as well as the delivery of justice.

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