REFUGEES IN THE NEWS
Police to be investigated for slow response to Far Right Dover protest
7th September 2026
UK police are under pressure to explain their 'soft' approach to Far-Right gangs, after nearly 500 masked men brought Dover port to a standstill, and the action repeated the following day in Portsmouth. Kent Police made no arrests, and were criticised for even being seen to be walking alongside them. READ ON >>>
Far Right 'thuggish' protestors descend on Portsmouth, UK
6th September 2026
Hundreds of men, some wearing balaclavas similar to yesterday's 'protestors' at Dover port, tried to stop refugees who had survived a channel crossing from being transported to processing centres. Descending on the port at 1am, it took police two hours to remove them with threats of arrest.
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'Stop the Boat' Far Right gangs disrupt Dover port
5th September 2026
Hundreds of masked, black-clad 'protesters' blockaded roads leading into the port of Dover this morning. The demonstration, organized by a Far Right group called The Patriot Platform, chanted 'Stop the Boats': an anti-refugee slogan popularised by mainstream politicians and media. WATCH ON >>>
URGENT CAMPAIGN
TELL THE UK GOVERNMENT TO LET REFUGEE CHILDREN BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES!
In September 2025, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer halted all reunification rights of refugee families.
This means THOUSANDS of refugee children are no longer allowed to be reunited with their parents or other surviving members of their families on UK soil.
We support Safe Passage International's case AGAINST the UK Government seeking to stop this cruel and illegal policy and reinstate the rights of ALL REFUGEES TO BE REUNITED WITH THEIR LOVED ONES.
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The case launched in the UK courts in May 2026 and continues.
Sadly, the new acting Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has opted to continue punishing refugees and asylum seekers, including children, for seeking safety in the UK.
And so, we continue with our child-led campaign calling on this government and the Home Office to heed basic international human rights laws.
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WATCH, READ, ACT
WATCH
GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM (Channel 4, 2025)
As toxic views about (non-White) refugees continue to be weaponised by the Far Right and translated into acts of physical violence against asylum seekers, this four-part series remains as relevant and as eye-opening as ever.
Thrusting six opinionated Brits onto the frontline of real-life refugee experiences - from Somalia to Syria to Calais - the result is an honest, eye-opening and at times, deeply heart-warming confrontation of what it means to simply be human, regardless of colour or religious faith, and to be in need of refuge. WATCH HERE>>>
READ
Award-winning journalist and former Home Office insider Nicola Kelly investigates the cruel realities of the UK refugee and asylum process.
A must-read for anyone wanting to understand the time, resources - and lives - wasted by an inept and inhumane system. SEE HERE >>>
ACT
The willingness of the UK government to allow arms manufacturing, arms sales, and the use of taxpayers' monies to support a globally recognised genocide, makes the UK complicit in those same war crimes.
A complicity heightened by the criminalisation of anyone who dares to protest against these crimes.
With tens of thousands of children, men and women confirmed as having been killed in Gaza by Israel, it is beyond time the UK government heeded all who demand an end to Britain's role in genocide.
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However you use them, thank you...
Thanks to every reader of The Boy at the Back of the Class and The Girl at the Front of the Class, O's Refugee Aid Team can continue its works without having to launch endless appeals for funds.​
We are grateful to everyone who uses these stories to not only raise awareness of the plight of refugee children around the world, but to assist us in our works.​
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We couldn't do what we do
without you...
WHAT YOU HELP TO FUND
WAREHOUSE 1: DUNKIRK, FRANCE
Since 2021, O's Refugee Aid Team and Mobile Refugee Support (MRS) have co-rented a crucial warehouse location in the heart of Dunkirk.
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Our most expensive annual expense to date, it forges our headquarters, and is the place where all donations are delivered, stored, sorted and cleaned ahead of distributions.
ANNUAL COST: £27,000
STORAGE UNIT: LUTON, UK
In 2024, after years of gathering donations in the corridors and rooms of our homes, we decided to bite the bullet and begin renting a storage unit in the UK to enable the acceptance of postal donations and safely store donated goods.
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Our first ever UK unit is now up and running! If you would like to post a much needed item to us, please SEE HERE.
ANNUAL COST: £6,500
EACH & EVERY AID CONVOY
We are proud to have delivered refugee aid convoys for a wide array of different teams across northern France since 2015.
As of 2023, we deliver aid supplies to Mobile Refugee Support and Association Salam Kitchens exclusively. From tents, sleeping bags and pre-packed food and hygiene packs, to spices, bulk goods and fresh foods for hot meal preparations, we do what we can, when we can.​
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COST PER CONVOY:£7,000