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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor and Rajeev Syal

Refugee charities install safe rooms and relocate amid rise in far-right threats

Graffiti on a hoarding near a hotel in Canary Wharf, London, where asylum seekers are planned to be housed.
Anti-migrant graffiti has been left on a hoarding near a hotel in Canary Wharf, London, where asylum seekers are soon to be housed. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Refugee support organisations have been forced to install safe rooms in their premises, relocate to less visible sites and in some cases close their offices in response to the threat of far-right violence.

Half of NGOs and charities supporting people seeking refuge have faced threats, a “hostile environment” of protest and safety concerns since the riots of 2024, according to research documents seen by the Guardian.

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