UK Migration Newswire Archive
Lampedusa latests and video
25-01-2009 18:26
Most immigrants have gone back to the 'reception' centre - where else can they go? but they are now free to come and go as they please.Mass escapes from Lampedusa and protests
24-01-2009 16:55
Detention center left empty after migrants tear the gates down. Humanitarian situation very serious. Large protests by residents.1300 migrants escape from Lampedusa concentration camp
24-01-2009 12:53
They are marching towards the Town Hall demanding freedomLampedusa is a small island south of Sicily where thousands have arrived by boat recently. They were locked behind gates and forced to sleep in the rain due to the 'reception' centre's overcrowding.
Around the Campaigns Friday 23rd January 2009
23-01-2009 11:15
Urgently need two sureties in Bury to stand bail for Raphael and his mum. Sureties must be resident in the UK and will be subject to a police check. If you can help please get back immediately to:
JohnO@ncadc.org.uk Please send urgent faxes/emails immediately to Rt. Hon Jacqui Smith, MP, Secretary of State for the Home Office, requesting that Raphael and his mother are released. Please use the updated 'model letter' RaphaelShaubaJS.doc attached or write your own version. If you do so, please remember to include HO ref: S/38066/3
Fax: 020 8760 3132 / + 44 20 8760 3132 if you are faxing from outside UK)
Emails:
UKBApublicenquiries@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk "CIT - Treat Official"
http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine102/Raphael.html
Second attempt to remove Constant Moussavou
22-01-2009 14:06
Rape survivor detained & facing removal today
20-01-2009 02:50
Rape survivor detained in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre and facing removal today Tuesday 20 January, at 7pm
No one is illegal in Moscow - action against pro-Kremlin xenophobes
19-01-2009 17:32
Today "Molodaya Gvardiya Edinoy Rossii" (Young Guard of United Russia - one of the several, competing pro-Kremlin youth organizations) attempted to organize an action "Our money to our people". Concept was to meet a train from Central Asia 2:10 PM in Kazan railway station of Moscow with anti-migrant placates, with text such as "Work legally!", "Illegal = thief!" and "Want to work? Pay taxes!". Action was protected by a plenty of OMON riot police and own security of Young Guard.Around the Campaigns Monday 19th January 2009
19-01-2009 10:34
Hermine Mofor, Still here, Campaign prepared to fight on"We heard from Hermine's solicitor late Friday evening that her removal order was cancelled. Her story isn't over yet though, as we are not clear exactly what is happening. However we are so relieved that she has got this reprieve for now at least. The Boaz team have been to Yarl's Wood to meet with Hermine, we passed on everyone's support. Watch this space for more details in the coming days."
Friends of Hermine, thank you all for the support, actions over the past few days.
Background: Act now to support our friend Hermine Mofor
http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine102/Hermine.html STOP DEPORTATIONS: Shut Down BMI Airlines 20/1
19-01-2009 00:31
Keep Salome Chikuta in the UK, do not return UK Zimbabweans to Malawi
17-01-2009 11:27
Around the Campaigns Friday 16th January 2009
16-01-2009 11:54
Raphael 5 still in the Lions mouth, now 43 days in detention
Spoke to Raphael and Oluseye his Mum this morning, Raphael was very subdued according to mum after spending close to seven hours at Bedford General Hospital. Mum said that she was called at about 3:00pm yesterday and told that Raphael had his finger closed in the door, he had to go to the hospital for stitches. Mum said it was not made clear to her how the accident actually happened.
Oluseye told me that a report was written about her having lots of people coming to her room and one of the male officers said to her; "I am watching you Oluseye", she then asked me if she was doing anything wrong or breaking the law by having friends and their children in her room, she feels that this is intimidation. She also said for those of us who are locked up in Yarl's Wood, "we are sitting in the lion's mouth and anytime the lion can close its' jaws". Nellie de jongh
Please send urgent faxes/emails immediately to Rt. Hon Jacqui Smith, MP, Secretary of State for the Home Office, requesting that Raphael and his mother are released. Please use the updated 'model letter' RaphaelShaubaJS.doc attached or write your own version. If you do so, please remember to include HO ref: S/38066/3
Fax: 020 8760 3132 / + 44 20 8760 3132 if you are faxing from outside UK)
Emails:
UKBApublicenquiries@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk "CIT - Treat Official"
http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine102/Raphael.html
Smash we can! Sabotage the State of War!
15-01-2009 19:42
Please can you act now to support our friend Hermine Mofor
15-01-2009 11:51
Direct Action Germany: 24th Dec - 4th Jan
15-01-2009 00:18
01-03/01/2009: Stones against a CDU-citizen`s büro and the local courthouse, Rastatt
02/01/2009: War memorial made nicer!, Munich
02/01/2009: Again another car burned down, Berlin
01/01/2009: Up to 1000 people attacked a police station and police cars, Berlin
01/01/2009: Confrontation with the police on new year's eve, Germany
31/12/2008: 7 upperclass cars torched, Berlin
28-29/12/2008: Protests against the Mövenpick Hotel, Hamburg
25/12/2008: Five posh cars damaged in Kreuzberg, Berlin
24/12/2008: Color against police station, Bochum
24/12/2008: Action against deportation, Eutin
Around the Campaigns Wednesday 14th January 2009
14-01-2009 09:23
Deare Hamanajam has left the UKDespite all efforts to stay the removal, Deare was removed yesterday morning with an unknown number of other Iraqi/Kurds. No one, neither solicitors or friends knew the time of removal. There is expected to be another secret removal to KRG/Iraq later this week.
http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine102/Deare.html
No Borders North East blog online
13-01-2009 17:36
No Borders North East now has a blog and an email address http://nobordersnortheast.wordpress.com/ nobordersnortheast@ucrony.net Around the Campaigns Tuesday 13th January 2009
13-01-2009 13:55
"Yarl's Wood Detention Custody Officers (DCOs) came for us at 2:00am this morning, Emmanuel (aged 15 suffers from Sickle cell anaemia) was in bed sick. I told the DCOs he was too ill to fly. They brought in a male nurse from Yarl's Wood Health Care who examined Emmanuel and said he "was fit to fly".The DCOs asked me to get Emmanuel out of bed, I refused; they said if I didn't get him up they would fetch a wheelchair, I didn't and they brought in a wheelchair. They asked me to put him in it, I refused. The DCOs lifted Emmanuel out of the bed and put him into the wheelchair and we were all taken down to reception.
There were several escorts waiting and a medical escort, the medical escort examined Emmanuel and said he was "not fit to fly", and that the removal could not go ahead. And that he was not sure that the carrier had been told they would be carrying a Sickle cell suffer and would have the right medical equipment on board and this would have to be sorted out if there was to another flight.
Why they attempted to remove us I do not know, our solicitors informed us yesterday afternoon that they had obtained an injunction and the removal was legally stayed."
Many thanks to all who faxed/emailed Airline & Home Office yesterday.
Helen Laolu-Balogun
Background: Helen Laolu-Balogun and children
http://www.ncadc.org.uk/archives/filed%20newszines/newszine91/HelenLaolu-Balogun.html UK Libertarian Party: ex-BNP members in disguise?
13-01-2009 12:48
It's a year since the creation of the "UK Libertarian Party", a falsely titled group if there ever was one!All hands to the pumps for Helen Laolu-Balogun and children
12-01-2009 15:55
This is an urgent request for your consideration of action necessary in order to avoid a serious breach of human rights to a family well loved by many in Plymouth.
Helen Laolu-Balogun and her six children from Nigeria are currently detained in Yarl's Wood IRC, with removal directions set for tomorrow Tuesday 13th January on British Airways Flight BA 075 from Heathrow Airport at 10:30hrs to Lagos.
Friends of Deare Hamanajam
12-01-2009 07:19