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Around the Campaigns Monday 24th November 2008

24-11-2008 09:20

Isha is a national of Liberia and a resident of Sheffield

'Isha Must Stay' published by Clare Dunne on Nov 21, 2008
There is a very real possibility that Isha would be in danger if deported to Liberia. We are asking the Home Office that Isha be allowed leave to remain on humanitarian grounds.
 http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/isha-must-stay.html

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Protest against ID Cards, Cardiff, 25/11/08

21-11-2008 18:01

By resisting the repression of migrants, we defend the freedom of everyone!
More info:  http://noborderswales.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/id-cards-welcome-to-internal-borders/

There will be simultaneous protests happening at other UKBA centres around the country, follow the above link for details.

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FULL CIRCLE - from weapons to wars to refugees

21-11-2008 14:21

To highlight the link between the arms trade and refugees, Shut Down H&K and No Borders Nottingham will be holding a demonstration on Saturday 29th November at 12:30 on Old Market Square in Nottingham called FULL CIRCLE – from weapons to wars to refugees.

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Britain's Foreign Bastard Child

21-11-2008 14:15

Stop Detaining Children
'Not white enough for the British, not black enough for Mugabe'

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BMI logs protest phone numbers

21-11-2008 11:52

Thursday 20th saw a phone blockade against BMI, with activists registering their dismay and disgust at a deportation scheduled for today, Friday 21st. When speaking to the switchboard activists were informed that their numbers would be 'logged' and 'passed on to the chief executive'.

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Liverpool 25th November: Defy ID cards - No One is Illegal

20-11-2008 16:08

On 25th November, the government will begin introducing ID cards for non-EU nationals living in the UK. We invite all opponents of social control to join us at a protest in Liverpool outside Reliance House (the Border Agency’s offices and a short-term immigration prison) at 12 noon on that day. Reliance House is one of the six centres in the UK for ID cards processing. Other groups campaigning against ID cards on that day are Manchester NO2ID and Liverpool Defy ID and we hope to see Merseyside No Borders activists there as well.

We will travel there as a group, meet at 9am on the steps of the Student Union of Manchester University, Oxford Road. We will try to get everyone into minibuses leaving from there or take the train together from Oxford Road station (£6.20 return with railcard) if there are too many of us.
In Liverpool, assemble in Exchange Flats at 11am and then move around the corner to Reliance House, 20 Water Street, L2 8XU, for the protest from noon to 1pm.
Map:  http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=334008&y=390449&z=0&sv=L2+8XU&st=2&pc=L2+8XU&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

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Sanctuary for [Removed]

20-11-2008 15:51

[Removed] are nationals of Iran and residents of Middlesbrough; they are currently detained in Yarl's Wood IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Friday 21st November on BMI Flight BD931 from London Heathrow @ 17:15 to Tehran Imam Khomeini International, Iran.

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CALL UP BMI- STOP DEPORTATIONS

20-11-2008 13:05

Today is another Day of Action against BMI airlines and also an urgent call to help Jila Kalkhoran and her sons, Emad and Aref Pirouzeh, due to be deported by BMI tomorrow
FRIDAY 21st November on BMI Flight BD931 from London Heathrow @ 17:15 to Tehran Imam Khomeini International, Iran.

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Latin American immigrant workers get organised!

19-11-2008 20:07

At a packed meeting trade union activists, Latin American solidarity campaigners and immigrant rights organisations came together to discuss how to build solidarity with Latin American workers in Britain who are organising for trade union rights at work. Solidarity action continues this Friday in Bristol. Dave Esterson reports....

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Country Guidance on DRC - appeal heard today

19-11-2008 14:51

The Country Guidance case (BK) appeal hearing took place today at the High Court.

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Call out for day of action: Shut Down BMI Airlines- 20th Nov

18-11-2008 20:18

A call out for a national day of action to demonstrate against BMI Airlines' participation in the forced removal if migrants from the UK

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Woolas fuck off

18-11-2008 12:54

In an interview with the Guardian, Border and Immigration minister Phil Woolas has accused the many volunteers, NGO workers and human rights lawyers who work for asylum charities as "an industry with a vested interest". He even asserts that immigration lawyers are undermining the law and are "playing the system".

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France pulls out from mass deportation to Afghanistan on joint charter flight

18-11-2008 12:13

...But the flight will still go ahead this evening for the Afghanis detained in UK, currently held in Colnbrook deportation centre.

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Opposing the Launch of ID Cards, Nov 25th

18-11-2008 11:46

Biometric ID cards will come into force for non-EU students and spouses from 25th November and will be issued from offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, London(Croydon), Glasgow, Liverpool, and Sheffield.

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Demonstrate: No Deportations to DR Congo

18-11-2008 10:14

19th to 20th November 2008 there will be a Country Guidance case aiming to show that 'failed' asylum seekers who are returned to the DRC are at serious risk of ill-treatment, imprisonment, torture and forced disappearance. Strong evidence of this is already lodged with the Home Office. We therefore urge the Home Office to HALT all deportations of failed asylum seekers to a deadly regime of the DR Congo.

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Around the Campaigns Monday 17th November 2008

17-11-2008 09:09

Alliance Ngondiop & Constant Moussavou
Alliance Ngondiop & Constant Moussavou

Still here Still Fighting / Both removals were stayed Friday afternoon

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G20 leaders told to back off by Filipino workers

16-11-2008 12:04

Filipino Workers to heads of G20: Creating a better world order is no more your business

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Protest against ID cards on 25th November

14-11-2008 23:53

Biometric ID cards will come into force for non-EU students and spouses from 25th November and will be issued from offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Croydon, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Sheffield. We will be holding a protest outside the Home Office building in Cardiff and hope for protests outside each of the other offices on that day.

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Shut down Lindela! Solidarity picket in London

14-11-2008 21:36

Lindela deportation centre, notorious for human rights abuses, is the symbol of state-sponsored xenophobia in South Africa.