Dear colleagues and partners, Asylum Justice has recently been targeted by far-right groups. Both our Deputy Legal Director and I have been targeted in online posts, and hate mail has been sent to our office. On Wednesday 29 October, I received a further letter that was significantly more threatening in tone. We have reported this to the police and, as a precautionary measure, made the difficult decision to close our office until further notice. We are continuing to support our staff and volunteers and will review the situation regularly. These incidents are part of a wider rise in anti-migrant rhetoric and far-right activity across Wales ...

We are devastated by the tragic killing of Ahmad Al Ibrahim, a 16-year-old young person who was under our care and representation at the time of his death. Ahmad was a kind, thoughtful and resilient young man who had fled conflict and sought safety in the UK. We came to know him during his time in Swansea, and we continued to represent and support him after he moved to Huddersfield to be closer to family. He was excited about this new chapter in his life and hopeful for the future he was building. The verdict this week, finding his killer guilty of murder, brings accountability — but it cannot undo the horror of losing a young life filled ...