Thread by @StefSimanowitz

On the eve of the parliamentary vote on @pritipatel’s Nationality & Borders Bill which breaches both intn’l & domestic law, hundreds of protesters gathered on Brighton beach to show that they are #TogetherWithRefugees

This is part of a Week of Action against the #AntiRefugeeBill

https://twitter.com/RefugeeTogether/status/1449792677332008962

“The Bill assesses people’s right to claim asylum based on how they arrived rather than on their need” @RSECEO of @RefugeeTogether on how anyone arriving by ‘irregular’ routes will have less protection & security & it will be harder than ever for them to come here to seek safety.

“This cruel & inhumane piece of legislation seeks to grant immunity to Border Force officials who are complicit in the deaths of families crossing the Channel”

Maozya Murray of @SussexUni on the #Togetherwithrefugees #whoweare week of action against the govt’s #AntiRefugeeBill.

“How a govt treats refugees is instructive – it shows how they’d treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it”
(Tony Benn)

I was proud to take part in the #TogetherWithRefugees protest on Brighton beach today

I was ashamed that it should have been necessary.

https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1291330797727821830

Last month, @FreefromTorture commissioned top immigration lawyers to examine the #AntRefugeeBill

They found that the Bill breached intn’l human rights in 10 ways & concluded that it is “the biggest legal assault on intn’l refugee law ever seen in the UK.” theguardian.com/world/2021/oct…

“The govt is not pretending that it will spare authentic victims of persecution from punishment any longer. The mask is off. The state will treat genuine refugees as criminals” @NickCohen4

‘Safe & legal routes’ = shut down

‘Refugee visas’ = non-existent

A dangerous & misleading narrative of “invasion” is evident in the media

Last year, @BBCBreakfast & @SkyNews both sent news teams to pursue ‘migrant dinghies’ in the Channel

It appears they were using charter boats which weren’t designed, equipped or crewed for maritime rescue.

https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1293097323946545152

Boats not designed, equipped or trained for maritime rescue can easily capsize dinghies

Even bow waves can be a danger

MPs @zarahsultana @MhairiBlack & @StephenFarryMP raised it with @Ofcom

I’ve been trying to clarify details for 1+yr

Instead of getting answers, I got blocked

“No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark. No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land”
(Warsan Shire)

Today marks the start of the #TogetherWithRefugees week of action ahead of the vote on #AntiMigrantBill

https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1356264759952351232

DAY 2: #TogetherWithRefugees Week of Action

A legal opinion commissioned by @FreefromTorture & led by @RazaRazahusain QC says the #AntiMigrantBill represents “the biggest legal assault on intn’l refugee law ever seen in the UK”

Join the London demo tmw.
togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/week-of-action…

A Tory MP once told @NickCohen4 that Boris Johnson “thinks voters are thick racists & need to be treated as such”

His asylum Bill does that

By treating asylum seekers as criminals it shows that the govt wants to target people rather than people smugglers google.co.uk/amp/s/www.spec…