London Migration Newswire Archive

21-04-2008 13:49

Demo at Kalyx in support to the Harmondsworth detainees

Demonstration in solidarity with the detainees called by No Borders London. Read more >>

15-04-2008 17:17

Reminder: tomorrow demo at Kalyx in support to the Harmondsworth detainees

The detainees are complaining that they are being deported without having their cases properly heard. The so-called fast-track system means that asylum seekers are not getting enough time to prepare their cases. Legal representation is often of very poor quality. They further say that they are being abused by detention staff. Read more >>

11-04-2008 11:31

Wed 16th: Demo in solidarity to the Harmondsworth detainees

Althogh many detainees have resumed eating following the repression, some are still on hunger strike. The repression continues, we just had news that another of the hunger strikers has been taken and put in isolation. The detainees want us to demonstrate and make their voice heard. Read more >>

09-04-2008 20:21

Reminder: Demo at the Home Office Fiday 11th noon

Stop handcuffing and manhandling asylum seekers in the detention centres and forcibly deporting them!

End detention and deportation!
Read more >>

06-04-2008 19:34

Harmodsworth repression

It is official: some detainees have been assaulted and injuried when the riot police intervened to break the hunger strike and took 30 detainees out Harmondsworth IRC.
Read more >>

05-04-2008 12:33

Harmondsworth press release

This was send around to the mainstream press. Read more >>

05-04-2008 12:11

Repression of the Harmondsworth detainees' protest

Riot police intervene to break the hunger strike Read more >>

04-04-2008 14:01

Harmondsworth detainees' petition

Original text of the petition written by the Harmondsworth detainees on hunger strike. Read more >>

04-04-2008 09:03 | 1 addition

Harmondsworth detainees on hunger strike

From this morning 300 detainees in Harmondsworth are refusing food. Read more >>

02-04-2008 12:33

Harmondsworth protest update

The detainees (allegedly over 100) who spent the night in the courtyard went back inside this morning. Most are still refusing food. There are fights breaking out this moment because the guards were taunting the detainees over food.

Read more >>

01-04-2008 20:17 | 1 addition

Harmodsworth detainees protest, 1st April 2008

Since this morning at 9am, all - or the majority at least- of immigration detainees at Harmondsworth removal centre have being refusing food and have been in peaceful occupation of the courtyard.
'We are human beings, we want to be treated with dignity we shall stay in the coutyard until our demands are heard.' Read more >>

30-03-2008 16:53

UK government deports 60 Iraqi Kurds; no one notices

Andy Worthington reports on the forced deportation of 60 Iraqi Kurds from the UK last Thursday, which has not been reported in any major media outlets at all. Read more >>

28-03-2008 14:51

Growing Islamophobia in Europe (by Latuff)

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff. Read more >>

27-03-2008 14:17 | 1 addition

Programme for Saturday's conference against immigration controls

Programme for trade union and community conference against immigration controls
Saturday March 29th 10.30 - 5.30
SOAS, University of London
(Russell Square tube; entrance via Malet St/Thornhaugh St - see website for map) Read more >>

27-03-2008 12:40

Britain's racist immigration laws are no joke!

DEMONSTRATE TUESDAY 1 APRIL 1 – 2PM

Demonstrate outside the UK Immigration Service
Communications House
210 Old Street, London, EC1V 9BR
(nearest tube – Old Street )
Read more >>

26-03-2008 11:34

Kicking them out one door, Bringing them in the other

There are known to be 39 refused asylum seekers from Iraq in detention and facing forced removal to Iraq tomorrow Thursday 27th March; 30 in Campsfield, 5 in Colnbrook and 4 in Oakington. We suspect the actual number detained is much higher. Read more >>

21-03-2008 18:51

March 29 London union and community conference against immigration controls

A national gathering of trade union and community activists called by Finsbury Park RMT and others, in the light of new legislation against illegal working and other ongoing attacks on migrant workers and refugees. Read more >>

12-03-2008 13:29

No Borders @ Hackney Social Centre

Full program + flyer! Read more >>

11-03-2008 13:11

Mother with children violently deported on Virgin flight

No Borders London has learnt that a young mother with two children, one aged about two and the other about 3 months old, were violently deported on Virgin Atlantic flight VS651 on 18/01/08 from London Heathrow to Lagos.
Read more >>

10-03-2008 15:17

Protest to stop the removal of Guy Njike Wed 12th March Parlaiment Square

Protest to stop the removal of Guy Njike back to Cameroon
NO DEPORTATIONS TO TORTURE! Read more >>