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Save our People, Tamil march and rally, London - pictures

21-06-2009 09:10

After the final assault finishes in Sri Lanka and 130,000 Tamil citizens are left dead, displaced, missing or detained by the Sinhalese in concentration camps, the British Tamil diaspora continue with their campaign to open the worlds eyes.

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Northern March Against Immigration Prisons

20-06-2009 22:45

Northern March Against Immigration Prisons called by Tyneside Community Action for Refugees (TCAR) on Saturday 20th June 2009.

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pictures from today's tamil march in london

20-06-2009 20:15

there was a huge turn-out of more than 100,000 for the tamil march in london this afternoon. police turned a blind eye to the hundreds of tamil eelam flags which were proudly displayed. the march was good-natured, though sombre and dignified.

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Serco's 'Protest Response Plan'

20-06-2009 16:47

The document below, outlining Serco's plans in response to possible protests outside their Holborn offices, was seen through the front windows lying on a desk inside during the Yarl's Wood solidarity picket yesterday. Funnily enough, the document instructs all building "occupants" to "ensure all confidential date (electronic and paper) is securely stored, limiting the amount of paper data open and available on desks."

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Protesters picket Serco in solidarity with Yarl's Wood hunger strikers

20-06-2009 15:47

A dozen protesters from different groups yesterday held a picket of Serco's head office in central London in solidarity with the Yarl's Wood hunger strikers (see

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/06/432625.html) and to express their anger at the way Serco security guards have dealt with detainees. The office was closed and no police turned up for the entire two hours that the protest lasted for. Leaflets were distributed and loud chants were shouted via a loudspeaker. The walls and floor surrounding the office were also 'decorated' with chalk to tell Serco staff and neighbours that Serco's business (i.e. locking up and abusing innocent people) is not acceptable.

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This Week in Palestine -Week 25 2009

19-06-2009 15:44

Welcome to This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for June 13th to the 19th, 2009.

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Gordon Brown Dismembered at New Labour HQ

19-06-2009 13:20

Zombies from the Government of the Dead dismembered Gordon Brown and called for a re-vitalised Labour Party outside the New Labour offices in Westminster yesterday (18 June 2009.) Pictures Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Marshall

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Dissident Island Radio - TECHNO SPECIAL TONIGHT 9pm

19-06-2009 13:13

Tonight's show features a techno special edition.......

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Mainshill Wood Occupied

19-06-2009 10:30

No Open Cast Here! Join the fight against open cast coal mining, climate chaos and community destruction! Come to the Solidarity Camp

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Yarl's Wood hunger strike continues

19-06-2009 09:48

After being unable to speak to an Immigration Officer, Juliette Umoru, Lorraine and more than 40 women detained in the Families Section in Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre have decided to maintain the hunger strike until their demands are met.

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Anonymous targets Iranian Goverment

18-06-2009 19:28

Hackers and trolls come out in aid of Iran.

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No Angel at Celebrating Sanctuary this year

18-06-2009 16:36

The Angel Group, the UK's biggest private asylum accommodation provider, has apparently pulled out of sponsoring this year's Celebrating Sanctuary, Corporate Watch has learnt. The 'festival' is Birmingham's version of the national Refugee Week, which is celebrated between 14th and 20th June. Since 2001, Angel had been one of the main sponsors of the event until campaigners started to protest about Celebrating Sanctuary being funded by 'such dodgy asylum profiteers'.

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Palestine Today 061809

18-06-2009 15:27

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Thursday June 18th, 2009.

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Report of TCAR protest against immigration prisons outside Government Offices No

17-06-2009 22:16

Activists from Tyneside Community Action for Refugees (TCAR) gathered outside Government Offices North East this morning (Wednesday 17th June) to protest against racism and all immigration prisons.

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tamils leave parliament square ahead of mass march

17-06-2009 22:00

tamil protesters are leaving parliament square tonight and are calling for support on their march on saturday. a call-out has been put together by members of various supporting organisations, reproduced in article.

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Squatters in the JB Spray Building, prevent water company from cutting them off

17-06-2009 21:47

Squatters in the JB Spray Building, [Russel Street, Nottingham, NG7 4FL] prevented Severn-Trent water from cutting them off.

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SOAS occupation ends with (partial) success

17-06-2009 18:01

The SOAS occupation ended at 12.30pm today, having achieved most of what such an action could have achieved. After several rounds of intense negotiations, the occupiers and the management reached an agreement in which the management agreed to all five demands put forward by the protesters, albeit in a not-very-committing way.

In the signed document reproduced below, the management promises to “review” the immigration raid and “discuss” the possibility of bringing cleaning services in-house and the “health and safety issues” relating to immigration raids on campus. There were, however, two more concrete commitments: first, to write to the Home Office requesting the return of the deported cleaners and granting exceptional leave to remain to those who are still detained or have been forced into hiding; and second, that no action will be taken against those involved in the protest.

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Palestine Today 061709

17-06-2009 15:07

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Wednesday June 17th, 2009.

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Yarl's Wood Hunger Strikers Attacked

17-06-2009 14:54

Today migrants support workers were witness to an attack on the Yarl's Wood hunger strikers.

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Calais No Borders Camp - Site and Program Announced

17-06-2009 12:37

Against a hostile background of deportation of migrant workers (SOAS), racist attacks in Northern Ireland and the rise of Neo-Facism across Europe, No Borders activists gather to discuss and act on Fotress Europe.