Refugee charities install safe rooms and relocate amid rise in far-right threats

Exclusive: One NGO placed on an online hitlist had to temporarily close its office owing to harassing phone calls

Refugee support organisations have been forced to install safe rooms in their premises, relocate to less visible sites and in some cases close their offices in response to the threat of far-right violence.

Half of NGOs and charities supporting people seeking refuge have faced threats, a “hostile environment” of protest and safety concerns since the riots of 2024, according to research documents seen by the Guardian.