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Iranian mother and daughter facing imminent deportation

02-10-2009 13:00

A campaign is underway to prevent the deportation of a 16 year old Iranian girl and her mother. They are currently being held 150 miles outside of their home in Salford at the notorious Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre, where they have been for over three weeks.

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Calais hunger strike suspended

01-10-2009 23:09

Thursday 1st OCTOBER - 10PM

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Interview about the No Borders camp this summer in Calais

01-10-2009 18:05

This interview was made shortly after the No Borders camp in Calais and published in Shift Magazine. We make it available online now to inform ongoing action in the region after the first mass raids on the jungles.

read the formatted version here:  http://shiftmag.co.uk/?p=315

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Interview with Calais migrant on hunger strike

01-10-2009 16:41

2pm, Wednesday 30th August 2009. Parc Saint Pierre, Calais

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Eviction of Eritrean Squat, Calais, France

01-10-2009 16:35

Today No Borders activists demonstrated outside the Eritrean house, which was evicted yesterday.

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Centre for the Study of Social & Global Justice seminar - 5th Oct @ 4

01-10-2009 11:21

We would like to invite you to the talk

"Turning words into actions: The use of community organising methods in implementing the findings of the Independent Asylum Commission"

by Jonathan Cox, Citizens for Sanctuary which will take place on Monday 5th October from 4.00-5:30 pm in the Conference Suite, University Staff Club, University Park Campus.

The lecture is part of the 'Open Seminar Series' organised by the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ). Everybody is welcome, join us for drinks afterwards!

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Calais migrants hunger strike press release/ final

30-09-2009 19:57

The hunger strike has started today at 12 noon.

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London Calais Migrant Solidarity Demo

30-09-2009 07:38

In response to the brutal destruction of the 'jungle' migrant camp in Calais by French authorities, around 30 people demonstrated yesterday near the French Embassy in Knightsbridge, London.

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Stop Deportation Network Benefit, Saturday 3rd October 2009

29-09-2009 19:16

STOP DEPORTATION NETWORK BENEFIT Saturday 3rd October 2009

@ rampART, 15 -17 Rampart Street, London E1 2LA (near Whitechapel, off Commercial Rd)

Food from 7pm, music starts at 8pm

Suggested donation: £5 waged /£3 unwaged

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Report from demo at immigration offices in Derby

29-09-2009 14:57

Demo report

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Calais hunger strike - Press release

29-09-2009 14:15


As of 9am French time today 11 migrants in Calais started a highly visible hunger strike in the port area. The migrants, from regions including Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Palestine, and Egypt, say they will continue the strike until Western countries co-operate to offer them asylum. They are also demanding that no migrant in Calais is readmitted to Greece, Italy or Malta.

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support the refugees in calais

29-09-2009 13:31

i'm under no illusion about the problems of writing to our MPs & the media but think it is worth doing in this case (as well as doing other things). below is the letter i wrote. you can do it very quickly and for free here www.writetothem.com

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10 No Borders activists arrested in Calais for holding unauthorised protest

29-09-2009 11:21

keep up to date at calais migrant solidarity twitter.

Seems like arrests were made just ahead the clearance of Hazara jungle. Activists were held during the clearance to stop similar scenes as last Tuesday.

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Callout for support in Calais for migrants on hunger strike

28-09-2009 21:13

Following a demonstration yesterday by No Borders activists, including migrants from places such as Iran, Sudan and Afghanistan, a hunger strike is being planned in protest about the situation here in Calais.

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Around the Campaigns Monday 28th September 2009

28-09-2009 12:37

Constant Moussavou has left the UK
"Thank you all for your letters/support unfortunately the Home Office did not want to listen and Constant was removed to Congo Brazzaville on Wednesday 9th September. We have not heard from him since. Please let me know if anyone does here from or of him."

Yours sincerely,

Priya Thamotheram, Chair, Leicester Civil Rights Movement.
Sanctuary for Constant Moussavou

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BNP fascists using online radio to target young voters

28-09-2009 09:09

The BNP are being promoted on online gaming radio show!

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Labour's Tony McNulty on the platform of Unite Against Fascism

27-09-2009 20:49

Labour racist Tony McNulty invited onto the platform of the Unite Against Fascism (UAF) counter-demonstration in Harrow in september 2009.

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The Case for Illegal Immigrants

27-09-2009 13:56

The struggle to make our illegal brothers and sisters equal to us in status and opportunities belongs to the same spectrum as the abolition of slavery, women suffrage, fight against racism and fight for gay rights. Everyone has to take a stand.

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No Borders in Calais: arrests at prefecture

26-09-2009 22:36

Activists arrested in Calais during peaceful demo

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Bond of hate: The BNP and the British Freedom Fighters

26-09-2009 16:53

What’s on under the suit? Two faces of Shaun Grimsley.
The BNP has shunned the old image of the “boots and braces” skinhead, instead favouring cheap suits, old school shoes and tacky gold jewellery. Simon Cressy proves that the neo-nazi bootboys in the BNP haven’t gone away.