Manchester Newswire Archive

Close Down Dallas Court Reporting Centre! 26 March 2007, 12pm.

NWASDG-Mahir-Ejderha, 26-03-2007 11:46

At 12pm, on Monday 26 March 2007, the North West Asylum Seekers Defence Group (NWASDG) are holding a protest at Dallas Court 'Reporting' Centre in Salford Quays, Manchester, calling for an end to the daily kidnappings of asylum seekers at Dallas Court and for this place of fear to be closed down. In the last 10 months, there have been eight people, that we know of, who have been kidnapped at Dallas Court after going to 'report' and not seen again until they were in a detention centre or deported. This does not include a Congolese lady called Rosetta, who was detained there on 13 March. NWASDG have been mounting protests at Dallas Court since May 2006, and in the last month groups of asylum seekers from Iraq, Libya, DRCongo and Zimbabwe have demonstrated at this place, indicating the growing anger of refugees towards the British Labour government's racist policy of forcing immigrants including families, pregnant women and children, to comply with a repressive sysyem, and then use it as an opportunity to quietly deport them.

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Preston Vision Board - Private Developers Marketing Subsidised With Public Money

Riversider, 25-03-2007 16:52

Preston Vision Board want to build a barrage in the Ribble to create a Marina, and build 4000 houses in the greenfield land nearby. Now that we know WHO Preston Vision Board are, we learn that they include representatives of companies that make their money by building marinas and developing property - so why is this board being supported with public money and officer's time, by the very councils that they are trying to sell their expensive and environmentally disastrous ideas to? Read more | 1 comment >>

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I bike MCR bicycle festival and exhibition

i bike mcr, 23-03-2007 09:50

I bike MCR is an exhibition and festival to celebrate the bicycle, taking place from Friday 30th March to Friday 20th April. It is a grassroots festival that has been organised by cyclists for cyclists. This is the first one but we hope to make it an annual event. Read more >>

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**THIS SUNDAY** Manchester's "ID Day" Demonstration

Dave Page, 23-03-2007 00:36

In January, NO2ID declared 'ID-Day' to mark the predicted opening of the first National ID Register interrogation centres. On Sunday 25th March, Manchester No2ID will be holding an event in Manchester City Centre as part of a nationwide series of events. Read more >>

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National Grid feeling the pressure as time runs out on giant pipeline project

insert amusing pipe pun here, 22-03-2007 13:31

National Grid's pet pipeline is way behind schedule. They are in a panicked rush to get it built and avoid hefty fines, but a determined protest campaign and the rugged welsh landscape are ganging up on the ill-fated pipe. Read more | 1 comment >>

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AR Activists - Read and Digest

AntiNazi, 21-03-2007 15:31

Police informer - Please read Read more | 3 comments >>

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Film Night Tomorrow (Thursday)

pinkie, 21-03-2007 12:51

Thursday. 22nd March 07: how about you pop round to the Basement for a warm meal and to watch some good films. :-) Read more >>

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Another Kurdish TCAR family snatched

Tyneside Community Action for Refugees, 21-03-2007 11:22

Another Kurdish family who have been living in Newcastle for the last 6 years, and who have been active members of TCAR (Tyneside Community Action for Refugees) are due to be deported to Turkey this Friday. There will be an EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION against the family's deportation on Wednesday 21st March, 4.30-5.30pm outside Government Offices North East, Gallowgate (opposite St James Park metro). Read more | 1 comment >>

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TEAR DOWN THE WALLS!

Leeds ABC, 18-03-2007 21:15

Pamphlet by long-term prison-resister John Bowden released. Read more >>

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Truth Presentations in Leeds and Manchester this week

dh, 18-03-2007 01:00

Ian Crane, chair of 9/11 Truth Campaign (Britain and Ireland), will be presenting two different levels of illustrated talks during this week
Vital information and analysis you must have in these times Read more | 3 comments >>

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Grrrl bicycle ride

grrrl, 16-03-2007 20:20

Wednesday 11th April
Women's/ Girl's Only Ride meet 7pm at The Basement for a nice social ride on mostly off road routes ending with a beer in a pub! Read more >>

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Yet more injustice: appeal courts deny Newchurch 3

Manchester Animal Protection, 16-03-2007 16:31

Jonny Ablewhite, along with John Smith and Kerry Whitburn, had their appeal today against the draconian sentence of 12 years for activities related to Newchurch guinea pig farm. They received no reduction in sentence. The prosecution were even told they didn't need to present their case. This is indicative of the corruption of the judicial system and the state's repression of animal rights activists!
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NAN Conference

Barry Woodling, 16-03-2007 16:09

NAN Conference on anarcho-syndicalism Read more >>

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Ola and family Released From Detention

Mahir-Ejderha, 16-03-2007 13:23

Olawumi Alao and her three children were released on 13 March 2007 from Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre (IRC) in Bedfordshire. Olawumi and her children had been held at the prison for almost 6 weeks. For what reason??? They are now back at their home in Liverpool from where they were kidnapped by snatch squads early on 1 February 2007. But for an injunction filed by her solicitor, the racist authorities would have deported them by 5 February. Ola and her youngest child, suffer from Hepatitis B, but were not been given any treatment at Yarl's Wood detention centre. On 12 February, the 1-year-old, Fayad was violently sick - but still he got no medical treatment. Ola was refused bail, because, said the Home Office, she was likely to 'abscond'; but Ola has lived in Liverpool for the past 18 months, without 'absconding', reporting to Reliance House in Liverpool regularly and keeping her children in the local schools. She did not 'abscond' even after the immigration service thugs twice raided her house whilst the family was out. Thanks to all those who wrote and emailed the councillors and MP about Ola and her children. The campaign goes on, Ola is still in danger of deportation, so watch this space...




Defend Ola and Family!

Defend all asylum seekers!

No to deportations!

No to British state racism!




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Bhopal survivors risk starvation for justice

Percy Flage, 16-03-2007 10:54

Survivors of the world’s largest peacetime massacre – the 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India, which killed over 20,000 people and maimed 120,000 more– are still battling for justice while, incredibly, being poisoned a second time by the same murderous factory. As you read this, six hunger strikers are heading into their third week without food and have already lost kilos in weight. Read more >>

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Large-Scale Tree Felling at the Old Garden Festival Site

danfred, 15-03-2007 22:58

LARGE-SCALE TREE FELLING taking place at the OLD GARDEN FESTIVAL SITE

Parts of the site are presently a bleak sea of tree stumps
and it is very depressing. I don't know how they have managed to get
away with this environmental destruction
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The lullaby of Corporal Donald Payne

An bunnan bui, 15-03-2007 12:40

Detained Iraqi civilians were beaten if they could not remember nicknames of famous footballers given to them by UK soldiers, a court martial has heard. Read more >>

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CONGOLESE REFUGEES BLOCKADE DALLAS COURT KIDNAPPING CENTRE!

Mahir-Ejderha, 15-03-2007 10:48

The Congo Support Network held a demonstration on 13 March 2007 at Dallas Court Reporting Centre, Salford Quays, in opposition to the recent and continuing deportations of Congolese asylum seekers to war-torn DRCongo. It was attended by over 100 Congolese and Libyan refugees, and supported by anti-racist activists from Manchester FRFI. It was meant to run from 12-2pm.

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Police use tazer torture on 15 year old child

Delta News, 14-03-2007 19:27

A 15-year-old boy has been shot with a Taser gun during a police raid in Moss side Manchester. Read more | 4 comments >>

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Emergency demonstration at Waterside in solidarity with Campsfield detainees

Leeds No Borders, 14-03-2007 15:16

Earlier today around 30 members of Leeds No Borders demonstrated outside Waterside Court in Leeds to show solidarity with the detainess at Campsfield Detention Centre near Oxford, where disturbances broke out early this morning and were reacted to extremely heavy handedly by police and Home Office alike.

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