UK Indymedia - UK Anti-racism Newswire Archive

Stop deportation and detention of Ethiopian asylum seekers

28-11-2006 23:55

Kinijit's support organisation KSOUK in the UK has staged a demonstration today in front of the Minister for Immigration, Marsham Street. They are challenging the decision of the British government to detain and deport asylum seekers from Ethiopia.
Between 50 and 60 people took part, mostly Ethiopian refugees and their supporters.
Members fo the opposition face being imprisoned and tortured if deported back to Ethiopia.

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Anti Deportation Protest, Manchester

28-11-2006 22:46

Approximately 30,000 immigrants and asylum seekers are locked up in detention centres and prisons in Britain every year, including over 2000 children and babies. About 400 are deported from Britain every week, including children and babies. Some say Britain is not a racist state, but facts are stubborn little things and have to be reckoned with.

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Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre - 'Not fit for Purpose'

28-11-2006 11:10

Anne Owers HM Inspector of Prisons (HMIP) has published today a report on Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), the UK's largest immigration removal centre, stating that it was not performing satisfactorily against ANY of the Inspectorate's tests of a healthy custodial environment and that poor relationships between custody officers and detainees were "worse than had been seen at any other detention centre" and was "Undoubtedly the poorest report" issued by HMIP of any IRC to date.

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US exploits Kurdish Elements against Iran

26-11-2006 12:05

Now the Kurds and other groups are being used once again to further Anglo-American foreign policy in the Middle East. History may be doomed to repeat itself.

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Israeli Company Blockaded This Morning for the Third Time

26-11-2006 06:41

Early This morning (Sun), Palestine solidarity activists blockaded the Israeli
Company Carmel Agrexco’s UK headquarters.

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Report From Anti Fascist Demo at bnp "conference" in Blackpool.

25-11-2006 20:46

On Saturday November 25th, the bnp's national conference was a big flop. Only 50 fascists turned up to the Kimberley Hotel, Blackpool, to join Nick Griffin and local organiser Roy Greenwood. Anti Fascists outnumbered them 5 to 1, and staged a lively protest in Blackpool town centre, and then outside the venue itself.

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Misjudging rape

25-11-2006 20:26

Adjudicators (now known as immigration judges) flout international law and even their own guidelines when they consider the asylum claims of women and girls seeking safety and protection from rape.

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Liverpool Friends of Palestine Calls For Extra Support at Vigil

25-11-2006 19:07

*Our monthly vigil will take place on Saturday the 2nd of December at the
steps of St. Luke's Church top of **Bold Street** . **12-00 till 2** -00pm*

*But due to recent events in Gaza I would like to encourage each and every
one of you to come along and join us that day.*

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BNP Blackpool Conference located

25-11-2006 17:09

Blackpool Hotel disgraces the resort by hosting the racist conference of the BNP.

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Would the Egyptians knock down the Pyramids for natural gas?

25-11-2006 00:15

Take a moment to imagine a cultural icon six times older than the Pyramids, eight times older than Stonehenge.

Imagine probably the earliest surviving rock carvings on this planet: close to a million images of ancient faces and the earliest Australian fauna, including the mighty Tasmanian tiger, spread throughout a group of small islands alongside the west coast of Australia.

This world treasure is in danger of being destroyed by industrial development.

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Want To Help Someone To Live After Your Death?

24-11-2006 18:25

But Not Someone Who Should Be Dead Anyway?

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Voices From Detention

24-11-2006 16:59

Barbed Wire Britain, a network to end refugee and migrant detention, has produced a second volume of testimonies from immigration detainees, Voices From Detention II.

Amidst the political and media clamour about how many asylum seekers have been or need be deported, the voices of the system's victims are necessarily stifled. Would-be refugees are mere statistics, objects in a disgusting Dutch auction as to which political brand can wash whitest. And this why such a collection is an important tool in the struggle for rights and justice.

The volume is a collection of accounts by detainees in Tinsley House, Campsfield House, Rochester (HMP), Liverpool (HMP), Belmarsh (HMP), Lindholme, Harmondsworth, Yarlswood, Dungavel, Dover and Haslar. These are people for whom the unthinkable has happened. They have been imprisoned in the UK without charge, without conviction, without time limit. They have been imprisoned by the UK government, which boasts its democratic institutions.

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FashWatch web-site up and (keeping the fash) running!

24-11-2006 14:21

Communities keeping an eye on what they are up to.

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Close Down Redwatch..

24-11-2006 12:24

Copy of letter sent to Dear Dr Reid (home secretary)

As one of the people who appear on Redwatch I feel strongly it should be closed down. No harm as yet has come to myself but I understand it has to others, please copy and send to

homesecretary.submissions@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk thanks for your time..

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torture of Necati Zontul- an update and forthcoming documentary

24-11-2006 12:15

published below, a letter to the Greek Prime Minister from Tim Wilson who works in Oxford with his partner, torture victim Necati Zontul. Their second film, "A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE" is now in production and charts the failure and bias of the Greek Courts. Yesterday, the Government's apology to Greek activist Avgoustino Dimitrou, important though it is, demonstrates that there is one law for Greeks and another for foreigners. Necati has waited 6 years fro an apology and has received none. Neither has he been offered compensation, or a statement of non-recurrence. Instead, he has been denied access to court and seen 3 of his assailants acquitted. It is time that the racist agenda is challenged, and the mindless corruption and cronyism that sees convicted men still in uniform years after their trial, must stop -before more innocent foreigners are hurt in Greece.

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Join the UAF Blackpool protest against the BNP conference

23-11-2006 13:15

Final reminder: UAF protest against BNP conference in Blackpool, Saturday 25 November

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Behind the Governments Veil of Deceit

23-11-2006 00:37

News feature in response to the veil (niqāb) issue raging in Europe.

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Asylum Statistics: Q3 2006

22-11-2006 16:22

The Home Office has released its "asylum statistics" for the 3rd quarter of 2006 (July, August and September). Below is a summary of the main points.

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Info leak on secret BNP conference

22-11-2006 12:47

This weekend (Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th) the BNP are holding their national conference and demo in Blackpool.
The location is supposed to be secret but local sources believe that The De Vere Hotel is the most likely location.
The demo is going to be on Saturday near the Winter Gardens. The police have nice little protest pens all ready for the fascists.

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Performance of Asylum Monologues at King's College on 30/11/06 @ 6.00pm

22-11-2006 09:26

Asylum Monologues is an account of the UK's asylum system, told first hand by the people who have experienced it.

‘you know before the war in my country, I was not even thinking about coming here. I was happy. I was with my family, everything was OK. Why should I want to go? But things happen.'