I spoke with @itvnews.bsky.social about arriving in the UK after fleeing Yemen and trying to stay in education while everything felt uncertain. This clip is part of that story. Education gave me stability and hope. Many others still need that same chance.
Full article: www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
Spoke at KCL on “Life in the Vacuum.” We call it aid reform but for many it feels like withdrawal because when actors step back the space shifts. Sometimes to resilience, often to inequality. The question is who benefits and who is left behind?
Police have found no evidence of criminality in Gorton & Denton byelection after claims by Nigel Farage it was “a victory for cheating”.
Reform UK had asked Greater Manchester police to investigate allegations of corrupt voting after Green Party won.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The Home Office TikTok deportation videos spark alarm over performative cruelty and rising anti-migrant rhetoric in Scotland and the UK | Motaz Amer
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Time to listen to what younger voices say about the stupidity of Brexit.
“The future must be about rebuilding connections not only with Europe but also with each other.”
“So many people in Scotland have been badly affected by the cost of living crisis and social divisions over immigration. Its hard to look at these problems and not think: would the negative impact have been lessened if the Brexit vote had gone differently?"
#Brexit
#Eramus
#Scotland🏴
"This raises bigger questions about the future. What do young Scots want beyond Brexit? Some see independence as the route back into Europe. Others want to focus on reforming Britain as a whole. What is clear is that young people do not want to be left out of the conversation again."
EXCLUSIVE: The UK re-joining the Erasmus scheme must not be a 'one-off fix' and should be part of an effort to 'fully restore rights' stripped from young people post-Brexit, a student campaigner has said
If you think bilingual children in Glasgow are “culture smashing” the city, the problem isn’t the kids.
The problem is your politics.
One in three young people speaking more than one language is not a crisis.
It’s a strength. It’s Scotland 🏴
EXCLUSIVE: A Glasgow refugee has urged Nigel Farage to stop playing 'dirty games' by picking on children who speak different languages
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
This is a brilliant interview with young refugee Motaz Amer from Glasgow - responding to Reform attacks on bilingualism in the city.
"We all live in Scotland and call Scotland our home. We say no to the politics of division"
www.thenational.scot/news/2567361...
So much news about asylum seeker policy, but so rarely do we actually hear from people with actual experience of seeking asylum
Motaz Amer, 20, lives in Glasgow after fleeing Yemen. He says new Labour plans will do "nothing but harm"
www.thenational.scot/news/2562870...
The asylum system is changing in ways that put people escaping war at risk.
As someone who came here for safety, this matters to me deeply.
We can do better.
We need a system that protects people not punishes them.
Clip below from BBC iPlayer (Politics Live)
Headline, Glasgow Refugee: Reforms will do nothing but harm Sub: Home Secretary punishing people coming here in search of safety
Great to see The National giving a refugee perspective on the Labour govt proposals on asylum.
@motazamer.bsky.social on unjust and punitive attacks on those fleeing danger and seeking safety.
www.thenational.scot/news/2562870...
Clipping via @pressreader.bsky.social and Edinburgh Libraries
“The truth, whether it's about genocide abroad or fascism at home, will not be suppressed.”
Watch @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's acceptance speech after receiving the Integrity Award from the Arab Center where he made it loud and clear that he will not be ‘silenced’
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🔴BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview
The new Green leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted an interview on the flagship BBC show after being elected, or during his party conference
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Larry Ellison:
—Second‑richest man on Earth
—Gave $16.6 million to Friends of the IDF
—Hosted Netanyahu on his private island
—Trump plan makes him co-own TikTok
—Son, David, just spent $150 million to buy The Free Press & make Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS
—Wants Warner Bros (CNN, HBO)
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has been blasted for giving 'lengthy' coverage to a Reform UK press conference on immigration
🗣️'Our national broadcaster should not be unduly platforming Farage’s divisive politics, when no other party appears to receive the same'
NEW: Far-right thugs are creating a "culture of fear" in Falkirk, it has been warned, after they falsely accused an anti-racism activist of being a paedophile and set up outside his home.
Police were forced to intervene to protect the activist's safety
www.thenational.scot/news/2547591...
This is the first article in our series telling positive stories of refugees in Scotland.
Meet Motaz Amer. His family fled war in Yemen when he was 9. 10 years later he is advising the Scottish Government, supporting its refugee integration strategy.
www.thenational.scot/news/2540848...
Image with text: Shaping the Future We’re excited to introduce some of the inspiring individuals, organisations, and networks receiving grants through our leadership fund
🚨 Big news: We’ve awarded 22 grants through our Shaping the Future fund—supporting migrant-led leadership rooted in care, creativity + community. bit.ly/40kW5Tx
This is what long-term change looks like!
🌱 Shaping the Future, rooted in experience
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📣Want to find out more about the Government's citizenship ban and what we can do together to overturn it?
Join Together With Refugees and leading experts on Monday, 30th June (5-6 pm, online)
Sign up here:
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Your voice matters. This will help us challenge hate and build a better future for refugees and people seeking asylum
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IMIX and I are doing a short, anonymous survey (5 mins) to understand how words in the media make people feel and how this affects mental health and life in the UK
