Best Swr Media Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 31 - Frances Webber- Barrister and Author - The prosecution and conviction of Ibrahima Bah 59:52

3M ago59:52

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Following last week’s episode on the criminalisation of seeking asylum, today we take a deep dive into the prosecution and conviction of Ibrahimah Bah. Is he a scapegoat? Is he a victim of political imperatives? Our Guest is Frances Webber, Author of Borderline Justice, Barrister and board member of the Institute of Race Relations for over 40 years…

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Episode 30 - Victoria Taylor- Border Criminologies- The Criminalisation of seeking asylum 42:23

3M ago42:23

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In this episode, we confront a disturbing reality unfolding, the criminalization of people seeking asylum, Britain of course is still a signatory to the Refugee Convention, a document it once championed. A recent report published by the Centre for Criminology at the No Such Thing As Justice Here lifts the veil on this criminalization law. One key f…

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Episode 29 - Dr Peter Walsh- Migration Observatory - The Illegal Migration Bill 48:04

1+ y ago48:04

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The Illegal Immigration Bill will withdraw the UK from the international refugee framework established after the ravages of the Second World War and the Holocaust. Dr. Peter Walsh is candid and forthright in his analysis, when this Bill becomes law, it amounts to Britain opting out of the Geneva Refugee Convention. The United Nations High Commissio…

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Episode 28 - Dr Emilie McDonnell- Human Rights Watch- Offshoring Refugees, the Rwanda Plan 41:03

1+ y ago41:03

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This week we are joined by Dr. Emelie McDonnell, a human rights and refugee advocate, with experience and expertise in human rights, refugee, and international law more broadly. We look at Britain’s diminishing rights record through the lens of Human Rights Watch whose work across the world is well-established and respected. Britain has set itself …

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Episode 27 - Nicola Kelly- Journalist- Inside the Home Office 44:02

2y ago44:02

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Over the last few months Nicola Kelly, a former Home Office Staffer and now journalist focused on UK immigration and asylum policy and human rights, has been looking at what’s going on at the Home Office and the department its’ become today. She reveals a culture of fear that emanates directly from Priti Patel's office, civil servants who feel mora…

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Episode 26 - Martha Spurrier- Director of Liberty- A Bill of RIghts for Britain? 46:51

2y ago46:51

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Bill of Rights Synopsis Dominic Raab has set Britain on a course of travel that indulges its worst Brexit excesses. He famously said he didn’t believe in social and economic rights and so it is no surprise that he sought to repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a Bill Of Rights Raab asserts that this Bill will give people more rights to f…

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Episode 25 - Maya Goodfellow- Hostile Environment- How migrants became scapegoats 57:21

2y ago57:21

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A Decade ago, the Former Prime Minister Theresa May introduced the most draconian internal border controls on people who she thought were living in Britain without permission. This onerous policy and accompanying legislation resulted in what we now know as the Windrush Scandal. British citizens, particularly those from former colonies were caught u…

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Episode 24 - Alba Kapoor- The Runnymede Trust- Deprivation of Citizenship 41:50

2y ago41:50

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Clause 9- is the Deprivation of Citizenship. Who is a citizen in Brexit Britain or as we often hear, Global Britain? Well, Priti Patel has shown her hand and through the Nationality and Borders Act has Executive Power to exempt herself from notifying you if she deems that your continued enjoyment of citizenry is not conducive to the public good, th…

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Episode 23 - Dr Anne Neylon- University of Liverpool- The Rwanda Plan 53:51

2y ago53:51

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Over the last six months, many a Guest have lamented the Offshoring proposals in the government's New Immigration Plan. What appeared remote and a figment of either Priti Patel or some home office bureaucrats' fertile imagination has materialised in the form of a memorandum of understanding with the Rwandan Government. We speak to Dr Anne Neylon, a…

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Episode 22 - Louise Calvey- Refugee Action- Homes for Ukraine, has Britain finally found compassion for Refugees? 55:18

2+ y ago55:18

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The invasion of Ukraine has caused the largest displacement of people in Europe since the end of World War 2. Britain has responded to this tragic set of circumstances by using its best endeavours and asked its citizens to sponsor a Refugee whom they should house for at least 6 months. 200 000 people have signed up, at the time of recording, under …

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Episode 21 - Steve Valdez-Symonds- Amnesty International- Are Ukrainian Refugees being treated differently? 40:55

2+ y ago40:55

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The invasion of Ukraine has caught the UK public's gaze in a way that no other recent war has. Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen’s brutal wars have resulted in the displacement of millions of people, and yet some have had to seek sanctuary by risking their lives, not least on flimsy dinghies on the channel. Not only do they face a hostile welcome, but a…

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Episode 20 - Enver Solomon- CEO Refugee Council- A two tier system of Refugees? 31:11

2+ y ago31:11

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This week we speak to the Refugee Council Chief Executive, Enver Solomon who is unequivocal, the Nationality and Borders Bill is an attempt to ‘drive a coach and horses through the Refugee Convention’ and will create a two tier system of deserving and undeserving Refugees. So are some Refugees more equal than other Refugees ? Listen.…

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Episode 19 - Brian, Victor & Boukar- Activists & Campaigners speak out on Britain's Hostile Environment 47:26

2+ y ago47:26

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Back in 2012, the then Prime Minister Theresa May, when setting out a remarkable new policy position on Border Enforcement, said, ‘ The aim is to create, here in Britain, a really hostile environment for illegal immigrants. This policy resulted in the deportation of British Citizens from the Windrush generation who came to this country to rebuild t…

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Episode 18 - Nanou, Ruth & Adilia- Lived Experience accounts of the UK Asylum System 31:16

2+ y ago31:16

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What is life like as an Asylum Seeker? Why does Britain have an inhumane Asylum system? Why will Britain not expend all the patience and care and thought she possesses to help people in fear for their lives? The dynamics of prejudice, dehumanisation and maltreatment are hardly without historical precedent, they can be traced back to centuries of th…

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Episode 17 - Amir, Inside Napier Barracks 39:22

2+ y ago39:22

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In this episode, we lift the veil on life inside the controversial Napier Barracks. Some members in society are systemically denied the right to basic rights, deprived of the right to a private space to sleep, denied the liberty to contribute economically, not seen as worthy enough to be protected from Covid infection, literally reduced to a Number…

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Episode 16 - Colin Yeo- Barrister- Will Priti Patel really criminalise people seeking asylum? 39:05

2+ y ago39:05

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Will Priti Patel really Criminalise Asylum Claims? Colin Yeo is unequivocal, Priti Patel plans to jail people who arrive through irregular means or without Pre Authorisation. The Nationality and Borders Bill currently going through Parliament and it makes the most extraordinary changes to how Refugees can claim Asylum in Britain. Stark and inconcei…

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Episode 15 -Bella Sankey- Detention Action- A time limit on Britains detention estate is long overdue 58:35

3y ago58:35

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We speak to Bella Sankey, Director of Detention Action, in this episode, we discuss the harsh detention and deportation scheme the UK enforces on people seeking asylum. Last year 24 748 people were subject to indefinite Immigration Detention. In the land of the Magna Carta, people can be held by the state in prison-like conditions with no time limi…

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Episode 14 - Daniel Trilling- Guardian Journalist- Cruel, paranoid and failing: Inside the Home office 1:15:00

3y ago1:15:00

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Daniel Trilling spent six months interviewing politicians, civil servants, frontline staff, lawyers, judges, campaigners and ordinary people caught up in the system to ask one simple question: What's up with the Home Office? It culminated in this Guardian Article Long Read article titled. Cruel, paranoid and failing: Inside the Home Office. We spok…

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Episode 13 - Sonya Sceats- CEO Freedom from Torture- The Nationality & Borders Bill 51:00

3y ago51:00

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In this conversation with Sonya Sceats Chief Executive of Freedom from Torture, we discuss the Nationality and Borders Bill which makes the most far-reaching changes to the UK Asylum System. Sonya is clear that these changes represent a fundamental challenge to the principle of Refugee protection as provided for by the Geneva Refugee Convention of …

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Special Episode: Covid 19 Vaccination Education 37:00

3y ago37:00

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COVID‑19 vaccines are intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The COVID‑19 vaccines are widely celebrated for their role in reducing the spread, severity, and death caused by COVID-19 but some communities are still hesitant to take the vaccines. We speak to Dr Maisun Elftise a General Practitio…

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Episode 12 - Zarah Sultana MP 1:18:20

3y ago1:18:20

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This episode was recorded in front of a live audience.* Zarah Sultana is a Young Conscientious Politician on a Mission. In October 2019, she was selected as the Labour candidate for Coventry South. She’s just had her Jab, settles in and tells me it’s the first time she’s done an Interview in front of a Live Audience since Lockdown restrictions were…

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Episode 11 - Gulwali Passarlay- Author- The Lightless Sky 1:08:46

3y ago1:08:46

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This podcast episode was recorded in front of a live audience.* Aged 12, Gulwali survived a twelve-month trek from Afghanistan - crossing continents, suffering imprisonment and hunger, sailing across the sea in a tiny boat, and enduring a desolate month in the jungle at Calais, before he made it Britain. Here he was fostered, where he thrived in sc…

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I'm Sabir Zazai, Chief Executive of Scottish Refugee Council, I arrived in the UK in the back of a Lorry 56:00

3y ago56:00

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"I'm Sabir Zazai, Chief Executive of Scottish Refugee Council, I arrived in the UK in the back of a Lorry’ with these words Sabir disarms most." In this wide ranging conversation celebrating Refugee Week 2021 whose theme is ‘We cannot walk alone’ Sabir laments Britain’s proposed New Immigration Plan and chronicles his own journey to Leading through…

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Episode 10 - Dr Lucy Mayblin, University of Sheffield 59:55

3y ago59:55

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Britain is currently reforming its Asylum system and its Home Secretary, on the face of it, appears to have driven a coach and horses through the Refugee Convention of 1951. In this conversation with Dr Lucy Mayblin, A Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Sheffield, she talks to us about the Convention and breaks it down to its simples…

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Episode 9 - Alphonsine Kabagabo, Director- Women for Refugee Women- Surviving the Rwanda Genocide & now leading with Lived Experience 46:35

3y ago46:35

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This week we speak to Alphonsine Kabagabo, Director of Women for Refugee Women. Alphonsine survived the Rwandan Genocide and is one of a handful of Lived Experience Leaders in the Refugee Sector. She’s authoritative, steadfast and persuasive in this compelling conversation.By CARAG

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Episode 8 - Dr Kathryn Medien, Open University- Archival research on internal borders in Britain as a form of racialised governance 36:33

3y ago36:33

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In this weeks Podcast we speak to Dr Kathryn Medien who is a Sociology Lecturer at the Open University. We examine her research into the development and use of internal borders in Britain as a form of racialised governance. She traces numerous elements of what we now know as the Hostile Environment to key Legislative changes in the 1970’s & 80’s.…

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Episode 7 - Zrinka Bralo, CEO Migrants Organise- Surviving the Sarajevo siege & finding refuge in Britain. How to reform Britain's Hostile Environment. 55:15

3+ y ago55:15

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The 1992 Sarajevo Siege is seared in Zrinka Bralo’s memory. Nineteen years after seeking protection in Britain, she’s now Chief Executive of Migrants Organise. In this conversation, Zrinka outlines what Britain needs to do about its contentious Immigration System. Visit https://firmcharter.org.uk/ for more information.…

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Episode 6 - Colin Prescod, Institute of Race Relations- Race and Class in contemporary Britain 48:23

3+ y ago48:23

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In this wide ranging conversation with Colin Prescod, the Chair of the Institute of Race Relations, we explore what role Race and Class play in 21st Century Britain. He is lucid, bristling, provocative and picks apart contemporary Britain. In the aftermath of the Sussex’s Oprah interview He speaks candidly on Race & the Royal Family, laments on tha…

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Episode 5 - Ake Achi, CEO Migrants at Work- Navigating Britain's immigration system 1:05:00

3+ y ago1:05:00

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In this podcast we talk to Ake Achi, the Founder and Director of Migrants at Work. We discuss the hurdles immigrants face applying for leave to remain, work permits and the working conditions in the UK.By CARAG

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Episode 4 - Last Mafuba & Karen Dhlamini, Culturally sensitive mental health therapy 44:01

4y ago44:01

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In this episode, we speak with Last Mafuba the CEO & founder of Inini Initiative, a Coventry based mental health organization that works with people from the migrant community. Karen is a therapist for Inini. Please visit www.inini.co.uk for more info.By CARAG

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Episode 3 - Joseph, Disability and Asylum 53:55

4y ago53:55

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In this episode, we speak to Joseph a disabled asylum seeker who talks about his personal experience and views as a disabled applicant.By CARAG

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Episode 2 - Living on £5.39 a day. 48:15

4y ago48:15

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On this episode, we are joined by Ellis, Moses and David who describe what it's like to live on just over £5 a day.By CARAG

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Episode 1 - Loraine Masiya Mponela- CARAG- Migrants & Refugees Leading from the grassroots 35:27

4y ago35:27

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In this episode, we are joined by Loraine Mponela the current Carag chairperson. CARAG is a grassroots migrant-led community organisation based in Coventry. We believe that people affected by a problem are best placed to find the solutions. Our common cause is our lived experience of the UK Immigration system. We focus our energy and effort on dism…

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Episode 31 - Frances Webber- Barrister and Author - The prosecution and conviction of Ibrahima Bah 59:52

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Episode 30 - Victoria Taylor- Border Criminologies- The Criminalisation of seeking asylum 42:23

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Episode 29 - Dr Peter Walsh- Migration Observatory - The Illegal Migration Bill 48:04

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Episode 28 - Dr Emilie McDonnell- Human Rights Watch- Offshoring Refugees, the Rwanda Plan 41:03

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Episode 27 - Nicola Kelly- Journalist- Inside the Home Office 44:02

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Episode 26 - Martha Spurrier- Director of Liberty- A Bill of RIghts for Britain? 46:51

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Episode 25 - Maya Goodfellow- Hostile Environment- How migrants became scapegoats 57:21

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Episode 24 - Alba Kapoor- The Runnymede Trust- Deprivation of Citizenship 41:50

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Episode 23 - Dr Anne Neylon- University of Liverpool- The Rwanda Plan 53:51

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Episode 22 - Louise Calvey- Refugee Action- Homes for Ukraine, has Britain finally found compassion for Refugees? 55:18

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Episode 21 - Steve Valdez-Symonds- Amnesty International- Are Ukrainian Refugees being treated differently? 40:55

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Episode 20 - Enver Solomon- CEO Refugee Council- A two tier system of Refugees? 31:11

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Episode 19 - Brian, Victor & Boukar- Activists & Campaigners speak out on Britain's Hostile Environment 47:26

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Episode 18 - Nanou, Ruth & Adilia- Lived Experience accounts of the UK Asylum System 31:16

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Episode 17 - Amir, Inside Napier Barracks 39:22

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Episode 16 - Colin Yeo- Barrister- Will Priti Patel really criminalise people seeking asylum? 39:05

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Episode 15 -Bella Sankey- Detention Action- A time limit on Britains detention estate is long overdue 58:35

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Episode 14 - Daniel Trilling- Guardian Journalist- Cruel, paranoid and failing: Inside the Home office 1:15:00

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Episode 13 - Sonya Sceats- CEO Freedom from Torture- The Nationality & Borders Bill 51:00

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Special Episode: Covid 19 Vaccination Education 37:00

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Episode 12 - Zarah Sultana MP 1:18:20

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Episode 11 - Gulwali Passarlay- Author- The Lightless Sky 1:08:46

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I'm Sabir Zazai, Chief Executive of Scottish Refugee Council, I arrived in the UK in the back of a Lorry 56:00

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Episode 10 - Dr Lucy Mayblin, University of Sheffield 59:55

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Episode 9 - Alphonsine Kabagabo, Director- Women for Refugee Women- Surviving the Rwanda Genocide & now leading with Lived Experience 46:35

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Episode 8 - Dr Kathryn Medien, Open University- Archival research on internal borders in Britain as a form of racialised governance 36:33

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Episode 7 - Zrinka Bralo, CEO Migrants Organise- Surviving the Sarajevo siege & finding refuge in Britain. How to reform Britain's Hostile Environment. 55:15

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Episode 6 - Colin Prescod, Institute of Race Relations- Race and Class in contemporary Britain 48:23

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Episode 5 - Ake Achi, CEO Migrants at Work- Navigating Britain's immigration system 1:05:00

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Episode 4 - Last Mafuba & Karen Dhlamini, Culturally sensitive mental health therapy 44:01

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Episode 3 - Joseph, Disability and Asylum 53:55

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Episode 2 - Living on £5.39 a day. 48:15

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Episode 1 - Loraine Masiya Mponela- CARAG- Migrants & Refugees Leading from the grassroots 35:27

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