Freedom from Torture🧡

This summer, let’s show what welcome looks like. ☀️ From 7–10 Aug, join our friends at @RefugeesTogether for the #WelcomeWeekend — a joyful nationwide stand with refugees! 🎉Host a picnic, make a banner, rally your friends. Get involved! bit.ly/4lGFxOy

'By offering security and counterterrorism courses to students from repressive regimes without appropriate checks, British institutions risk complicity in torture' — #AJOpinion by @tsanga10 ⤵️ aje.io/nkdah8

"...when it comes to refugees, Labour is giving with one hand while taking with the other." ✍️ Our CEO Sonya on why appeasing the far right will never work newarab.com/opinion/stop-f…

One week ago, Team FFT whizzed round the London Marathon - we hope they've been resting their legs since then😅 Together they raised a whopping £14k! This incredible amount will provide torture survivors with counselling, group therapy and support in the hostile asylum system💙

Show you care and send a message that can't be ignored. All the proceeds from the T-shirts go to supporting refugees rebuild their lives in the UK 💙 shop.freedomfromtorture.org/collections/fr…

We're all hands on deck for next week's spectacular Feast event! @SussexBylines spoke with chef Paul Merrett and journalist & patron John McCarthy about the event. Check out the once-in-a-lifetime prizes that you can still win in the auction👇 sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/human…

Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim friends celebrating today! Wherever you are, celebrating with loved ones in person or from afar, Eid commemorates something we all have in common: our ability to love and share.

A quick reminder: wherever we come from, we ALL have the right to be safe

£7 a day from the Govt’s asylum allowance is BARELY enough to cover basics like food and toiletries. Our welfare services work round the clock to make sure no survivor is left hungry. But right now, funds are worryingly low. Learn more: freedomfromtorture.org/welfare-appeal…

🚨EVENT ALERT🚨 Join us for an evening of street food, celebrating cultures from around the world. London's finest chefs will join survivors of torture to create the ultimate menu 🍳 When: 19/06, 7.30pm Where: BAFTA Piccadilly Learn more: freedomfromtorture.org/events/feast-b…

Pointing the finger at people seeking safety only divides us at a time when we need to come together. Refugees & torture survivors need safe and dignified housing within our communities. No matter who you are or where you come from, we should ALL have the right to safe housing.

🚨1 day to go!🚨 Tomorrow at 6:30 pm we are bringing together a stellar panel of refugees, survivors & LGBTQ+ activists and policy experts to bring you up to speed with the Bill & explain how YOU can stand up against its punishing policies. Register now: secure.freedomfromtorture.org/page/169774/su…

We’re SO incredibly proud of our runners at both the London & Manchester Marathon yesterday! Itching to get your running shoes on? We still have a few places left for the Great North Run in September - sign up now: register.enthuse.com/ps/event/Great…

Wishing you a Happy Easter from all of us at Freedom from Torture!🌷

Chag Pesach sameach! All of us at Freedom from Torture hope you and your loved ones have had a happy Passover✨💙

This time last week, our super speedy runners were making their way round Central London to raise money for refugees & torture survivors🏃 Team FFT: you were incredible! Take on a challenge to support survivors of torture: freedomfromtorture.org/fundraise/take…

Come with us to the 15th annual Doctors’ Orchestra🎻 The night was spectacular, raising vital funds to support survivors to heal and rebuild their lives after torture, through therapy and services. If you couldn’t attend, you can still donate at the link in bio.

Mother's Day can be a particularly hard time for survivors of torture, who leave behind their families when fleeing war and persecution. This Mother's Day, here's a poem by a member of our creative writing group, Write to Life, titled 'My Mother's Voice'. You can read the…