UK Indymedia - UK Anti-racism Newswire Archive

Ask Pope Benedict: When Does Genocide Purify?

25-05-2007 10:21

Benedict's astounding comments attracted barely a flicker of media attention in the West -- almost all of it on the wire services, and some of it problematic in itself. A May 13 Reuters dispatch noted blithely that, contrary to Benedict's claims, "many Indian groups believe the conquest brought them enslavement and genocide." This is rather like writing that "many Jewish groups believe that the Nazi Holocaust brought Jews enslavement and genocide."

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"Anti-British stickers spark protests"

24-05-2007 22:53

"Residents in an inner city suburb are calling on local authorities to tear down a rash of anti-British stickers which have appeared round Alum Rock."

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Anarchists intervene in National Day of Action to Defend Asylum Rights

24-05-2007 16:11

Anarchists in Coventry supported a demo.and march to the Midlands Enforcement Unit in Solihull on 19th May.

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Mr & Mrs Hodge, New Labour, Asylum Seekers and Migrants

24-05-2007 15:28

One aspect of the recent Hodge affair which has not received attention is the fact that Margaret's husband, Henry, is involved in immigration decision making.

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London lecture: 9/11 official story, fact or fiction?

24-05-2007 13:11

Friday 8th June 2007 - Separating Facts from Fiction - Why the Official Account of 9/11 is contradicted by genuine Scientific Research ...with Gordon Ross and Calum Douglas

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Neo-Cons Behind Lebanon Violence?

24-05-2007 02:37

Some very eye-opening background on the recent fighting in Lebanon.

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How MEMRI fooled the U.S Media with its Mickey Mouse Translation

24-05-2007 02:33

See also: Selective MEMRI
www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,773258,00.html

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"Sham" marriage controls breach human rights, rules Court of Appeal

23-05-2007 14:26

The Court of Appeal today ruled against the Home
Secretary to uphold the right of non-European
nationals who are in genuine relationships to
marry in the UK irrespective of immigration
status.

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UK Asylum Statistics: 1st Quarter Jan/Feb/March 2007

23-05-2007 12:30

The Home Office published today their quarterly bulletin on Asylum
statistics for January, February and March 2007, in that period:

200 more families benefited from the 'Family ILR Exercise'

Removals dipped 17% in the first 3 months of this year compared with
the last 3 months of 2006 and 32% compared with the same period last
year.

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AFA G8 Action Map

23-05-2007 10:49

afa action map against g8

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Report: 19 May Asylum Rights March Glasgow

23-05-2007 00:17

The 19th May saw RCG comrades join asylum-seekers and supporters in Glasgow taking to the streets once more to demand equal rights, an end to deportations and the right to work for all.

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Islam In Western Mirror

21-05-2007 18:00

The anti-Islamic tradition in the Christendoms has a long historical pedigree and it continues to be a dynamic factor affecting and determining international relations.

The question of ‘Islamic terrorism’, the denial of women’s rights under Islam and the alleged irreconcilability of Islamic and Western values appear all the time in the Western media. But such accusations reveal a deep-rooted ignorance and confusion.

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Newcastle Report on May 19th Day of Action for Asylum Rights

20-05-2007 17:09

Tyneside Community Action for Refugees (TCAR) organised a march and rally in Newcastle city centre. About 80-100 people participated in the march from Centre for Life to Grey’s Monument, and over 200 people participated in the rally at Monument.

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Report: May 17 demo at US Embassy for Mumia Abu-Jamal

19-05-2007 21:48

LONDON PROTEST CALLS FOR MUMIA’S FREEDOM

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London 15 June: Muslim Demo against British Oppression

19-05-2007 21:08

Attached is the flyer for a protest planned for 15th June 2007, 2:30pm - 5pm at 10 Downing Street.

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Report: National Day of Action for Refugees

19-05-2007 17:00

Today, around 150 people marched for asylum seekers' rights and against deportations.

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Interview with Mumia Abu-Jamal's lawyer

19-05-2007 08:41

This is a "DEMOCRACY NOW" interview with Mumia's attorney Robert Bryan following the Federal Appeals Court hearing on Thursday.

"Attorney Robert Bryan says a racist judge and racist jury practices contributed to the sentencing of Abu-Jamal to death row. Bryan joins us in New York one day after he argued before the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia."

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No one is illegal, stop deportations

18-05-2007 17:15

Demonstration at Communications House, London, 18 May 2007

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Former Child Soldier to Speak at African Liberation Day in U.S.

18-05-2007 15:02

On May 26th at Anacostia Park, located in the heart of southeast Washington D.C., the African community will be introduced to a young leader very few of us are familiar with. His name is Chernoh Alpha M. Bah. He is a former child soldier who fought in the civil war in Sierra Leone during the 1990’s. He is an award winning, world renowned journalist. And at the young age of 28, he is the leader of the Africanist movement, a political organization in West Africa of more than 70,000 young activists dedicated to the liberation of African people.

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NAZDROVE Benefit Night at Cricketers 20th May 7pm

18-05-2007 14:36

Nazdrove Benefit Night in aid of PEACE IN THE PARK