Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for International Migrants Day -
in 2023Updated
On International #MigrantsDay, I'm sharing my journey, again, from seeking safety to becoming a doctor, to show one example of how migration helps our society: . 1999 - forced to leave family in Afghanistan to seek safety in UK aged 15 having lived childhood in war and camps .… Show more
London is the greatest city in the world, and on International Migrants Day it is important to remember that a key reason for that is the diversity of Londoners. As we approach Christmas and people’s thoughts turn to spending time with their loved ones, I know that many couples… Show more
I am a child migrant, who fled to the UK with my family from Afghanistan. I am a testament to the potential of migration. Today, on #MigrantsDay, remember that women and girls in Afghanistan, living under gender apartheid, are still not afforded the right to migrate legally. Show more
Here’s @jeremycorbyn calling out #Sunak for echoing the language of the Far Right & attending an event with Italian Prime Minister Meloni & her fascist brothers of Italy. #MigrantsDay Show more
#MigrantsDay Escaping war-torn France for a better life in the UK! Several migrants threw rocks at the French officers and threatened them with sticks before getting on a boat bound for the UK... Salih Abdullah and Ahmed Khater were arrested on arrival in Dover... The pair… Show more
It's #InternationalMigrantsDay. There's 120 million people displaced globally with the vast majority settling in countries with less capacity than the UK; We receive hardly anyone! Don't let the UK abrogate from its responsibilities to some of the world's most vulnerable people. Show more
Whilst @RishiSunak continues to demonise migrants, the @ScottishGreens will celebrate the contribution migrants make to Scotland. My party and I shall continue to push for their human rights, including the right to work for asylum seekers. Show more
My mother came to the UK in 1946, an orphaned child survivor of the Holocaust in France who had lived her entire life being persecuted for being Jewish. I wrote her story in my novel, The Young Survivors. Here is her migrant registration card from 1946 Show more