UK Indymedia - UK Migration Newswire Archive

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Invitation to 2nd planning meeting of OpenSpace, London

20-06-2008 15:44

OpenSpace's second planning meeting will be on Tuesday 1 July 2008 – 7 pm

At NoID Gallery, 26 Calvert Avenue, E2

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Tracey and Ericka Belong to Glasgow!

20-06-2008 09:25

Tracy and Erika Andrew were taken from Dungavel detention centre at four o'clock on Tuesday morning and driven to Glasgow airport for a BA flight to Gatwick and removal to Nigeria. On the plane at Gatwick Tracy broke down and started crying and begging for her daughter not to be taken to Nigeria because she would be killed.

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Sex Slaves' Dungeon Made in Germany

19-06-2008 14:24

When German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and Federeral Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) are going to enjoy nice free kicks in Basel tonight to the Euro 2008 Football Championship, ten thousands of young girls and women from Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America will be forced to have sex with bloody-minded German males.

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Urgent Action: Control Order Detainee on Hunger Strike til Death or Deportation

19-06-2008 12:04

In a London hospital Mahmoud Abu Rideh lies in a critical condition from a hunger strike against the Control Order conditions which he has lived under for more than three years. Following an attempt on his life more than a month ago, he has been refusing food, and much of the time even ice cubes or water for 31 days. Wheelchair-bound, he is now coughing and excreting blood. Disillusioned with the injustice he has encountered in Britain, all Mr Abu Rideh requests is allowance to leave the UK and be deported to Syria, or for his Control Order to be lifted.

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Programme for Northern Conference Against Racism THIS SATURDAY, Newcastle

19-06-2008 11:49

The programme for this Saturday's Northern Conference Against Racism has now been published. The conference's own media team will be covering the conference live online.

The conference will take place from 10.30am at Northumbria Student Union (near Haymarket), and at the Trade Union Education Centre next door.

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Beat the G8 system, Enter Fortress Europe!

19-06-2008 10:34

Saturday 5 July 2008, is the global day of action against the G8. A few days later, the G8 summit in Japan will start. In the Netherlands, you will also be able to help beat the system on that day, by participating in the collective game 'Enter Fortress Europe'. People abroad can also join in...

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Amdani released on bail

18-06-2008 16:19

On Monday May 16th, the first day of Refugee Week 2008, Nottingham Community worker Amdani Juma, whose deportation was postponed for the second time on Tuesday 10th June, was released on bail pending a Judicial Review Hearing and returned to Nottingham.

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G4S Targeted

18-06-2008 16:11

Late on Sunday 15th June, G4S (Group 4 Security) depot in Portland Square, Bristol, was attacked by dedicated individuals. 3 vehicles were beaten up with sledgehammers in revenge for the beatings G4S give out to innocent migrants every day, in the course of their 'business'

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No Platform for the IOM

18-06-2008 13:45

Picket - Thursday 19th June 10pm-6pm
To coincide with "IOM Day" being held as part of Bristol's Refugee Week
activities at the Pierian Centre, Portland Square, St Pauls, Bristol

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Italy, Deportation Of 40 Afghan Refugees

17-06-2008 21:53

EVERYONE GROUP: “SERIOUS BREACH OF THE LAW.
EXPLANATION REQUESTED TO THE ITALIAN MINISTERS OF THE INTERIOR AND DEFENCE; THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES MUST INTERVENE”

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New Nerve magazine to be launched Sat 28th June

17-06-2008 21:17

The latest edition of Nerve - Liverpool's radical culture and social issues magazine - is about to hit the streets, and will be available free from all the usual stockists (but especially News From Nowhere). The focus of this issue is migration.

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Hicham Yezza released after 31 days in detention

16-06-2008 16:21

Following the cancellation order on his deportation, and after being detained for over 30 days, Hicham Yezza has been released on bail after the Home Office refused to grant him temporary release.

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Asylum Seekers Speak Out! and Film Night Wed 18th

16-06-2008 13:41

Listen to the real story... Refugee and asylum seekers welcome to come and share their experiences. Q&A. The event is free and everybody is welcome.

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Manpower Offices Shut Down.

16-06-2008 13:20

Autonomous working class activists shut down the offices of Manpower in Sheffield city centre by d-locking the doors closed and filling the locks with glue. Posters were fly-posted onto the windows publicising the companies exploitation of migrant workers and anti-union politicies.

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Leeds No Borders Summer BBQ and Party!

16-06-2008 11:46

Saturday 21st June 5pm - late, Leeds No Borders Summer BBQ and Party @ The Common Place Social Centre, Wharf Street, Leeds LS2 7EQ

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Incendiary attacks in Paris (France)

15-06-2008 21:28

In the framework of the international week of solidarity with Isa and the others, many vehicles were burned simultaneously on the night of Friday the 13th to Saturday the 14th in Paris

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In solidarity with refugees, dead and living

15-06-2008 21:02

A few dozen people braved the chilling cold last Friday, on the eve of Refugee Week, to protest against the government's treatment of refugees and the horrible conditions they are forced to live in, and to remember those who died while seeking asylum here due to self-harm, denial of medical treatment, destitution, hazardous working conditions or racist attacks. Organised by the Birmingham Anti-Racist Campaign (ARC), the annual Refugee Sleep-out in the grounds of St Philip's Cathedral saw the usual candlelight vigil and name-reading to remember those unfortunate victims who took their own life or died as a result of the fucked-up immigration policies. This was followed by speeches, live music and vegan food. A few then slept there over night in solidarity with destitute asylum seekers.

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Evo Morales, president of Bolivia on the Return Directive

14-06-2008 23:45

No to the European Union's "Return Directive", please read Evo Morales letter to EU and sign.

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"Slavic Tigers" aborted with help of "Irish Anarchists"

14-06-2008 20:05

Yesterday Irish citizens resident in Ireland were invited to vote in a referendum on the "Treaty of Lisbon". They constitute less than 1% of the total population of the EU. Its democracy is unique in that only resident citizens are allowed vote. Though being an Irish citizen as a continental European worker, I could not vote. Notwithstanding as an anarchist I wouldn't have voted anyway. Ireland is rated as being one of the richest states in the EU according to those statistics of the dreary science economics and most people including themselves attribute such prosperity to their membership of the EEC, then EC and finally EU. They even invented a name for this great wealth which oddly enough accompanied the highest income disparity and social inequality in the developed world. They called it "the Celtic Tiger".

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Solidarity with Campsfield detainees

14-06-2008 17:15

Comrades and friends of Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! solidarity with Campsfield detainees