ZIMBABWEAN ASYLUM SEEKERS TURNED AWAY FROM BRITAIN
IMF wanted for Fraud | 18.01.2002 01:25
Although the British government has halted the deportation of some
Zimbabwean asylum seekers, many are being stopped at 'points of entry' -
ports and airports - and prevented from even entering Britain.
PICKET OF THE HOME OFFICE CALLED BY ZIMBABWEAN REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS
FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2002, 12pm - 2pm
THE HOME OFFICE, QUEEN ANN'S GATE, LONDON SW1
nearest tube St James
Zimbabwean asylum seekers, many are being stopped at 'points of entry' -
ports and airports - and prevented from even entering Britain.
PICKET OF THE HOME OFFICE CALLED BY ZIMBABWEAN REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS
FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2002, 12pm - 2pm
THE HOME OFFICE, QUEEN ANN'S GATE, LONDON SW1
nearest tube St James
IMF wanted for Fraud
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18.01.2002 12:20
internationalist
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oops!
18.01.2002 13:27
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Interesting article in Year Zero
18.01.2002 14:29
I am angry that the political situation is being exploited by the UK govt in this way, and that exiles are being put in danger, whatever their opinions.
D. Sposa- Balincom
hey , a message to 'internationalist'
18.01.2002 15:06
a friend of mine , a white rhodesian now in britian, has been very candid with me about the situation there. he was the son of a farmer, and for years he was pleading with his family to start institituing some reforms on the farm, (pensions, land returns, better wages, etc). in his own words, his father was a 'racialist', and so, no dice.
whatever the problems facing modern zimbabwe, he concluded, 'things had to change', referring to when ian smith had to concede power to RM in 1980. i think he got it about right, and i commend his honesty for accepting the unavoidable setbacks the white settlers have had to face if africans are to even begin building their freedom.
zimbabwe must be allowed to make its own mistakes in peace, free form outside interference. its easy for post-imperial british citizens to lapse into the mentality of 'putting the world to rights', but zim is not my direct concern, therefore i have no right to condemn RM. neither has has Mr Blair.
D Sposa- Balincom
nature of MDC
18.01.2002 17:16
They're not fools, they know perfectly well of the Blairite/neo-liberal elements in the MDC. But the main battle in Zimbabwe right now is for the right to organise and protest, which is increasingly denied by Mugabe's Zanu-PF regime (in the name of the war on terrorism!).
But don't take my word for it. Below is a link to three (brief!) articles from Socialist Worker from just after last year's elections in Zimbabwe. The second is an interview with Munyaradzi Gwisai, a Zimbabwean socialist who explains very clearly the contradictions in the MDC.
internationalist
doh!
18.01.2002 17:22
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http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/1703/sw170307.htm