In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live on 12 October, we stressed our disappointed with UK foreign policy on Syria, particularly Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's call for people to protest outside the Russian embassy without taking any additional steps as a nation to protect civilians in Syria.
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Yesterday Russia vetoed its fifth draft Security Council Resolution on Syria, further paralysing international action. Even China did not cast a veto this time.
While this is breaking news especially in light of what is happening in Aleppo, our dear BBC has not even seen fit to report on this issue.
As part of the Journeys Festival, we facilitated the 'Conversation Corner' event on 08 October. Through this event we led a discussion with John Tomlinson and Emily Ntshangase-Wood from the play production 'Tanja'. This play is about a woman who is detained in Yarl's Wood detention centre and describes the situation of asylum seekers who are detained indefinitely.
Councillor John Leech raised some questions on 5 October before Manchester City Council regarding its intake of Syrian refugees. His questions revealed that Manchester City Council has yet to take in a single Syrian refugee under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme.
In preparation for EU Parliament's debate on Syria, Rethink Rebuild Society sent some talking points to MEP Afzal Khan, some of which he incorporated into his speech in EU Parliament on 5 October. Afzal called directly for the establishment of a no-fly zone and for sanctions against Russia and Iran.
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