Deporting people seeking asylum to Rwanda is a punishment for asking for help. It doesn’t prevent refugees from arriving in the UK; only safe routes will end dangerous journeys across the Channel. This cruel policy is just part of the broader set of Anti-Refugee Laws, which were passed in 2022.

This episode is hosted by Azadeh Hosseini with panellists Dr Grace Crowley, Sima (not her real name) and Omid. Dr Crowley, a psychiatrist and member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists working group on forced migration, discusses the detrimental impacts of the policy on people’s mental health alongside Sima, one of the Refugee Action’s volunteers in North West and Omid, a volunteer at the City of Sanctuary Sheffield sharing their experience of the policy’s effects on the community.

Produced and edited by Azadeh Hosseini, the Communication & Engagement officer at Refugee Action

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