Prisoners of conscience are often forced to leave their families behind as they seek asylum in the United Kingdom – our grants for travel, emergency documentation, medical assessment, DNA testing and legal expenses enable families to be reunited.
In 2018 we gave family reunion grants totalling over £4,000.
Aden* and his family lost all their documentation when they fled Somalia. Without DNA proof confirming their relationship, Aden would be separated from them indefinitely. He contacted PoC for help.
Imagine the joy Sam felt the day he greeted his wife and two children at the airport. It was the first time he saw them in just over a year-and-a-half.
Adeeb and his family have lived their entire lives in Pakistan fearing for their safety. Being members of a minority sect within Shia Islam, they have been routinely harassed, threatened and, both physically and psychologically, abused. Adeeb was refused a government teaching position at a local school on religious grounds. Read more…
Farhad, an ambitious student from Iran, participated in student-led demonstrations against the Iranian dictatorship, calling for reform and freedom of press. For that, he was detained and tortured. In the lead up to the Iranian elections, Farhad also spoke out and distributed leaflets about the elections process. He was again arrested Read more…