24-hour Stop Deporting Iraqis "tent city" in Parliament Square
Voices UK | 30.05.2008 23:06 | Iraq | Migration | London
Bring a tent and join us on 21/22 June to demand an immediate end to all forcible returns to Iraq, and the restoration of benefits, housing and the right to work for all rejected Iraqi asylum seekers.
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"I didn't want to leave Iraq. I would go back tomorrow if I knew I would be safe. I love my country and I miss it; I miss my road, I miss the corner where my school stands, I miss all these things, but I can't go back, because it is very likely that I would be killed" – Iraqi asylum seeker Ahmed (34)
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Because of its crucial role in the military invasion of Iraq, the British government bears a heavy responsibility for the acutely dangerous situation faced by Iraqis in their own country.
Nonetheless, since the 2003 invasion, the UK has been one of the key players in forcible returns of Iraqis, and has operated a harsh practice of cutting off assistance, including accommodation and benefits, for people who reach the end of the asylum process. As a result large numbers of Iraqis are now living in destitution, in a legal limbo, and under constant threat of removal.
For more background see
http://tinyurl.com/6pygso.
For info about the camp contact the voices office on 0845 458 2564 or visit www.voicesuk.org.
"I didn't want to leave Iraq. I would go back tomorrow if I knew I would be safe. I love my country and I miss it; I miss my road, I miss the corner where my school stands, I miss all these things, but I can't go back, because it is very likely that I would be killed" – Iraqi asylum seeker Ahmed (34)
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Because of its crucial role in the military invasion of Iraq, the British government bears a heavy responsibility for the acutely dangerous situation faced by Iraqis in their own country.
Nonetheless, since the 2003 invasion, the UK has been one of the key players in forcible returns of Iraqis, and has operated a harsh practice of cutting off assistance, including accommodation and benefits, for people who reach the end of the asylum process. As a result large numbers of Iraqis are now living in destitution, in a legal limbo, and under constant threat of removal.
For more background see
http://tinyurl.com/6pygso. For info about the camp contact the voices office on 0845 458 2564 or visit www.voicesuk.org.
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