‘What has emerged from hearing these stories is a determination to end inhumane policy.’

Refugee Tales tells the stories of people held in immigration detention. This year, say Sylvia Argyle and Val Coumont, its annual walk begins at Brighton Meeting House

Refugee Tales walkers arriving in London. | Photo: Courtesy of Chris Orange.

Two little children: she was eight, her brother a year younger. They were asleep in their home in Bradford when suddenly their quiet lives shattered. Four men in the dark uniforms of the UK Border Agency forced them to get up, gather a few things, and leave.

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