Home office launched advertisements in Iraq to prevent small boat crossing
The home office is launching an advertisement campaign in Iraq to try to stop people from crossing the English channel in small boats.
Similar campaigns were launched in Albania and Vietnam by the previous Orthodox government in 2023 and 2024.
According to home office data, 592 migrants crossed the channel in 11 boats on Sunday. It represents the highest clan for one day in March on records.
Home office minister Dame Angela Eagle said: “Cruel criminal gangs spread dangerous lies on social media to exploit people for money, and we are exposing them using the real stories of our victims.”
However, the refugee council said that someone would not be likely to change his mind due to a social media campaign desperate to escape from harassment in their motherland.
An advertisement shows the image of a destroyed ding floating in water and testifying to a man, stating that “the boat was very crowded” and “people disappeared in the sea”.
Another is an account of another woman who says: “I was promised a well paid job. I was a slave instead.”
So far this year 2,716 people have created a crossing – 20% increase in the same period last year, although the number has come down in the year.
As a whole in 2024, 36,816 people were detected to create crossings, and more than 2,000 of them came from Iraq.
Border Security Commander, Martin Hewitt visited the country last week in an attempt to increase international cooperation to deal with criminal gangs.
Hewitt said: “Our international campaign is sending a clear message to future migrants that these criminals cannot be trusted.”
Advertisement – Initially focusing on the semi -priest Kurdistan region of Iraq – will be displayed on social media, apps and news websites.
Separate, the Home Office says that the UK minister is ready to sign a joint communal with the Vietnamese government, which “agrees to construct our joint work to prevent the exploitation of irregular migrants, disrupt the operation of criminal gangs, strengthens intelligence share and no right in Britain”.
As the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak said that “stopping boats” was one of his major priorities and tried to implement the Rwanda Yojana, which aims to stop crossing by threatening to send arrival in the African country.
However, the scheme was conducted with legal challenges and the 2024 general election was called before implementing the scheme.
On coming to the office, Labor immediately left the plan and instead said that they want to focus on tackling criminal gangs organizing small boat crossings.
