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EDL Hijack British Armed Forces Week

28-06-2010 10:25

The EDL hijack the British Armed Forces home-coming parades throughout the whole of the United Kingdom, latching onto official mayoral welcomes, marching down streets cans and bottles in hand, deluded into believing that all the councillors, the town and city mayors, the soldiers and their friends and families who turn out are giving their tactit approval for everything the neo-Nazi rabble stand for.

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Charles Atangana Belongs to Glasgow

28-06-2010 07:10

Charles Atangana
Charles Atangana a national of Cameroon and resident of Glasgow, is currently in detention and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Kenya Airways flight KQ101 on Tuesday 29th June 2010 at 20:00 to Nairobi and then KQ524 to Yaounde in Cameroon

This will be the second attempt to deport Charles a previous attempt in July 2007 failed after a last minute intervention by his legal team.

Friend in Glasgow and Glasgow NUJ are campaigning to keep Charles in the UK

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Government to tell unemployed to ‘get migrating!’

27-06-2010 22:01

Iam Duncan Strings
A spoof of recent announcements by UK government which fail to address the reality for those in oppressed communities.

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Transnational mass occupation of new detention site

25-06-2010 23:25

Around 60 activists from various countries occupied a construction site in Belgium today in a bid to stop a new detention centre being built...

Original and rough translation off press release below, pics here:
 http://www.cemab.be/news/2010/06/9735.php

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THE RISE OF ISLAMOPHOBIA IN EUROPE

23-06-2010 21:24

This article is about the rise of Islamophobia in Europe. It discusses the last November referendum in Switzerland that banned building a mosque with a minaret in that country.

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100 Filipino Organizations ask Aquino: Adopt pro-poor agenda

22-06-2010 10:48

MANILA, Philippines—Some 100 non-government organizations from all over the country under the umbrella network of Kampanya para sa Makataong Pamumuhay (KAMP or Dignified Life for All Campaign) are asking incoming President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to adopt their pro-poor agenda.

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Brighton Demo in support of migrants

22-06-2010 10:02

On Saturday 19th June 2010 60 protestors took to the streets of Brighton to demand the UKBA stopped repressing migrants.

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Dallas Court attacked by migrant solidarity protestors

21-06-2010 15:12

Manchester and Salford’s immigration reporting centre for people seeking asylum was attacked in the early hours of this morning by protestors. A group broke into the car park at Dallas Court where they sabotaged the vehicles used by the UK Border Agency’s infamous ’snatch squads’.

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No Borders/ Calais film and info night

19-06-2010 14:40

Double bill!

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Brighton Demo in support of migrants

18-06-2010 10:07

On Saturday 19th June 2010, Brighton Calais Migrant Solidarity will be
targeting the source of all repression against those who have, or attempt,
to migrate to the UK: the United Kingdom Border Agency.

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Demonstration to Defend Refugee & Migrant Justice

17-06-2010 09:18

Cuts in public spending are affecting the poorest people right across our society. But these people did not cause the economic crisis and should not be made to pay for it.

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Calais jungle bike tour

16-06-2010 10:21

Nearly one year after the media show of the destruction of Calais' “Jungle”, the refugees are still here, searching in Europe a place to stay and where to make their life. In the North of France, from Paris to Calais, along the motorways and the along the coast, they continue to live in makeshift camps, known as “jungles”, or in unused buildings. Waiting for a possibility to go further, to England, or facing the multiple obstacles on the way to obtain asylum in France. Amongst them, an important proportion of minors.

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Celebrating the hypocritical city?

14-06-2010 15:12

Sunday 20 June is Manchester Day – the city’s first ever. Dozens of colourful floats and thousands of people will take part in a parade to celebrate Manchester’s cultural diversity and creativity. That same day is also World Refugee Day – a fact conveniently forgotten. There are more than 20,000 refugees living in Manchester. Most of them have little to celebrate.

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Calais: Destruction of Africa House - solidarity needed

14-06-2010 13:55

Right now Africa House is under eviciton - and the bulldozers are moving in.

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BMI Airlines identified in doing charter flights

13-06-2010 14:26

*BMI Airlines* have been identified as the company conducting the regular charter flights to Afghanistan.

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Brighton migrant solidarity demo

12-06-2010 15:43

On Saturday 19th June 2010, Brighton Calais Migrant Solidarity will be
targeting the source of all repression against those who have, or attempt,
to migrate to the UK: the United Kingdom Border Agency.

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Biniam Asmelash belongs to Glasgow - Deportation this Monday

12-06-2010 12:01

Biniam Asmelash and children
Biniam Asmelash is a 30 year old Eritrean man who was detained in Glasgow one week ago. He is currently in Detention and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Monday 14th June on British Airways Flight BA2542 from Gatwick to Rome @ 07.:10.

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Around the Campaigns Friday 11th June 2010

11-06-2010 07:11

New government seeks to bully judges
Those expecting a new spirit of fairness and social liberalism to engulf the UK Border Agency (UKBA) following the insertion of the LibDems into government are perhaps beginning to realise the folly of their hopes in the light of recent news.
By Frances Webber, © Institute of Race Relations 10 June 2010

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Two Days of Action Against Racist Press

09-06-2010 14:15

Autonomous, decentralised actions and protests against racist press across the UK -- 2nd – 3rd July 2010.

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Government solicitors tell High Court to facilitate Baghdad deportations

08-06-2010 19:54

A letter from the government solicitors has asked High Court judges to facilitate a mass deportation flight to Baghdad, scheduled for Wednesday, by not considering last-minute Judicial Review applications by detainees due for deportation. [1]