UK Indymedia - UK Migration Newswire Archive

Demo at (Mis)Communications House in solidarity with Yarl's Wood hunger strikers

27-06-2009 22:20

About 50 people gathered today outside Communications House, one of London's two immigration reporting centres and so-called 'short-term holding facilities', to protest against immigration detention and deportation and show solidarity with the Yarl's Wood hunger strikers. Many leaflets were given out and chants of 'No borders, no nations, stop deportations' filled the air of Old Street. One of the hunger strikers addressed the crowd on the phone and speakers, including an ex-Yarl's Wood detainee, delivered moving speeches about the inhumane conditions inside detention centres and migrants' struggles against the government's racist immigration policies.

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Transnational Demonstration in Calais (updates 1pm)

27-06-2009 10:42

Today people demonstrate in the Ferry Port of Calais for Freedom of Movement (see

http://london.noborders.org.uk/calais2009 )

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Refugees in Calais. Why we say NO BORDERS!

26-06-2009 23:44

A few years ago that nice Mr Sarkozy (then French home secretary) was desperate to impress that even nicer Mr Blair. So to capitulate to Mr Blair and his masters in the British tabloid media, he closed the Red Cross Sangatte refugee camp near Calais. Prior to its demolition Sangatte was a place where vulnerable refugees fleeing places like Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan could get food, healthcare and a bed for the night. By a staggering coincidence Great Britain has had rather a lot of influence in the fortunes of Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan. So some people might suggest that we have a slight responsibility with regard to helping these people? Now (post Sangatte) they have to sleep under bridges and in dangerous camps where they are regularly attacked by the Police and local racists. Fortunately they are being fed each day by a number of unpaid volunteers from the Calais based 'Salam' charity who are doing an amazing job.

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Freedom of movement?

26-06-2009 21:50

Road blockade to Calais port at the No Borders camp and police repression

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Motorway blocked by Calais Noborder Campers

26-06-2009 19:10

Just now, at 8pm UK time, a few people from the Calais NoBorder camp have blocked the motorway that goes alongside the camp.

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NoBorder Calais Friday 26.06.2009

26-06-2009 17:30

This is a short summary of the Friday, 2606.2009 on the No Border camp.

Lots of things happen at the same time at different places so if you ve got something to add please write a comment.

Pictures | Video from the Police ath the Camp | Video from the Lock on action early in the morning

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Pictures from Calais, 26.06.2009

26-06-2009 13:22

recent photographs from inside the calais no borders camp

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Calais report; Riot police surround leafleters in Calais town centre

25-06-2009 21:54

Around 4pm this afternoon around 30 people from the No Border Camp went to Calais town centre in order to distribute the NOMADE newsletter and to talk to Calais residents about the aims of the camp. Given the high level of police surveillance the group were not able to travel together but had arranged to meet at a central location.

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Stories from people trying to cross the border

25-06-2009 19:57

Behind all the scare stories and fiction of the tabloid scum press, we are making friends with people here who gradually tell us their stories. Obviously they are scared of what would happen if their stories were made public but have agreed to let us tell people the rough outlines. All names have been changed.

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Border problems - no chance for the Afghani people in Calais

25-06-2009 19:10

My name is Ali. I'm from Afghanistan. Now we live in the "Jungle", how we call the woods around Calais, were we're forced to live. We request support from the English people. The border is very hard. No one pass to England. The English government should tell the government of France to open the border.

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Stories from people trying to cross the border at Calais

25-06-2009 16:12

Behind all the scare stories and fiction of the tabloid scum press, we are making friends with people here who gradually tell us their stories. Obviously they are scared of what would happen if their stories were made public but have agreed to let us tell people the rough outlines. All names have been changed.

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Last tickets to the Calais Noborder Camp

25-06-2009 13:41

Coach to the Noborder campin calais, leaving Friday 26th 9am from London, returning Sunday evening.

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Sat 27 June - Day Of Action In Support Of Detained Migrants

24-06-2009 22:53

* JUSTICE FOR THE SOAS 9

* VICTORY TO THE HUNGER STRIKERS!

Two weeks after nine cleaners at SOAS were taken into detention, take action for justice for the SOAS 9 and in solidarity with detainees in Yarls' Wood on hunger strike for demand including: freeing children who are detained, adequate access to health care, quality food and real privacy. Hundreds of people in Yarls Wood are being denied the medical care they need including a woman with epilepsy and a 5 months' pregnant woman in the families' section. Families have been on hunger strike for over a week now and we need to show them our support!

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Update And Info From Calais No Border Camp

24-06-2009 16:55

A farcical curtain of steel has descended on Calais, and the massive campaign of demonisation of our camp by the local authorities continues in the press. The camp is now fully set up with approx 300 people from all over Europe. Many local people are visiting the site and a group of around 40 mostly Kurdish and Afghani migrants. It is nice big site, quite open for people to come walk around and a lot of local kids hanging out. It runs alongside the main motorway from the port out of town and is just a few minutes from the Jungle, the makeshift camps where migrants are living. Many of the migrants seem to be very young, one just 12 year old Afghani visited the camp last night. Migrants report that currently the controls at the border are very tight and that no one has been getting through for few weeks, consequently the number of migrants in Calais are at their highest in several years.

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Still Human - Still Here. London 20 June 2009

23-06-2009 19:30

As a part of Refugee Week, London Amnesty Local Groups and others including the Refugee Council organised a march, Still Human - Still Here, campaigning for humane treatment for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, and in particular for their right to work. Pictures Copyright (C) 2009, Peter Marshall. All rights reserved.

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UK No Borders Actvists Stopped and Searched at Border

23-06-2009 14:23

No Borders activists on their way to the Calais No Borders Camp where stopped before boarding their ferry by British Border control at Dover.

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Updates from No Borders camp in Calais

23-06-2009 10:45

Thanks to the good folks at No Borders South Wales, Lasthours.org.uk now has mobile update from the No Borders camp in Calais being posted to our homepage.

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Around the Campaigns ~ Monday 22nd June 2009

22-06-2009 07:39

Sulaiti & Gabriel have left the UK
"Sorry to say they were removed yesterday to Ethiopia (despite being from Uganda).... her friend talked to her in Addis Ababa and she was okay... still waiting to hear from them once they are in Uganda. We went to Glasgow airport Wednesday to leaflet other passengers as a last effort to no avail. .

Anyway, sad news, but two people in to the Centre today have gotten Indefinite Leave to Remain for themselves and their children -- so some good with the bad."

Stephen for UNITY
Background: Sulaiti & Gabriel

http://tinyurl.com/Sulaiti-Gabriel

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What Happened at the SOAS occupation?

21-06-2009 09:28

A look at the results of the occupation of SOAS which took place in response to the immigration raid against cleaners employed by ISS. Produced collectively by some of the activists who took part in the occupation.

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Northern March Against Immigration Prisons

20-06-2009 22:45

Northern March Against Immigration Prisons called by Tyneside Community Action for Refugees (TCAR) on Saturday 20th June 2009.