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Protest French Consulate UK Tues 9th Feb : re : Violent police raid in Calais

07-02-2010 19:54

No Borders are a group who help desperate migrants and have rented a space in Calais that was being used to provide homeless migrants with a warm dry space to stay, food, drink, basic medical supplies, clothing and bedding etc. The French Police and UK Border / Immigration Police have smashed their way into the building via the windows and arrested almost everybody and continue to chase migrants through Calais. The migrants are fleeing political persecution, torture, rape, political imprisonment, starvation etc.

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Police evict new No Borders/ SOS Sans Papiers space Calais

07-02-2010 17:12

Police force entry and arrest all those who were inside, who all had papers. Illegal eviction of space.

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Police raids new NoBorders space in Calais

07-02-2010 17:07

On Sunday afternoon french police has raided the new NoBorders space in Calais ( called the Kronstadt Hangar), all activists inside were brought to police stations.

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Uncovering The Rapid Rise & Growth Of Far-Right Radicalism In Russia

07-02-2010 14:22

A few days ago we posted an article regarding the rapid rise and growth of some of Russia's very own Neo-Nazi paramilitary groups. These groups have been responsible for hundreds of racially motivated attacks against immigrants and refugees, plus many more murders. They typically record these attacks/murders so that they can eventually be shown to brainwash and control young recruits.

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Police surround No Borders centre in Calais.

06-02-2010 20:24

Police have surrounded the new No Borders centre in Calais and are demanding that no migrants are allowed to sleep overnight.

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Save Bita Ghaedi from Deportation. Her own words...

05-02-2010 16:55

Bita Ghaedi, awaiting deportation.
“I grew up in a patriarchy. It was even hard to talk to my father...and my mum as there was not any rights for females.”

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Athens: Major anti-fascist gathering on Saturday, 6.2

04-02-2010 18:16

#179 | Yet another youth in pre-trial detention for the “conspiracy of cells of fire” case; Athens gears up for anti-fascist gathering

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Phil Woolas answers your questions

02-02-2010 18:02

***please spread this widely***

Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 12.30, anti-immigration minister Phil Woolas will
participate in a live webchat to answer questions on immigration, ID cards
and the UK Border Agency for the Manchester Evening News.

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Continuing Conflicts that Create Refugees, January 2010

02-02-2010 09:08

Two actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and two improved in January 2010, according to the new issue of CrisisWatch.

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Stop deportations to Nigeria now!

01-02-2010 18:20

[If you would like to add your group or organisation's name to the list of signatories to this statement, please email  nodeport2ng@riseup.net. Other things you can do to help stop mass deportations to Nigeria are listed below.]

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Why the letters to Poland are so thick? How banks are ripping people off.

30-01-2010 21:57

Do You remember the funny stories about Polish people sending money to poland in simple letters by ordinary post? Of course, large part of it went "gone". Why many people preferred post to banks? Let us look at the bank fees. 40 quid for a money transfer? Why not?

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Why did MI5 attack Somali community but let UDA nazi porno pub remain untouched?

30-01-2010 08:40

The Gloucester Arms in Camden was evicted, eventually by the brewery and council following a harrowing experience by residents living near to the pub who had to put up with UDA, nazis, underage drinkers etc. MI5 didn't ask for the pub to be ASBO'd unlike their attack upon the Camden Somali community who have been harrassed by MI5 constantly.

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Camden Fascist pub has been closed - absolute confirmation from police & council

30-01-2010 08:17

The Gloucester Arms has been at the centre of a row between anti racists and the landlord John Coyne who let ultra right wing racists the Jobbik Party hold meetings. The UDA supporter Coyne also let children into the pub and watched porn on the bar's TV. We have absolute confirmation that the brewery and police have evicted John Coyne.

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Camden fascist pub and conflicting reports from Camden Council about closure

29-01-2010 19:52

The Gloucester Arms in Camden has been the subject of demos due to landlord John Coyne's decsion to let hardcore neo nazis the Jobbik Party hold meetings in the pub. The pub is also at the centre of a feud between local tenants & the landlord Coyne, who lets children into the pub where he watches porn. A councillor for Kentish Town told us in an email that the brewery and police are evicting him however Camden Council say different.

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Stop The Nazification of Camden, racist policing & racism at Camden Council

29-01-2010 11:28

Recently the Gloucester Arms has been subjected to protests by anti racists due the landlord John Coyne's decision to allow ultra right wing racists the Jobbik Party hold meetings in the pub. This was not a random decision. Coyne [who claims now to be an Irish nationalist] has boards outside the pub offering British troops 20% discount having bought a former IRA pub and banning all the customers. But...Camden police have banned reggae in Camden Town & threatened nightclubs....

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Autonomous space for migrants and activists opens in Calais

29-01-2010 10:24

... people needed to go to Calais and take part in supporting this initiative. Look at blog for contacts.

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Fascist pub Gloucester Arms Camden - any news? Is nazi John Coyne still there?

28-01-2010 18:47

The Gloucester Arms was targeted by anarchists and anti racists for hosting the neo nazi Jobbik Party meetings in the pub and some sort of spat between the IRA and the UDA, rows with local council tenants, residents campaigns, mothers etc.
Does anyone have any latest news as to whether he has in fact been evicted or just warned by the police and council over noise, nonces and nazis in the pub?

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Selina Adda did not fly yesterday

28-01-2010 10:25

Selina and her children were collected from Yarl's Wood IRC at approximate 8 a.m. yesterday morning and taken to Heathrow airport. They were shocked to find that they were not taken into the airport but round the back in the vehicle and taken to near the plane.

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Close Communications House! Demonstrate Tuesday 2 February 1-2pm

27-01-2010 18:31


Solidarity with asylum seekers and migrants
Fight Britain's racist immigration laws!

Demonstrate Tuesday 2 February 1-2pm outside Communications House, Old Street, London EC1 (nearest tube Old Street – exit on Clerkenwell Road side)

Called by Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! - all welcome

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The Left and Racial Domination in France: An Interview with Sadri Khiari (MIR)

27-01-2010 17:41

This is an interview with one of the leaders of the Decolonial Movement in France known as Les Indigenes de la Republique. In this interview Sadri Khiari explains the situation of people of color in France and the anti-racist decolonial goals of their organization.