Thomas Ash

｢お願い　助けて｣入管職員に懇願！これは拷問！強制送還の実態【全編28分】【暴力的な映像を含みますのでご注意ください】Japanese immigration officials torture refugee applicant: the reality of deportation (full edit, 28 min) (caution: contains violent images) youtu.be/krU0Zkua-cw

An honour to support Senator Ishikawa @ishikawataiga as he attended gathering at Mexican Embassy to mark conclusion of Mexico/ Germany co-presidency of Equal Rights Coalition (2022-2024). I am extremely grateful for experiences & opportunities to learn as one of his secretaries.

An honour to attend yesterday’s meeting w/ Sen. Ishikawa (in my role as his secretary), Sen. Fukushima & members of Thailand Lower House of Parliament who serve on Committee for Children, Youth, Women, Older Persons, Persons w/Disabilities, Ethnic Groups and LGBTQ Community.

🟡応援お願いします🟡 明日、4月25日（木）参・法務委員会（12:17〜12:37頃）で民法等の一部を改正する法律案（共同親権）について、小泉法務大臣へ質疑します✨ 前回の積み残しの刑務所問題、LGBTQ施策についての質疑も予定しています🐯 ▼ネット中継をご視聴ください▼ webtv.sangiin.go.jp/webtv/index.php

Thought I was looking in mirror & seeing my younger self when I met artist Mateo Ivatek at APOX FF! That moment was immortalized in yesterday’s paper, so we recreated it while holding the paper. 😂Mateo’s gorgeous paintings will be auctioned as a fundraiser during the FF.

Opening film “Maka” is one of my favourite picks of the festival.❤️ “Geneviéve Makaping, the first Black news editor in Italy, speaks out against the media representation of immigrants and offers an evocative examination of the intersection between sexism and racism in Italy.”

4 flights, a ferry, a 3-hour car ride & 24h later, made it to beautiful Veli Lošinjc, Croatia just in time for 1st day of APOX FF! 🙏🎥 After receiving best doc for @ushikufilm last year, honoured to serve on jury & give speech at opening ceremony this year.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Gestern wurde unsere Festivalleiterin Marion Klomfaß bei einer feierlichen Zeremonie mit dem Orden der Aufgehenden Sonne, goldene und silberne Strahlen, durch den Japanischen Generalkonsul Shinichi Asazuma geehrt. 🇯🇵🎖️🇩🇪 #MarionKlomfass #Auszeichnung #NC

[緊急地震速報] 13:33:31現在 第3報 予報 発生時刻：13:33:05 震央情報：千葉県北西部 震源情報：35.8N 140.1E 70km 地震規模：M4.4 最大震度： 予想震度：1.9 猶予時間：主要動 到達

[緊急地震速報] 13:27:59現在 第4報 予報 発生時刻：13:27:17 震央情報：千葉県北西部 震源情報：35.8N 140.1E 60km 地震規模：M4.7 最大震度：3 予想震度：2.2 猶予時間：主要動 到達

Japan remains reluctant to accept refugees. The warm welcome to around 2,500 Ukrainians appears at first glance to be a striking exception to decades of policy. The understanding that they will return to Ukraine after hostilities end, is a major factor. theguardian.com/world/2023/sep…

Remembering the Koreans killed in Japan in 1923. bit.ly/47ZBqX9 #福田村事件 #関東大震災から100年 #朝鮮人虐殺

Wishma was 18th foreigner to die in Japanese immigration detention since 2007. The country has one of the lowest refugee acceptance rates in the world and her death has increased pressure on officials to reform how people held in such centres are treated. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

Gerald A. Ash May 2, 1941- June 27, 2021 🙏❤️

"If you are looking to reach a highly intelligent, engaged, and creative group of folks passionate about health and science, this is the place!" (Karen Akins, @ElSustoMovie) 📽️#Filmmakers! Don't miss out! Early bird deadline for #GHFF2023 is this Friday 30 June on @FilmFreeway

@sakamoto_kosaku @GHFilm @shadowgamefilm @ushikufilm @Olympics @MOJ_HOUMU Problem is, refugees often have no choice re: where to go. Since visa (tourist, business, sports, etc)needed to fly, sometimes must go to any country they can get visa. Ironically, sometimes this includes those w/ Olympics-affiliated sports visas. Sapporo Games = more refugees

@DocumentingIan @GHFilm @shadowgamefilm @ushikufilm @Olympics @MOJ_HOUMU People should not come to Japan. Those who come to Japan will regret it.

Our @RefugeeWeek VOD collection is now live until Sunday 25 June! Seven of our best #refugeehealth and #migranthealth stories and some of our favorite filmmakers from around the world globalhealthfilm.org/articles/refug… #CompassionIntoAction 🧵

@sakamoto_kosaku @GHFilm @shadowgamefilm @ushikufilm With all the news about reforms to immigration law that would make situation for asylum seekers in Japan worse, I completely missed that story. Thank you for pointing that out. 💰 💰 💰 indeed. Yet more sportswashing by the @Olympics and the Ministry of INjustice @MOJ_HOUMU

@GHFilm @shadowgamefilm @ushikufilm @DocumentingIan And the Japanese government is also plotting to hold the Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Money, money, money, that's all. That's all they think about.

@shadowgamefilm .@ushikufilm by @DocumentingIan Seeking #asylum in #Japan, detainees at the infamous Ushiku immigration centre speak out in secretly recorded interviews …efugeecollectionjune2023.eventive.org/welcome

@zabigfrench1 @jakeadelstein Yes. asahi.com/sp/ajw/article…

@DocumentingIan @jakeadelstein Are the UN human rights investigators aware of this?

Japan's Immigration Ministry used to call June: "Month to Combat Illegal Foreign Workers" with a huge sign in Shingawa station encouraging people to view alien workers with suspicion It was too loud of a racist dog whistle so they toned it down added a mascot 😀 (2015/2023)

June is designated as "Illegal Stay and Illegal Employment Prevention Month", and various public relations activities will be carried out by the authorities. Street activities will also be conducted, and mascots that monitor and eliminate foreign nationals will make appearances.