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Month: August 2023

Dorset volunteers seek help to support Bibby Stockholm asylum seekers

August 24, 2023 / ,
Paul Kimber, a Dorset Quaker from the Portland Global Friendship Group, has reported on the efforts made to welcome asylum seekers on Portland, including the following update from Laney, one
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Record backlog of asylum cases

August 24, 2023 / ,
The number of asylum seekers awaiting a Home Office decision on their claims has now risen to 175,457. This is the highest figure since records began in 2010. Over the
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Rabbi condemns government’s treatment of asylum seekers

August 11, 2023 /
The following letter appeared in the Guardian this week: “A week after the devastating fire that consumed Grenfell Tower in June 2017, I joined a march of silence from the
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Legionella discovered on board the Bibby Stockholm.

August 11, 2023 / ,
All 39 asylum seekers have been removed from the Bibby Stockholm after the Health Security Agency discovered legionella in the water. The harmful bacteria can cause legionnaires’ disease, a potentially
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Some asylum seekers refuse to go to the Bibby Stockholm

August 8, 2023 / , ,
The first asylum seekers have arrived at the Bibby Stockholm, but at least 20 refugees have refused to go. Many are being supported by Care4Calais, which has set up an
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“A floating Grenfell”- safety concerns halt deployment of refugees to the Bibby Stockholm

August 5, 2023 /
A whistleblower from Dorset County Council has described the Bibby Stockholm as having the potential to become a “floating Grenfell” because of the lack of fire safety measures. Over 500
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